Bahrain Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc takes pole position for Ferrari
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position in a thrilling qualifying session at the start of Formula 1's new era.
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Leclerc stuns Verstappen, takes pole at Bahrain Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari's Charles Leclerc stunned Formula One champion Max Verstappen by taking a brilliant pole position Saturday for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes pole position for season-opening Bahrain GP
Charles Leclerc took pole position for the opening round of the Formula One season after edging out world champion Max Verstappen – with Lewis Hamilton only fifth.
Bahrain GP: Charles Leclerc seals pole ahead of Max Verstappen
Charles Leclerc proved the pre-season suggestion that Ferrari would be back at the front of the field absolutely right as he took pole position ahead of Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claims Bahrain pole, Max Verstappen second with Lewis Hamilton down in fifth
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday evening, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen second. Verstappen was 0.129 seconds behind, and the success proved that the praise for the Italian side from the Austrian team, and Mercedes too, was well earned. Ad/> Third place was taken by champion Verstappen's teammate, Sergio Perez.
Verstappen tops final Bahrain practice with Hamilton sixth
SAKHIR: World champion Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in the third and final practice session Saturday (Mar 19) at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton over half a second behind in sixth place.
Formula One, Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Tops Final Practice With Lewis Hamilton Sixth
World champion Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in the third and final practice session Saturday at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton over half a second behind in sixth place. Verstappen's time of 1min 32.544sec was 0.096sec quicker than Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, while Sergio Perez took third in the second Red Bull ahead of qualifying at 1500 GMT. The Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Hamilton finished fourth and sixth respectively, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz sandwiched between.
