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The Vintage Front Row: Verstappen and Hamilton Turn Back the Clock at Sepang

Max Verstappen secures his first pole position of 2026, but Lewis Hamilton’s front-row resurgence for Ferrari sets up an intoxicating Sunday showdown.

Form is temporary, but class remains stubbornly permanent. In a qualifying session at Sepang International Circuit that demanded technical precision and supreme tyre management,…

For Verstappen, the breakthrough arrived with calculated inevitability once the garage dialed in the setup.

Hamilton’s front-row berth carries an entirely different resonance. Following what the seven-time world champion frankly described as 'a trying year', Ferrari's qualifying…

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Max Verstappen secures his first pole position of 2026, but Lewis Hamilton’s front-row resurgence for Ferrari sets up an intoxicating Sunday showdown.

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