The moment of truth has arrived and Red Bull has once again shown that they are the rulers of Formula 1. After free practice on Friday and Saturday, when Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) had surprised with the best times, the two-time world champion in qualifying for the world championship, Max Verstappen took pole position and his teammate, the Mexican Checo Pérez, finished second.
Monegasque Charles Leclerc and Spanish Carlos Sainz, the Ferrari drivers, took third and fourth places at the start. While Alonso will finally start from fifth position. The Asturian has had a very promising start to the year to fight for the title.
Verstappen, 25, took the 21st ‘pole’ of his F1 career by covering the 5,412m circuit outside Manama in one minute, 30 seconds and 282 thousandths221 behind his partner
Further back the Mercedes of George Russell (6th) and Lewis Hamilton (7th); while Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) finished 8th, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 9th and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), 10th.
Source: Clarin
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