Max Verstappen takes pole as Ollie Bearman qualifies 11th in Saudi Arabia

Max Verstappen is on pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Pic: Darko Bandic/AP

Teenager Ollie Bearman celebrated becoming the youngest British driver in Formula One history by qualifying 11th in his Ferrari for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Bearman, 18 years and 10 months to the day, was thrown into the deepest of ends as a last-minute stand-in for Carlos Sainz, who was hospitalised with appendicitis.