Max Verstappen seals pole position in F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Triple world champion Max Verstappen secured pole position for the opening round of the new Formula One season in Bahrain.
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Verstappen on pole for season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Max Verstappen's quest for a fourth consecutive Formula One world championship began in style on Friday with the Red Bull ace claiming pole for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen claims pole for Formula One season opener in Bahrain
Red Bull's reigning world champion Max Verstappen took the first pole position of the Formula One season in Bahrain on Friday, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc alongside on the front row.
Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton fastest in 'crazy Thursday' practice
Lewis Hamilton reflected on a "crazy Thursday" that saw him finish fastest in practice for Saturday’s Formula One curtain raiser in Bahrain.
Ricciardo sets opening practice pace in Bahrain
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Lewis Hamilton: I am writing my story and it was time to start a new chapter
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five.
Red Bull are still 'out in the distance', says Hamilton
Formula One champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, dominant last year, will start the season next week still well ahead of the rest on the evidence of testing in Bahrain, rivals said.