Going into the new Formula One season, so much attention was being placed on Lando Norris as the championship favorite. McLaren’s surge to last year’s constructors’ championship was spearheaded by Norris,

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has taken pole position in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after standings leader Lando Norris crashed.

Lando Norris still leads Formula 1’s world championship, despite a handful of sub-par displays and a messy weekend in Bahrain, but he faces a stern task in Saudi Arabia after crashing out of qualifying.