Leclerc beats Verstappen to pole as Ferrari shines in Bahrain

Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc grabbed the pole place for tomorrow’s year-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, beating reigning entire world winner Max Verstappen and his Ferrari group mate Carlos Sainz.
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ResultsPos.No.DriverCarQ1Q2Q3Laps116Charles LeclercFerrari1:31.4711:thirty.9321:thirty.5581521Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Rbpt1:31.7851:thirty.7571:thirty.68114355Carlos SainzFerrari1:31.5671:thirty.7871:thirty.68715411Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing Rbpt1:32.3111:31.0081:thirty.92118544Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32.2851:31.0481:31.23817677Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:31.9191:31.7171:31.56015720Kevin MagnussenHaas Ferrari1:31.9551:31.4611:31.80812814Fernando AlonsoAlpine Renault1:32.3461:31.6211:32.19514963George RussellMercedes1:32.2691:31.2521:32.216171010Pierre GaslyAlphatauri Rbpt1:32.0961:31.6351:32.338211131Esteban OconAlpine Renault1:32.0411:31.782121247Mick SchumacherHaas Ferrari1:32.3801:31.99811134Lando NorrisMclaren Mercedes1:32.2391:32.008141423Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:32.7261:32.664131524Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:32.4931:33.543121622Yuki TsunodaAlphatauri Rbpt1:32.75081727Nico HulkenbergAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:32.7776183Daniel RicciardoMclaren Mercedes1:32.94581918Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:33.0326206Nicholas LatifiWilliams Mercedes1:33.6348