Valtteri Bottas will start off the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix from pole position about the new oval track layout. But his short-term teammate, George Russel impressed all by placing his Mercedes alongside on the front row in qualifying.
In Saturday’s qualifying session of the 1st each Sakhir Grand Prix, Mercedes claimed a front-row lockout. But this time, Lewis Hamilton was not involved. Valtteri Bottas has claimed pole position for the race, but Williams driver — George Russell, who has been named upon to fill in for Hamilton who tested constructive for Covid 19, did a hugely impressive job. With Russell claiming the second spot on the grid, Max Verstappen in the Red Bull will start off from third on the grid. While the race will once again be held at the Bahrain International Circuit, the traditional layout has been dropped for a more rapidly oval layout with just 11 corners. Due to which, the quickest time set by Bottas was an impressive 53.377 seconds. Filling in for Russell at Williams is Jack Aitken when Pietro Fittipaldi is racing for Haas, stepping in for the injured Romain Grosjean following the horrific crash final weekend.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Qualifying Q1 Results
With two new drivers subbing in at Williams and Haas, the 1st session of qualifying in Q2 say the 5 slowest drivers not generating it via to Q2. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen was 16th quickest with Nicolas Latifi getting the quickest Williams this weekend who will slot in 17th on the grid. Filling in for George Russell in the Williams, Jack Aitken getting the least knowledgeable driver out certified Kimi Raikkonen who is the most knowledgeable driver in F1 history. Aitken will start off from 18th with Raikkonen in 19th for Alfa Romeo. Alongside him will be Haas reserve driver – Pietro Fittipaldi, the grandson of Emerson Fittipaldi, who is substituting for Romain Grosjean will start off from the back in 20th location on the grid.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Qualifying Q2 Results
The Medium compound tyre was stated to be the best race tyre. So it was the optimal option for all to use in Q2. The regulations state that prime 10 in Q2, would start off the race on the similar tyres. Initially, Sergio Perez set the pace in the Racing Point in Q2. But on their final hot laps in Q2, only the two Mercedes automobiles of Russell and Bottas had been on the medium tyres. Meaning Verstappen set the quickest time on the soft tyres with which he will start off the race, with Perez and Bottas significantly less than 2 tenths slower. But the 5 slowest drivers had been Esteban Ocon in the Renault will start off from 11th. Alex Albon in the Red Bull will start off alongside in 12th. Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari was unable to make it via to Q3 and will start off from 13th ahead of Antonio GIovinazzi in the Alfa Romeo in 14th, Lando Norris, following a poor qualifying will start off 15th on the grid.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Qualifying Q3 Results
With absolutely nothing to shed in the final qualifying session, it was Verstappen in the Red Bull who set the pace with the quickest time. But Mercedes decided to opt for a 3-run session with Bottas taking provisional pole and George Russell was second quickest lest than a tenth slower on fresh sets of soft tyres for each drivers. On their final runs, Bottas failed to boost on that time, but Russell was not capable to improved Bottas and missed out on pole by the slightest of margins. With Mercedes claiming the front row lock-out Verstappen was also unable to improved either Mercedes driver and was third quickest.
With Verstappen in third, Charles Leclerc with a single run in Q3 named it a day right after setting a time in the Ferrari which was fantastic for fourth location on the grid. Perez will start off from fifth sharing the third row with Daniil Kvyat in the AlphaTauri. Daniel Ricciardo will start off from seventh for Renault ahead of Carlos Sainz eighth on the grid in the McLaren. Pierre Gasly will start off the race from ninth in the second AlphaTauri and Lance Stroll to start off from 10th on the grid for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
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