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Max Verstappen took the first pole of the season, after a good day of qualifying. The Dutch driver will start first in tomorrow’s race, followed by Leclerc and Russell. Carlos Sainz will start fourth and Fernando Alonso sixth. The Formula 1 World Championship is back after a few months of rest and new strategies for drivers and teams. Fernando Alonso, with positive feelings personally and collectively, will look to achieve the long-awaited 33rd victory that has eluded him for over a decade. The other Spanish driver, Carlos Sainz, will try to add more than a first place, which he obtained last year in Singapore. The two will have in front of them a formidable Max Verstappen, current undisputed World Cup champion, hungry to continue achieving victories, and the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez, his teammate at Red Bull, who achieved two victories in the year last.
The Bahrain Grand Prix is the first of the 2024 World Championship, which this year will have 24 races. The previous year he had won the Verstappen Trophy, with Pérez second, Alonso third and Sainz fourth. The Sakhir circuit, where 57 laps will be covered, is 6,299 meters long, with 15 turns, six on the left and nine on the right.
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Verstappen in pole position
Max Verstappen takes first pole of the season. The Dutch driver will start from first position in tomorrow’s race.
Sainz and Alonso seek pole
The two Spanish drivers continue to compete for pole position. It won’t be easy because Verstappen and Leclerc were very strong.
The third trimester begins
Stocks are picking up for the third quarter. Here the starting order of the first ten drivers in tomorrow’s race is defined.
Leclerc, the best of T2
This is how the best times of Q2 remain: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Russell, Pérez, Norris and Piastri.
End of second trimester
Tsunoda, Stroll, Albon, Ricciardo and Magnussen are absent in Q2.
Hamilton in danger
Hamilton risks being left out in Q2.
Good weather near Hulkenberg
Hülkenberg, who was in danger of being excluded, produced a superb lap and relegated Stroll for the moment.
Two minutes early
Few positions move two minutes from the end.
four minutes left
There are four minutes left to meet the ten drivers who will be present in Q3.
Verstappen is present
Verstappen has so far set the best time in Q2, seven minutes from the end.
Alonso, behind Norris
Alonso positions himself slightly behind Norris. It’s a good moment for the Asturian.
Norris returns
Norris flew down the runway. The best time of the second quarter so far is recorded. There are nine minutes left.
The second trimester begins
The drivers return to the track for Q2, which will end with the elimination of five other drivers. Only ten will be able to qualify for Q3, where they can fight for pole tomorrow.
Top 10 in the first quarter
In this order are the top 10 after Q1: Sainz, Stroll, Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Pérez, Leclerc, Russell, Albon and Hamilton.
End of first trimester
The five drivers absent in Q1: Bottas, Zhou, Sargeant, Ocon and Gasly.
Two minutes left
There are two minutes left in the first quarter. Two minutes to meet the five drivers who will be excluded from this qualifying round.
The Mercedes come out
The Mercedes return to the track. The team does not want to risk that its drivers’ time will not be enough to overcome Q1.
Hamilton’s weak Q1
It’s been a bad first quarter for Hamilton. The British driver will have to attack if he wants to reach Q3.
Sainz’s great return
Sainz sets the best time since Verstappen so far. There are five minutes left in the first quarter.
Alonso close to Verstappen
Alonso placed third in his first qualifying round, even though there were still seven minutes left in Q1.
Verstappen is present
Verstappen sets the best time so far, in his first qualifying lap.
Sainz is having the best time
Sainz has the best time so far, but he still has 10 minutes left in Q1. Most drivers took a while to get on track, so we will have to wait.
The rest of the drivers are now enabled
After a few minutes, most drivers take to the track for Q1.
Ferraris on track
The Ferraris are the first to hit the track, followed by the Alpines.
Sorting begins
The first cars hit the track.
No new drivers on the grid
This season, the 20 drivers who made up the grid last year remain in the category. In addition, everyone stays with the same equipment.
Two teams change names
This season, Alpha Tauri is renamed Visa Cash App (RB) and Alfa Romeo is renamed Stake (Kick Sauber).
Welcome to the live
Welcome to live qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the event of the 2024 season.
Results of free practice 3
Once free practice 3 is completed this Friday, the classification of the event remains with a Spanish double, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso, who occupy the first two places while Verstappen is third.
Bahrain Grand Prix Times
Saturday March 2
Where to watch the Bahrain GP
The Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix will be broadcast on DAZN F1. You can also follow on Movistar+, via the DAZN F1 channel, by dialing 69.
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