Eight months after making his shock return to Formula 1, Kevin Magnussen took a stunning pole position in qualifying for the 2022 Sao Paulo Sprint.

With two minutes of Q3 completed, Kevin Magnussen was top of the timesheets, and it was then that George Russell locked up and beached his Mercedes at Turn 5, bringing out a red flag to leave the Dane incredulous. A short stoppage later, and the rain began to fall: Magnussen’s time would stand, and he would have his first Formula 1 pole position.

Formula-1. San Paolo GP. Qualifying
1. Kevin Magnussen Haas 1.11,674
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.203
3. George Russell Mercedes +0.385
4. Lando Norris Mclaren +0.589
5. Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.683
6. Esteban Ocon Alpine +0.751
7. Fernando Alonso Alpine +0.830
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.937
9. Sergio Perez Red Bull +3,927
10. Charles Leclerc Ferrari no time