Formula 1 2022: Sergio Perez claims 'unbelievable' pole at 215th attempt, Mick Schumacher suffers horror crash
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Formula 1 2022: Sergio Perez claims 'unbelievable' pole at 215th attempt, Mick Schumacher suffers horror crash

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Qualifying was marred by a horror crash suffered by Mick Schumacher, which ruled him out of the race, and Lewis Hamilton’s shock elimination in the opening Q1 session. Sergio Perez claimed his first ever Formula One pole at the 215th attempt when the Mexican upstaged Red Bull teammate and world champion Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday. Saturday’s qualifying was marred by a horror crash suffered by Mick Schumacher, which ruled him out of the race, and Lewis Hamilton’s shock elimination in the opening Q1 session for the first time since 2017. Leclerc, who looked set to confirm his early season pace with pole before Perez produced a flying last lap, said: “I didn’t expect Checo to come with that lap time so congratulations to him.” Schumacher in hospital In Q2, Schumacher was the victim of a high speed crash after his Haas car bounced off the Jeddah street circuit barrier at around 240kph after clipping a kerb.

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