Max Verstappen’s bingo card could get even fuller this weekend than it already is. The Australian Grand Prix where he took his first pole today is one of the four races of the current calendar that he has not yet won. The other three are the GPs of Singapore, Qatar and Las Vegas, but the last will only take place for the first time this year.
When it comes to pole positions, Verstappen has a little more work to do. He has never been the fastest in qualifying in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Miami, Monaco, Spain, Singapore, Qatar and of course Las Vegas. Since he missed pole position two weeks ago in Jeddah due to a broken drive shaft, he cannot completely fill his bingo card this year. But with a double blow in Australia, he can color in two empty squares in one fell swoop this weekend.
Max Verstappen’s list
• GP Bahrain: racing and pole
• Saudi Arabia GP: race, not pole
• GP Australia: no race, but pole (today)
• GP Azerbaijan: race, not pole
• Miami GP: race, not pole
• GP Emilia Romagna: racing and pole
• Monaco GP: race, not pole
• GP Spain: race, not pole
• Canadian GP: racing and pole
• GP Austria: racing and pole
• GP Great Britain: racing and pole
• GP Hungary: racing and pole
• GP Belgium: racing and pole
• GP Netherlands: racing and pole
• GP Italy: racing and pole
• GP Singapore: no race, no pole
• Japan GP: racing and pole
• Qatar GP: no race, no pole
• United States GP: racing and pole
• Mexico GP: racing and pole
• Brazil GP: racing and pole
• GP Las Vegas: new
• GP Abu Dhabi: racing and pole
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