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The Finn jumps into the gap for his absent teammate Lewis Hamilton. George Russell starts from second place.
Pole in the second Bahrain GP goes to Valtteri Bottas. Although world champion Lewis Hamilton is absent due to the corona virus, Mercedes drivers are back in the front row. Hamilton’s substitute George Russell, who had already shone in the first two practices, lost just 0.026 seconds over the Finn.
Max Verstappen at Red Bull in third place, also only lost 56 thousandths of the fastest time. For the fifth time this year and for the sixteenth time in total, Bottas will start from the front in a Formula 1 race.
Lauda broke record
On the fast track, Bottas drove the fastest lap time ever set in Formula 1 at 53.377 seconds. He broke a record set by Niki Lauda, who secured the best starting position at Dijon in 1974 in 58.79 seconds.
Giovinazzi beats Raikkonen in the stable duel
In the internal duel between the Alfa Romeo drivers, Antonio Giovinazzi had the advantage. The Italian attacks from 14th place. Kimi Räikkönen had already fallen by the wayside in Q1. Start the race in 19th place from the back row.
