Bahrain GP LIVE: F1 Bahrain GP Race STARTS from 8:30 PM, Max Verstappen on row: Follow F1 2023 LIVE Updates

F1 Bahrain GP LIVE Streaming: Bahrain GP RACE LIVE: The Bahrain GP start from 8:30 PM. Despite challenges from teammate Sergio Perez and surprising candidate Fernando Alonso in an Aston Martin, RedBull has sealed the front row. Max Verstappen has taken the pole with Sergio Perez behind him. The two Ferraris have sealed the 2nd row with Charles Leclerc 3rd ahead of Carlos Sainz. Alonso has managed to separate the top 4 from Mercedes at 5th. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.

Max Verstappen takes 21st career pole.
He will start in the front grid with RedBull teammate Sergio Perez in 2nd
Ferrari have managed to lock the second row with Charles Leclerc in 3rd and Carlos Sainz in 4th.
Fernando Alonso in his Aston Martin starts fifth
The two Mercedes will start in 6th and 7th.
Eliminated in Q1: Sargeant, Magnussen, Piastri, de Vries, Gasly
Eliminated in Q2: Norris, Bottas, Zhou, Tsunoda, Albon

Bahrain GP LIVE: Race From 8:30 PM, Max Verstappen takes POLE, Sergio Perez seals RedBull front row, Leclerc starts 3rd with Sainz at 4th: Follow F1 2023 LIVE Updates

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Qualifying Results:

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Here’s how everyone crossed the line in our first qualiying session of the season!#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/tUOEzkNvjW

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 4, 2023

What Happened in Bahrain Qualifying?

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix during an intense, hotly contested qualifying session under the Sakhir lights on Saturday night, beating Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez to top spot.

Verstappen pumped in a time of 1m 29.897s on his first Q3 run before improving to a 1m 29.708s the next time around, eclipsing Perez by 0.138s and netting a 21st career pole position in the process.

A tantalising starting grid for Sunday’s race! 🤤#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/n6jTlfReUK

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 4, 2023

Bahrain GP LIVE: Race From 8:30 PM, Max Verstappen takes POLE, Sergio Perez seals RedBull front row, Leclerc starts 3rd with Sainz at 4th: Follow F1 2023 LIVE Updates

Ferrari locked out the second row of the grid, with Charles Leclerc ahead of Carlos Sainz despite the Monegasque not completing a second run in the pole position shootout – instead saving a set of tyres for race day.

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin’s charge continued with a strong run to fifth, slotting ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, as Mercedes found themselves unable to join in the fight for pole.

After missing pre-season testing due to wrist injuries sustained in a training accident, Lance Stroll battled his way eighth, in front of Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and impressive F1 returnee Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).

Bahrain GP LIVE: Race From 8:30 PM, Max Verstappen takes POLE, Sergio Perez seals RedBull front row, Leclerc starts 3rd with Sainz at 4th: Follow F1 2023 LIVE Updates

Lando Norris missed a Q3 spot by a couple of tenths as McLaren continued to recover from a tricky pre-season, putting his MCL60 11th on the grid, ahead of Alfa Romeo pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.

Yuki Tsunoda was the lead AlphaTauri driver in 14th position, with Alex Albon getting his Williams into Q2 – albeit abandoning his sole flying lap and therefore ending the second phase without a time.