As of: March 2, 2024, 3:39 p.m
By: Marius Epp
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Nico Hülkenberg has created a good starting position for the race in Bahrain.
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It's finally starting!
The new Formula 1 season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Who will knock Verstappen off the throne?
The race in the live ticker.
The most important thing in
this live ticker
Formula 1
in
Bahrain
: The
starting grid
-
Verstappen
on pole,
Hülkenberg
in a promising position
Horner affair
overshadows
Formula 1
's first race of the season - Red Bull team boss still in office - but badly counted
Who will win the first
Formula 1
race of the season in
Bahrain
?
- Explain your opinion in the comments.
Update, 3:03 p.m.:
Formula 1 fans still have to wait less than an hour before the time has finally come: the lights go out at the first Formula 1 race of the season.
In qualifying, the teams were extremely close in terms of pace - a circumstance that promises excitement for the new season.
Formula 1
in
Bahrain
: The
starting grid
1 Verstappen |
2 Leclerc |
3 Russell |
4 Sainz |
5 Perez |
6 Alonso |
7 Norris |
8 Piastri |
9Hamilton |
10 Hulkenberg |
11 Tsunoda |
12 Stroll |
13 Albon |
14 Ricciardo |
15 Magnussen |
16 Bottas |
17Zhou |
18 Sargeant |
19 Ocon |
20 Gasly |
The sport also craves excitement - after all, Max Verstappen and Red Bull have dominated the past few seasons almost at will.
The pursuers Ferrari and Mercedes worked hard on their cars during the winter break, and today we can see whether their work is bearing fruit.
Nico Hülkenberg will most likely not intervene in the World Cup fight at Haas.
Will he still be able to pull off a surprise in the first race of the season?
First report from March 2nd:
Sakhir - Unimpressed by the headlines surrounding his team boss, Max Verstappen has secured pole position for the start of the race in his fourth Formula 1 title mission.
The 26-year-old Dutchman raced to first place in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir on Friday and commented on it over the radio with a hearty laugh.
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“It was pretty fun.
But it was a bit unexpected,” said Verstappen with a mischievous smile.
After turbulent days for the world champion team and an initially slightly weak champion, it was the perfect sporting start to this season.
Formula 1 in Bahrain: Verstappen on pole ahead of Leclerc and Russell
Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari took second place on the grid for the race this Saturday (4 p.m. CET/TV information can be found here) due to the upcoming Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, ahead of George Russell in the Mercedes.
Carlos Sainz finished fourth in the Scuderia's second car.
Record world champion Lewis Hamilton, for whom Sainz has to vacate his Ferrari cockpit after the season, did not get past ninth place - one place ahead of the surprisingly strong Nico Hülkenberg in the Haas.
Horner affair
overshadows
Formula 1 's first race of the season
After constant headlines and anonymous emails from Red Bull's team boss Christian Horner, Formula 1 switched to knockout mode for the first time this year on the cool evening in the Sakhir desert.
“The time has come that we have to concentrate on racing,” Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff told
Sky
broadcaster : “Of course it annoys everyone, but at some point you have to switch it off.”
Who will win the first
Formula 1
race of the season in
Bahrain
?
But the matter is far from over, even though an employee's complaint against Horner for inappropriate behavior was dismissed by the Red Bull parent company on Wednesday.
After the emails appear, a reaction from the world association and Formula 1 bosses is expected.
(epp/dpa)