For the first time ever, a Haas driver will be on pole for a Formula One race.
On a rainy day in São Paulo, Kevin Magnussen expertly maneuvered his way through the conditions to earn the first F1 pole of his career at the São Paulo Grand Prix. The strong lap at the start of the third qualifying session–along with some fortuitous inclement weather–allowed the Danish driver to beat out two-time world champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes’s George Russell, who finished second and third respectively.
Magnussen had been moving well around the track at Interlagos all afternoon, finishing seventh in each of the first two qualifying periods.