Motor racing-Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole with Hamilton alongside


Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 4, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen poses with a tyre after qualifying in pole position Pool via REUTERS/Francisco Seco

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (Reuters) - Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix in front of 70,000 ecstatic fans on Saturday, with Formula One rival and championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside.

Hamilton, three points clear in the standings after 12 races, was 0.038 seconds slower for Mercedes than Verstappen's best effort of one minute 08.885 seconds around the seaside circuit.

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