Leclerc's team-mate Carlos Sainz did do a second run, but after being 0.361secs off Leclerc on the first he was able only to halve that gap on his final attempt and had to be satisfied with fourth.Īlonso well in the fight Alonso was chasing his first pole position since 2012 In the race run, we seem to have bit of a weakness for now. Aston Martin were very quick, Mercedes were very quick at some times. "However, we have to keep in mind that we have been struggling a bit on the long run and I think we are in a better place to start on new tyres. "I think we were in the fight for pole, which was a good surprise after the testing and practices, which were a bit more difficult. Leclerc said Ferrari's decision to pull out of the final battle for pole was based on the knowledge that their tyre wear was not as good as that of their rivals. In the end, I wasn't totally comfortable with the balance but to getting this kind of start to the season with the team was really special." Perez said: "I don't remember such a tight qualifying battle from Q1 to Q2 to Q3. "I was positively surprised to be on pole after the struggles we had in practice." "But luckily in qualifying we managed to put the pieces together. "It's been a bit of a tough start to the weekend yesterday and today, not really finding my rhythm," he said. How to follow Bahrain Grand Prix on BBC radio and online.What to look out for in the new Formula 1 season.Williams recovery will take 'years', says Vowles.Aston Martin pace 'too good to be true' - Alonso.In the end, the grid had a look many would have predicted after testing last week, but Verstappen said it had not been easy. Red Bull went into the weekend as strong pre-season favourites but they have struggled to make the car handle in a way that satisfied the drivers and had appeared not to have the advantage many expected. Leclerc had been second after the first runs in final qualifying, 0.103secs behind Verstappen, but Ferrari chose not to do a second run to enable them to start the race on new tyres rather than used so he lost out on a second chance to try to get ahead. George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton to sixth place by just 0.044secs. Fernando Alonso made an impressive start to his time at Aston Martin with fifth place, ahead of both Mercedes cars.
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