That's how close Max Verstappen was to his tenth pole position of 2021 in Saudi Arabia. In the last sector, it went wrong for the current leader in the world championship. The Dutchman made contact with the wall of his RB16B and that was the end of it. Jos Verstappen saw it with sad eyes.
The former Formula 1 driver saw from the pitbox that Verstappen was four-tenths faster than Lewis Hamilton's winning time. The 24-year old driver had nothing to gain and that caused a lot of frustration for Verstappen senior, which was nicely illustrated by Formula 1.
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