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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz takes a look at Saturday’s action from Bahrain and takes a closer look at an infamous track surface.
Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz takes a look at Saturday’s action from Bahrain and takes a closer look at an infamous track surface.
Lewis Hamilton will seek his 11th win from a 10th pole position of the season at the Bahrain GP on Sunday.
Leading first row 75 for Mercedes in F1, Hamilton starts ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas with Max Verstappen in his usual third place for Red Bull.
In fourth place, Alex Albon coincides with the best position on the F1 grid, while Sergio Pérez starts in the top five for the second race in a row at Racing Point.
Both AlphaTauris are in the top 10 for the second time in the last three events, while Ferrari are completely outside the top 10 for the fourth time in 2020.
Drivers who start outside the top 10, starting with 11th-placed Sebastian Vettel, have the choice of tires for the first season. The top 10 started with the tires they had their best laps on in Q2, when they all picked the medium compound for a race that should require at least two pit stops for each driver.
Sunday’s race is live only on Sky Sports F1 and starts at 2:10 p.m., with extensive preparation starting at 12:30 p.m.
2:44 Karun Chandhok watches where Lewis Hamilton made the difference against Valtteri Bottas in the fight for pole position at the Bahrain GP.
Bahrain GP provisional grid
1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2) Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
3) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
4) Alexander Albon, Red Bull
5) Sergio Pérez, Racing Point
6) Daniel Ricciardo, Renault
7) Esteban Ocon, Renault
8) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
9) Lando Norris, McLaren
10) Daniil Kvyat, AlphaTauri
11) Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
12) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
13) Lance Stroll, Racing Point
14) George Russell, Williams
15) Carlos Sainz, McLaren
16) Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo
17) Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo
18) Kevin Magnussen, Haas
19) Romain Grosjean, Haas
20) Nicholas Latifi, Williams
What does this mean for the one-on-one teammate?
Both 100% grid qualifying records remain intact after Saturday, with Kevin Magnussen and Lando Norris holding a narrow lead at Haas and McLaren respectively, while Antonio Giovinazzi remains in contention at Alfa Romeo.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton 11-4 Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel 4-11 Charles Leclerc
Red Bull
Max Verstappen 15-0 Alexander Albon
Mclaren
Carlos Sainz 7-8 Lando Norris
Renault
Daniel Ricciardo 14-1 Esteban Ocon
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly 13-2 Daniil Kvyat
Race point
Sergio Pérez (missed two GP) 9-3 Lance Stroll (missed one GP)
Alfa romeo
Kimi Raikkonen 8-7 Antonio Giovinazzi
Haas
Romain Grosjean 7-8 Kevin Magnussen
Williams
George Russell 15-0 Nicholas Latifi
Note: Grid penalties are updated when calculating the head-to-head ranking
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