Verstappen equals Senna's record eight poles in a row
IMOLA, Italy - Red Bull's Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna's record of eight successive pole positions when he set the fastest lap in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday.
Senna's run was set in 1988/89 with McLaren and Verstappen, also a triple Formula One world champion, started his sequence in Abu Dhabi at the end of last season and has yet to be out-qualified in 2024.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri joined the Dutch driver provisionally on the front row, with stewards investigating the Australian for possible impeding in the first phase of qualifying.
Lando Norris, winner of the previous race in Miami, qualified third for McLaren with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc completing the second row at the Italian team's home circuit. REUTERS