Ferrari had looked to be struggling through the practice sessions but an impressive run in the first session of qualifying, when Leclerc lapped within 0.4secs of Verstappen’s fastest lap despite using medium tyres while the Red Bull was on the softs hinted at their potential. Despite that, Leclerc was only sixth fastest in the second part of qualifying, but had saved his best for the final session. The Ferrari drivers went out after the Red Bulls for the first laps, and first Sainz beat Verstappen’s initial time before Leclerc pipped his team-mate. Verstappen and Russell have been accused of impeding other cars in the pit lane as they queued up at the end of the first qualifying session.

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