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The Hamilton-Vertappen and Mercedes-Red Bull duels were scheduled in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix and the session that set the starting grid for the first race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, tomorrow (4:00 p.m., at the Sakhir International Circuit). ), did not disappoint expectations: The Dutchman beat the English by 0.388 and secured the 4th pole position of the race – 2nd in a row, which means that he enters the new season as 2020 ended (last year, in the farewell to the season, after pole, race victory …).
In Sakhir’s standings, in addition to Verstappen’s pole position, Charles Leclerc’s 4th position stood out, which heralds Ferrari’s return to the top positions in the World Championship, after 6th place among manufacturers in 2020, and 9th for Fernando Alonso. , the Spanish who returns. to this year’s championship, with Alpine-Renault, after two seasons in other motorsport categories.
On the negative, references to the eliminations of Sergio Pérez (Red Bull-Honda) in Q2 and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) in Q1. The best newcomer was AlphaTauri-Honda’s Japanese, Yuki Tsunoda. The first driver born in 2020 to venture into Formula 1 ranked 13th.
The Bahrain Grand Prix takes place for the 17th time (9th with artificial lighting), but the inaugural race of a Formula One World Championship only for the 3rd time, repeating in 2021 what happened in 2006 and 2010! So Alonso won both races, the first with Renault, the second with Ferrari.
Red Bull has two wins in Bahrain and hasn’t won at Sakhir since 2013 (Vettel). Mercedes is the second most successful team in the kingdom, with five victories, behind Ferrari, which has six. Last year, victory for Lewis Hamilton, fourth world champion in Bahrain.
Tomorrow, the 57-lap 5,412 km race of the Sakhir International Circuit is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
Qualifying results
1st Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Honda, 1.28.997m
2nd Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, +0.388 seconds
3rd Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG, +0.589 s
4th Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +0.681 s
5th Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri-Honda, +0.812 s
6th Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren-Mercedes, +0.930 s
7th Lando Norris, McLaren-Mercedes, +0.977 s
8th Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari, +1,218 s
9th Fernando Alonso, Alpine-Renault, +1,252 s
10th Ride Lance, Aston Martin-Mercedes, +1,604 s
(eliminated in the second trimester)
11th Sergio Pérez, Red Bull-Honda, 1.30,659 m
12 Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, 1,30,708 m
13th Yuki Tsotaka, AlphaTauri-Honda, 1.31.203 m
14th Kimi Räikkönen, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, 1.31.238 m
15th George Russell, Williams-Mercedes, 1.33,430 m
(eliminated in Q1)
16th Esteban Ocon, Alpine-Renault, 1.31.724 m
17th Nicholas Latifi, Williams-Mercedes, 1.31.936 m
18th Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin-Mercedes, 1.32.056 m
19th Mick Schumacher, Haas-Ferrari, 1.32.449 m
20th Nikita Mazepin, Haas-Ferrari, 1.33 273 m
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