Motor racing-Verstappen on the verge of title success with Suzuka pole


Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - October 8, 2022 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Issei Kato

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) -Max Verstappen put himself on course to wrap up a second successive Formula One title in the Japanese Grand Prix by edging Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc to pole position in qualifying at the Suzuka circuit on Saturday.

The 25-year-old hustled his Honda-powered Red Bull around the popular figure-of-eight layout in one minute, 29.304 seconds, beating Leclerc by just 0.010 seconds.

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