Bottas, Hamilton both ‘smiling’ about third-row start
Valtteri Bottas will join his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the third row in Bahrain – which he said had both of them smiling.
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F1 Bahrain Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more
At the start of F1’s new era with the ground-effect cars, Ferrari claimed the first honours with Leclerc’s pole for the Bahrain GP, secured on his final Q3 run by beating Max Verstappen by 0.123 seconds.
Leclerc: Haas, Alfa Q3 appearances shows Ferrari F1 engine progress
Leclerc beat Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to the top spot in qualifying for this year’s season opener, while Ferrari-powered Alfa and Haas – the teams that finished second-to-last and last in the 2021 constructors’ standings – finished sixth and seventh with Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen.
Bottas: "Pretty cool" starting side-by-side with Hamilton on Alfa Romeo F1 debut
Bottas was one of the stars of qualifying on Saturday evening as he charged to sixth place on the grid, making him the top qualifier outside the ‘big three’ teams.
Hasil Kualifikasi F1 GP Bahrain: Ferrari Menjanjikan, Leclerc Pole
Tim Scuderia Ferrari tampil menjanjikan saat kualifikasi Formula 1 (F1) GP Bahrain 2022. Charles Leclerc tercepat, sementara Carlos Sainz berada di posisi ketiga.
F1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on pole for season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari secured pole position for Sunday's season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain as world champion Max Verstappen had to settle for second place in qualifying. Leclerc was 0.123 seconds faster than Red Bull's Verstappen while Carlos Sainz will start third on the grid in the second Ferrari.
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.
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.