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Verstappen pleased with unexpected front row in Sochi
It hadn't been looking as though this weekend's Russian Grand Prix was going to prove to be a particularly happy hunting ground for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing. Verstappen was only seventh fastest at the end of Friday's practice sessions, and was a whopping 1.5s off the headline pace of Mercedes Valtteri Bottas. And although he closed the gap in final practice, he was still more than a second slower than Lewis Hamilton's time on Saturday morning. Real also: Hamilton survives to snatch Sochi pole from Verstappen While the Dutch driver had a fairly low-key time in the first two rounds of qualifying, he came alive at the end of Q3 when he punched in a lap of 1:31.867s to put him just...
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