Strong Ferrari!

Mick Schumacher's teammate also surprised in training at the Bahrain GP

Created: 03/19/2022, 15:14

By: Florian Schimak

Max Verstappen and Ferrari will apparently fight for the first pole position of the 2022 season.

This is indicated in free practice in Bahrain.

Munich/Sakhir - It's finally starting again!

Formula 1 starts the new season - and right from the first race at the Bahrain GP in Sakhir there are signs of a small bang!

A duel between Red Bull and Ferrari for the first pole position of the year is looming.

In the final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, world champion Max Verstappen set the best time, but at 1:32.544 minutes he was only 96 thousandths of a second ahead of Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari.

• Track name:

  Bahrain International Circuit at as-Sakhir, Sakhir

• Route length:

  5.412 km

• Race length:

  308.238 km in 57 laps

• Fastest lap:

  1:30.252 (2004, Michael Schumacher, Ferrari)

• Record winner:

  Lewis Hamilton (5)

Verstappen's Red Bull colleague Sergio Perez (+0.247) ended up in third place.

As announced, Mercedes was a bit behind the leaders, but at least since the Friday practice session they have improved.

George Russell (+0.391) was fourth, record world champion Lewis Hamilton (+0.577) took sixth place behind Carlos Sainz (+0.509) in the second Ferrari.

Formula 1: Free practice at the Bahrain GP!

Exciting fight for pole is on the horizon

The two Germans performed differently than on Friday.

Mick Schumacher, eighth in the second practice session, finished 14th in the Haas (+1.751).

Nico Hülkenberg, who replaces Sebastian Vettel, who is suffering from Corona, at Aston Martin, finished twelfth (+1.427).

The day before it had only been enough for 17th place.

Charles Leclerc (r.) drove a strong free practice session.

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However, the Haas, which was the weakest car in the field last year, should be a little more possible for Schumacher.

His teammate Kevin Magnussen (+0.893) was seventh on Saturday and both cars made it into the top 10 on Friday.

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Qualifying in the afternoon German time (4:00 p.m. CET/Sky) will take place under different conditions anyway.

The sun goes down, the track temperatures then drop.

The race on Sunday will also take place under floodlights.