'Pleasant Surprise' As Max Verstappen Takes Pole For Bahrain Grand Prix
Max Verstappen said it was a "pleasant surprise" to claim pole position as Red Bull locked out the front row of the grid for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Verstappen leads Red Bull front row sweep in Bahrain
MANAMA: Formula One world champion Max Verstappen seized pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday (Feb 4) with Sergio Perez completing a Red Bull front row sweep.
Max Verstappen claims pole position as Red Bull seal front row at Bahrain GP
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen seized pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with Sergio Perez completing a Red Bull front row sweep.
Verstappen powers to pole at Bahrain Grand Prix
Max Verstappen struck the first blow of the new Formula One season by securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Alonso maintains hold over Verstappen in Bahrain GP practice
SAKHIR, Bahrain: Two-time champion Fernando Alonso continued to set the pace at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday when he outpaced Max Verstappen in an intriguing third and final practice. The 41-year-old Spaniard, revelling in the performance of his vastly-improved Aston Martin car, clocked a best lap of 1 minute 32.340 seconds to edge Red Bull’s two-time defending world champion by 0.005 seconds. The Dutchman’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was third ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and George Russell in the second Mercedes.
Alonso pips Verstappen in final Bahrain practice
MANAMA : Fernando Alonso kept Red Bull's Max Verstappen off the top of the timesheets in final practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as Aston Martin continued to impress.
Bahrain GP: 'Long way off and on wrong track,' admits Hamilton after more F1 woe
A disappointed Lewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes were "a long way off" the pace and struggling to close the gap after he finished eighth in Friday's second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
'Long Way Off And On Wrong Track,' Admits Lewis Hamilton After More F1 Woe
A disappointed Lewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes were "a long way off" the pace and struggling to close the gap after he finished eighth in Friday's second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who is in the final year of his current contract, said he had half-expected to discover a performance deficit, but not one as alarming as revealed on Friday.