Hamilton on pole for F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020

Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for tomorrow’s Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, marking his third pole for the Bahrain International Circuit spectacle.

The seven-time world champion registered a best lap time of 1min 27.264secs to top the timesheet in Q3.

Hamilton finished marginally ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas to lock up the front row for reigning constructors’ champions Mercedes. Bottas had a best lap of 1min 27.553secs late in the qualifying session.

The Red Bull Racing pair of Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon will start on row two, while behind them will be Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo.

Esteban Ocon in the other Renault car qualified seventh, followed by AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Daniil Kvyat in the other AlphaTauri.

Starting from 11th to 15th, respectively, after being eliminated in Q2 will be Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, Racing Point’s Lance Strong, Williams’ George Russell, and McLaren’s Carlos Sainz, who registered no time after his car stopped on the track early on in Q2.

Set to place 16th to 20th on the grid are Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen, Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, and Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, all of whom didn’t make it out of Q1.