The Mercedes in front of everyone with Bottas on pole, Leclerc's Ferrari on the second row

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05 December 2020

ahead of everyone in qualifying for the bis of Bahrain Grand Prix, for an all-Mercedes front row.

Valtteri Bottas stops the clock on 53 ”377, only 26 thousandths faster than teammate George Russell who drives the other Mercedes for the forfeit of Lewis Hamilton, who tested positive for coronavirus after becoming world champion.

Second row with Max Verstappen and his Red Bull, flanked by Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, which improved in the three phases, while the other red one of Sebastian Vettel was eliminated in Q2, with 13th time, which is worth starting from the seventh row .

Sergio Perez (Racing Point) and Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri) will start from the third row, while Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) and future Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz (McLaren) will start from the fourth row.

Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) and Lance Stroll (Racing Point) complete the

, in the fifth row.

These are the qualifications on a Sakhir circuit different from the traditional one and reminiscent of the Indycar ovals.

The track is shortened compared to last week to 3,543 meters, to be repeated 87 times for a total of 307.995 km.

This encore in Bahrain is the sixteenth and penultimate round of the World Cup, which will close next weekend in Abu Dhabi.

Bottas the fastest already in Q1.

The Mercedes driver was ahead of Verstappen's Red Bull by 133 thousandths and Russell by 256 thousandths.

Leclerc's Ferrari was seventh ahead of the other Ferrari driver Vettel.

Excluded from Q2 Magnussen, Latifi, Aitken, Raikkonen and Fittipaldi.

Verstappen in front of everyone in Q2, with 140 thousandths of an advantage over Perez and 156 thousandths of Bottas.

Fifth, Russell's other Mercedes.

Excluded from Q1 Vettel's Ferrari, thirteenth.

Sixth time for the other Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.

Out of Q1 also Ocon, Albon, Giovinazzi and Norris.