The Red Bull driver was on good form in Brazil on the tricky test of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace and his team ensured he was in the best possible position to set a good time before a deluge descended. With ominous, dark clouds encircling the track in Q3, the teams all looked for a strong opening lap in the final session. Verstappen went out straight away and set the pace with a 1min 10.727sec time, in front of Leclerc and Stroll. They completed their laps just as the heavens opened which cost the remaining drivers. The session was red-flagged and with only four minutes remaining was not restarted. He is a one-third shareholder in the Mercedes team alongside Wolff and Mercedes-Benz.

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