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Sports Illustrated
By Madeline Coleman On his 215th attempt, the Red Bull driver became the first Mexican to snag a pole position. Sergio Pérez not only snagged his maiden pole position in a stop-and-go qualifying session, but he made Formula One history in the process. The Red Bull driver pulled off a late shock in the final round of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, edging past Charles Leclerc by two-hundredths of a second. It was Pérez’s 215th attempt at taking the pole, the longest in the sport’s history. He is the first Mexican driver in Formula One history to take the pole position. Ferrari’s Le…