Austin, Texas — Max Verstappen just show wetin e fit do for the Sprint Qualifying wey happen for United States Grand Prix as e carry pole position like say na im own birthday cake! E finish the session with 1:32.143, wey put am ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri wey be im McLaren padi, by just 0.071 seconds. Na wetin we fit call ‘last-minute drama’ no be small! (E be like say dem don replace him engine wit magic for di last lap).
As e stand, the championship contest dey get more fire because this win don push Verstappen closer to di top two wey dey battle for di title. E dey trail Piastri wey dey lead by 63 points, but with six races remaining, anything fit happen. Max don collect 41 points from Piastri in di last three races, so di race for top spot dey hot like suya on di grill! (Abeg, make dem no burn us o!).
Norris dey hold second position as he enter di track with confidence, saying: ‘I dey quite happy with wetin I do but I for like be no. 1 for di grid.’ E yan say e don kuku see small parts wey im fit improve for di next race, but nobe for dis one. Na di nature of di track be dat, as di bumps no dey allow person rest. (E don sabi sey di track fit be wahala sometimes).
Piastri wey also get strong pace for di McLaren says: ‘No be my best lap, but I get good position to make am happen.’ Dem two guys dey also jockey for position as dem dey manage pressure from di reigning champion wahala wey dey come soon. (E go be like di usual paddy wahala when dem dey fight for di last meat for di soup).
Best shout out go to Nico Hulkenberg wey don surprise everybody as e finish fourth. Everybody dey root for am as e don finally make di top ten for di qualifying dis year. (Na wetin dem dey call ‘long awaited success’, abi?) E gree say: ‘I dey satisfied and happy as you fit imagine… we don finally see di sweet spot wey we dey find.’
Di race no go sweet without di familiar names wey dey follow: George Russell for fifth, Fernando Alonso for sixth, Carlos Sainz for seventh, Lewis Hamilton for eighth, and di bottom of di top ten, Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc dey hold di last slots. E be like say Ferrari need join prayer team because dem dey lag behind, as Hamilton come out talk say di pace no dey match wetin dem expect. (E no go sweet if nahim dey pray for Ferrari to wake up, oh!).
So make we gather on Saturday wey di Sprint race go happen at 18:00 BST, don’t forget say di main grand prix go pop off on Sunday at 20:00 BST. Wetin you dey wait for? Get your popcorn ready! As di tension dey rise, who go carry di crown for dis one? We go dey wait and see.
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