Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when his driver’s pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix was confirmed. He had been through this routine 40 times before,

Through three rounds of qualifying Saturday morning, Max Verstappen chipped away at the dominant lap times being set by the two McLaren drivers until he put together a final lap good enough to secure his fourth straight pole at Suzuka Circuit for Honda's final Home Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing.

That’s insane,” an elated Christian Horner exclaimed over team radio, as Max Verstappen claimed pole position from the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Osc