Summary

  • Championship leader Max Verstappen takes dominant pole for Red Bull

  • Alpine's Fernando Alonso is a surprise second, ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz

  • Lewis Hamilton P4 for Mercedes as Haas cars of Keven Magnussen and Mick Schumacher start in top six

  • Eliminated in Q2: Bottas, Albon, Perez, Norris, Leclerc

  • Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashes to bring out red flag in Q2

  • Eliminated in Q1: Gasly, Vettel, Stroll, Latifi, Tsunoda

  • Verstappen leads team-mate Perez by 21 points at top of drivers' standings

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to start from back of grid on Sunday after excessive engine usage

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  1. Postpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 18 June 2022

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    Charles LeclercImage source, Getty Images