Max Verstappen says his Red Bu🅘ll Formula 1 car “came alive” in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix after some overnight tweaks, sparking his charge to pole positi🐠on.

Verstappen topped all three stages of qualifying at Interla🌺gos to clinch the second pole of his F1 career, beating Ferrari’sꦕ Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the final fight for P1.

The result saw Verstappen top qualifying 🅰for the second time 𒈔in three races – he was stripped of pole in Mexico for ignoring yellow flags – and continued his strong recent performances.

“I think last few races have been already qui🙈te strong,” Ve🧸rstappen said.

“I think from today we changed the car a bit compared to yesterday, and it seemed to work really well,𓆏 and especial🐠ly in qualifying it really came alive.

“I had really good balance, already in Q2 ꦺit felt really good. And then in Q3, I think also the track got a bit warmer, it was a bit more tricky to get the lap time out o🥃f it.

“The last lap was pretty decent. It was alright. T༒here’s always things you can do better, but it was gooꦯd enough.

“The car already yesterday was not bad. I think today imp🌊roved, so normally it should also be better in the race. We have to find out.”

While Verstappen still trailed the Ferraris through the final sector – a 1.2km 𒊎sprint from the final corner to Turn 1 – he was pleased with the gains Honda had made on its power unit through the season, adding to those made on Red Bull’s chassis.

“Well I was not the fastest in the last sector, but ⭕we were the fastest in the second sector, where the most corners🅺 are,” Verstappen said.

“I think throughout the whole year, I think both from the chassis side and the engine side, we made good ga𒉰ins, and we just continue to work like that and experiment forꦫ next year.

“Ve𝄹ry happy of course with the progress throughout the season.”

Additional reporting by Julianne Cerasoli.