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.
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.
Epic battle ahead as Ferrari's Leclerc snubs Verstappen for first pole of F1 season
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen set to start alongside on the front row.
Ferrari's Leclerc takes first pole of the F1 season
MANAMA : Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen set to start alongside on the front row.
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.
F1 Bahrain GP qualifying results: Leclerc beats Verstappen to pole
Leclerc pipped Red Bull driver Verstappen by 0.123s in the third and final segment of the one-hour qualifying session, in which five cars are knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the Q3 top-10 shootout.
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.