Red Bull’s dreams of a third-straight front row lockout took a substantial hit following qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.
The team saw both drivers finish in the top three in qualifying. Max Verstappen held off an incredible performance from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. — who returned to the track two weeks after an appendectomy that held him out of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix — to take pole position, and teammate Sergio Pérez slotted in third.
However, Pérez will not be starting third after all. The driver was hit with a three-place grid penalty for impeding Haas driver Nico Hülkenberg during Q1, dropping Pérez down to
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