Four-time world champion Max Verstappen continued his dominant form for Red Bull by claiming his first pole of the season on Saturday when he topped the times in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

The 29-year-old Dutchman, currently sixth in the world championship standings, clocked a best lap time of 1min 35.130sec in the final minute of a close session run in high temperatures at the Sepang International Circuit.