Max Verstappen defeated Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell to take the pole on the Method 1 2024 season’s opening race on the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday night.
The defending champion emerged because the quickest driver within the season’s first qualifying with a 1:29.179s end in Q3. Each Leclerc and Russell gave their greatest within the tight micro-second conflict however the Pink Bull race completed forward to take the primary place on the grid within the Saturday race.
Ferrari will probably be pleased with the qualifying outcomes with Carlos Sainz ending the fourth to make it two within the high 4 for the primary race on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit in Sakhir. Verstappen’s companion Sergio Perez took the fifth place to spice up his probabilities for the rostrum forward of sixth-placed veteran Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin.
In the meantime, the seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, racing in his final season with Mercedes, kicked off the 2024 marketing campaign with a disappointing begin. The British driver recorded 1:29.710s within the Q3 to accept the ninth place within the qualifying.
McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will begin the Saturday race within the fourth row as they completed seventh and eighth. Haas’ veteran race Nico Hulkenberg completed final within 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 Outcomes (Q3):
- Max Verstappen (Pink Bull) – 1:29.179
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1:29.407
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:29.485
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1:29.507
- Sergio Perez (Pink 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.