In the 15 classifications played so far in the 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton He had won 13 of them, so his absence from having contracted COVID-19 opened the game and it was finally Bottas who reached his second pole of the year, although not by much.
The Finn surpassed in Q3 by only 26 thousandths to Russell, his occasional garage partner at Mercedes for this weekend, which was an outstanding job for the young Briton, who also, when he was beaten by Bottas, marked the first time that a teammate surpassed him in qualifying in his entire campaign in Formula 1 ( 37 shares).
The second row will have the usual Max Verstappen y Red Bull. The Dutchman said he was not yet at the sweet spot, but that as he said last week, there is nothing to lose in these last races.
By your side will be Charles Leclerc. One start in Q3 was enough for the Monegasque to secure fourth place on the grid. The Ferrari man could no longer return to the circuit in the final minutes because he ran out of new tires so the house of the prancing Horse it was entrusted that no one displaced him.
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Sergio Pérez tried to unseat Leclerc in the final part, but the weakness of his old Mercedes engine, mounted as a result of the failure last weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, cost him time. The Racing Point member admitted that this could lead to complications in the race where he himself considers it will be difficult to overtake.
Sakhir GP schedules and where to see it in Latin America:
Countries
Schedule
Channels
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Nicaragua
11:10
FOX Action
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Panama
12:10
FOX Action
Mexico
11:10
FOX Action
Venezuela
Bolivia
Paraguay
13:10
FOX Action
Chile
14:10
FOX Action
Argentina
Uruguay
14:10
FOX Action
* Remember that all sessions can be viewed through the F1 TV Pro system without commercial breaks.