Max Verstappen finished on pole for the first time this season as Kimi Antonelli survived a scare to reach the second row in SepangQ1: Verstappen lays down an early marker by going half a second faster than Antonelli on 1:36.477. Max Verstappen qualified on pole position for the first time this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on a rare off day for Mercedes and standings leader Kimi Antonelli. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Max Verstappen finished on pole for the first time this season as Kimi Antonelli survived a scare to reach the second row in SepangQ1: Verstappen lays down an early marker by going half a second faster than Antonelli on 1:36.477. Hadjar goes faster than the tw...S1

• Max Verstappen qualified on pole position for the first time this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on a rare off day for Mercedes and standings leader Kimi Antonelli.S2