Motor racing-Verstappen sees off Leclerc for fourth pole in a row


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 30, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying in pole position with Motorsport Director for Pirelli's Mario Isola REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

(Reuters) -Formula One's dominant leader Max Verstappen took his fourth pole position in a row at Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix on Friday while team mate and closest title rival Sergio Perez qualified only 15th.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will line up alongside Verstappen on the front row on Sunday with team mate Carlos Sainz and McLaren's Lando Norris, in a newly upgraded car, immediately behind.

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