Bahrain Grand Prix 2021
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BREAKING: VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE IN BAHRAIN !!
Hamilton and Bottas line up behind!#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/wYtHEOBpJn
- Formula 1 (@ F1) March 27, 2021
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Summary of the Top 10 after qualifying
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TOP TEN: END OF Q3
1 VER 2 HAM 3 BOT 4 LEC 5 GAS 6 RIC 7 NOR 8 SAI 9 ALO 10 STR#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/gwinrytgFv
- Formula 1 (@ F1) March 27, 2021
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Max Verstappen signs the 4th pole position of his career, the first in Bahrain!
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Verstappen's slap at Mercedes. Pole position for the Red Bull driver in 1'28″997. Hamilton finished 2nd, almost 4 tenths behind the Dutchman! Bottas is 3rd ahead of Leclerc and Gasly. Ricciardo, Norris and Sainz follow. For his return to F1, Alonso is content with 9th position just ahead of Stroll
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Bottas improves his own time but finishes 3rd in 1'29″586
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Record in the first sector for Verstappen!
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Let's go for the final attempt of all pilots
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That's it ! All drivers return to the track. The fastest laps are ahead!
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Only 5 minutes left before the checkered flag. Here is the Top 10: Verstappen, Hamilton, Gasly, Bottas, Sainz, Ricciardo, Norris, Stroll, Leclerc and Alonso. The last three have still not recorded any time
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Short-lived P1. The Australian was beaten by everyone. Verstappen is currently in the lead thanks to a time of 1'29″526, 23 thousandths faster than Hamilton. Gasly, Bottas and Sainz complete the Top 5
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First reference time of Q3 to be put to work by Ricciardo. 1'31″384 for the Australian
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Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Bottas, Ricciardo, Verstappen and Gasly leave the pit lane
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The light turns green ! Let's go for Q3, the final part of these qualifications for the Bahrain Grand Prix
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Very lively end of Q2 and quite a few surprises at the end. To start, Ferrari set the best times with Sainz ahead of Leclerc. Third time for Hamilton ahead of Norris and Bottas. 6th under the checkered flag, Ricciardo is ahead of Verstappen, Gasly, Alonso and Stroll. Big disappointment on the other hand for Pérez 11th and eliminated at the gates of Q3. Giovinazzi, Tsunoda, Räikkönen and Russell are the other four drivers eliminated
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No Q3 for Tsunoda who was trapped by coming out with the mediums
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1'30″513 for Gasly who moves into the provisional Top 5
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The drivers return to the track for their last attempt at Q2. As a reminder, Ricciardo and Pérez have not yet recorded a time
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Giovinazzi, Räikkönen, Russell, Ricciardo and Pérez are provisionally eliminated
