Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to first pole of F1 2024 in Bahrain
Red Bull's Max Verstappen beats Ferrariജ's Charles Leclerc to take po🤡le position in Bahrain.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen started 2024 where he left off last year by claiming pole position for the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s three-time world champion pulled out a brilliant lap in Q3 to take pole by 0.228s from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who e𓄧merged as Verstappen’s nearest challenger in qualifying.
Verstappen had not topped any track session heading into qualifying but the Dutch🐬man crushed his opposition when it mattered to secure his 33rd career pole. 𒆙;
George Russell put his Mercedes third on ღthe grid with a strong lap that was just 0.306s off Verstappen’s pole time, while teammate Lewis Hamilton could only qualify ninth.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was four꧒th, ahead of Sergio Perez, who ended up over three-tenths adrift of his pace-setting Red Bull 🍌teammate.
Fernando Alonso completed just one run in Q3 which initially put him third, only for the Aston Martin driver to slip down to sixth when others improved as t♈he track ramped up in the closing minutes.
Lando Norris headed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in seventh, with Hamilt𝕴on and Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg completing the top-10.
Yuki Tsunoda was 11th for the rebranded RB team, ahead of Aston Mar💛tin’s Lance Stroll and William🥀s driver Alex Albon.
RB’s Daniel R🔯icciardo was 14th-fastest, while Kevin Magnussen was unable to replicate ꧃his teammate’s efforts to reach Q3 as he ended up 15th.
Sauber pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu joined Williams’ L𝓀ogဣan Sargeant in suffering Q1 exits.
It was a nightmare qualifying for Alp🌼ine, with Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly the slowest drivers in qualifyin꧒g.
They will find themse♛lves at the very back of the F1 grid for Saturday’s season-opener after a shocking performance from the French outfit.
Ocon attempted to keep spirits high, saying over team radio on his cool down lap: “Only round one, onlꦰy round one. We keep pushing.
“There’s 🍸a race tomorrow as well. I’ve got faith in you guys.”
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