Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when his driver’s pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix was confirmed. He had been through this routine 40 times before,

Former F1 champion elaborates on how Max Verstappen was able to defy the odds and clinch pole position at the Japanese GP

Through three rounds of qualifying Saturday morning, Max Verstappen chipped away at the dominant lap times being set by the two McLaren drivers until he put together a final lap good enough to secure his fourth straight pole at Suzuka Circuit for Honda's final Home Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing.