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.
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 |
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Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua |
11:10 |
FOX Action |
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Colombia Peru Ecuador Panama |
12:10 |
FOX Action |
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Mexico |
11:10 |
FOX Action |
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Venezuela Bolivia Paraguay |
13:10 |
FOX Action |
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Chile |
14:10 |
FOX Action |
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Argentina Uruguay |
14:10 |
FOX Action |
* Remember that all sessions can be viewed through the F1 TV Pro system without commercial breaks.
GALLERY: best photos of the Sakhir F1 GP day
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF1000
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000
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Alex Albon, Red Bull Racing RB16
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Sergio Pérez, Racing Point RP20
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Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF1000
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Lance Stroll, Racing Point RP20
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Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing C39
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL35
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16, George Russell, Mercedes F1 W11
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Lance Stroll, Racing Point RP20
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren
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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35
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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W11
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Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000
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Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
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Alex Albon, Red Bull Racing RB16, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16
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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W11, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF1000
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Daniil Kvyat, AlphaTauri AT01
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Pole Winner Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W11
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The flag of Bahrain on a building
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Jack Aitken, Williams FW43, Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-20
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Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren
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Foto de: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16
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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT01
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Alex Albon, Red Bull Racing RB16
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren
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Foto de: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
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Third place Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, second place George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1
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Foto de: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
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Second place George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1
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Third place Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
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Foto de: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL35
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Foto de: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35
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Foto de: Charles Coates / Motorsport Images
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