<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/no-one-can-catch-max-23343418" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Max Verstappen</a> continued his dominant start to the season in emphatic style Saturday by romping to sprint victory then claiming pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix&mdash;an &ldquo;incredible&rdquo; 100th for his Red Bull team.&nbsp;
It was an ominous display from Verstappen, who looks on course to win a fourth grand prix out of five on Sunday as he marches towards a fourth consecutive world title.&nbsp;
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The Red Bull driver was 0.322 seconds clear of Sergio Perez as Red Bull locked up the front row, with Aston Martin&rsquo;s Fernando Alonso third on <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/norris-takes-sprint-pole-at-shanghai-23345154" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Formula One</a>&rsquo;s return to China after five years away. Verstappen clocked a fastest lap of 1min 33.660sec to record the team milestone and his first pole at the Shanghai International Circuit. &nbsp; &ldquo;Before I jumped in the car [Red Bull chief Christian] Horner told me if you get pole today it could be number 100 for the team, so I was like, &lsquo;OK, that&rsquo;s nice, I&rsquo;ll give it a good go&rsquo;. Of course that&rsquo;s an incredible achievement for the whole team,&rdquo; Verstappen said.
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It was an ominous display from Verstappen, who looks on course to win a fourth grand prix out of five on Sunday as he marches towards a fourth consecutive world

Max Verstappen takes pole after sprint victory

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It was an ominous display from Verstappen, who looks on course to win a fourth grand prix out of five on Sunday as he marches towards a fourth consecutive world title

Max Verstappen takes pole after sprint victory

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