Max Verstappen defeated Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell to take the pole on the Formula 1 2024 season’s opening race on the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday night.
The defending champion emerged because the quickest driver in the season’s first qualifying with a 1:29.179s end in Q3. Both Leclerc and Russell gave their greatest in the tight micro-second conflict however the Red Bull race completed forward to take the primary place on the grid in the Saturday race.
Ferrari shall be pleased with the qualifying outcomes with Carlos Sainz ending the fourth to make it two in the highest 4 for the primary race on the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. Verstappen’s associate Sergio Perez took the fifth place to increase his probabilities for the rostrum forward of sixth-placed veteran Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin.
Meanwhile, the seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, racing in his final season with Mercedes, kicked off the 2024 marketing campaign with a disappointing start. The British driver recorded 1:29.710s in the Q3 to accept the ninth place in the qualifying.
McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will start the Saturday race in the fourth row as they completed seventh and eighth. Haas’ veteran race Nico Hulkenberg completed final in the Q3 to take the tenth spot on the grid, forward of the likes of Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying Results (Q3):
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1:29.179
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1:29.407
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:29.485
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1:29.507
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 1:29.537
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1:29.542
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1:29.614
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 1:29.683
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:29.710
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1:30.502
Alpine struggled in Q1 as their drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly completed final in qualifying and can take the final row on the grid in the primary race tomorrow.
