MANAMA (Reuters) – Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Formula One’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen set to start alongside on the front row.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz qualified third with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez fourth. Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton will line up in fifth place, alongside former Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas who qualified sixth for Alfa Romeo.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Jason Neely)
Monaco’s Formula One driver Charles Leclerc of Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow in action during the second practice session of the 2022 Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain at the Sakhir circuit near Manama, Bahrain, 18 March 2022. The Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain will take place on 20 March 2022. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER
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