Verstappen ends pole wait at Bahrain GP in Malaysia but Russell risks losing more ground

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton starts second on the front row Kimi Antonelli in fourth, George Russell down in eighth The wait has been long for Max Verstappen but when the Dutchman finally claimed his first pole position of the year he did it in no little style.

Taking the top spot for Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Verstappen was all but untouchable. However, what was of greatest import for the Formula One world championship was the gulf between the title leader,…