Well... he IS Race Card Champion of The World, after all. </smirk>
Yikes!
Funny!
Starting Grid for the only F1 circuit with its own ghetto:
Position Driver Team 1. Lando Norris McLaren 2. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 3. Charles Leclerc Ferrari 4. Oscar Piastri McLaren 5. Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 6. George Russell Mercedes 7. Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 8. Oliver Bearman Haas 9. Pierre Gasly Alpine 10. Nico Hulkenberg Stake 11. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 12. Alex Albon Williams 13. Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 14. Lance Stroll Aston Martin 15. Carlos Sainz Williams 16. Max Verstappen Red Bull 17. Esteban Ocon Haas 18. Franco Colapinto Alpine 19. Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 20. Gabriel Bortoleto Stake
Ferrari obviously are rayciss. There's no other conceivable reason why Leclerc (who is White) should be 10 places ahead of Hambone (who isn't) on the starting grid when they both (allegedly) are in the same car. I smell Uncle-Tom-foolery afoot!
RBR is considering breaking parc fermé and putting Max's car back in the sprint set-up (or something near it), in which case he's have to start from pit lane.
I'd bet they'll do it if there's rain forecast as the start of the race approaches. With a couple or three conveniently-timed safety cars, Max could become the first driver ever to win a race starting from pit lane.