Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in the final qualifying session and claimed the pole position for tomorrow’s Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
It was a Red Bull 1-2 – with Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Perez, finishing second – after Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso showed some competitiveness in the practice sessions but could only muster the fifth-fastest time, narrowly edging seven-time Formula 1 champion, Lewis Hamilton, of Mercedes, who finished seventh.
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Top 10 Qualifying
1] Max Verstappen – Red Bull
2] Sergio Perez – Red Bull
3] Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
4] Carlos Sainz, Jr. – Ferrari
5] Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin
6] George Russell – Mercedes
7] Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
8] Lance Stroll – Aston Martin
9] Esteban Ocon – Alpine
10] Nico Hulkenberg – Haas
