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Max Verstappen takes first pole of 2026 at Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Max Verstappen qualified first for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Isack Hadjar was third in qualifying but is set to start eighth because of a five-place grid penalty.
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Max Verstappen took pole for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, his first pole of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Lewis Hamilton qualified second, while Isack Hadjar was third but is set to start eighth because of a five-place grid penalty. F1 also said the lap ended Verstappen’s 301-day pole drought dating to the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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