@sketchysundays: MAX VERSTAPPEN HAS ENDED TWO LONG STREAKS OF MERCEDES-POWERED POLES. 2019-2020: Verstappen ended a run of 17 consecutive poles by Mercedes-powered drivers. 2026- 2026: Verstappen has now ended another run of 15 consecutive poles by Mercedes-powered drivers. Different eras, same story - Max once again finds himself breaking a Mercedes-powered qualifying streak.