Leclerc and Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen had posted identical times in the top 10 shoot-out before Leclerc produced a magical flying last lap to head the grid for Sunday's race
Leclerc and Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen had posted identical times in the top 10 shoot-out before Leclerc produced a magical flying last lap to head the grid for Sunday's race
The Ferrari driver this week released a four minute composition entitled 'Aus23 (1:1)' and the track was soaring in the Apple iTunes top song rankings alongside hits by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Miley Cyrus
He started from pole but was passed by both George Russell and Hamilton as they jostled for position at the start
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso qualifies fourth
The Mercedes driver was overtaken by the double world champion as Verstappen powered from 15th on the grid to second in Saudi Grand Prix
It's been two Red Bull wins, two 1-2 finishes, and an air of desperation from everyone else on the grid
It is Perez's second career pole and second in Saudi Arabia, while Verstappen will start from 15th
The double world champion showed no ill effects of a stomach bug to top the timesheets
The defending double world champion led from start to finish
Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth quickest, ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc