Thanks for joining this lap-by-lap blog of the Bahrain GP qualifying. We’ll be back tomorrow for the big race itself. Here are the headlines:
Oscar Piastri put Formula One champions and leaders McLaren on pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with Mercedes’ George Russell joining the Australian on the front row for Sunday’s race.
Piastri’s championship-leading teammate Lando Norris will line up only sixth on the starting grid, with closest rival Max Verstappen seventh for Red Bull.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc qualified third and Mercedes’ Italian rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli fourth with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly fifth. Reuters
P1 Piastri: “I felt comfortable out there pretty much all weekend. We had good pace in practice and in qualifying the other cars caught up a bit more than I wanted. But still very happy.
“There’s no better place to start than on pole, so can’t thank the team enough for the car they’ve given me.”
