Vettel sensed early on that his Ferrari was capable of taking the win in Bahrain. He particularly enjoyed the fireworks on his way back to the pits.
An untimely yellow flag left Magnussen at the rear of the field for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix as team-mate Grosjean managed ninth.
Grosjean could be set to mirror or even better his fifth place last year as he will start ninth for a second year running in Bahrain.
Massa thought he could’ve done better but finished in the top ten for the third time this season.
Verstappen’s hot lap was far than ideal, although he did manage to fight his way to podium last week from a worst position!
Ricciardo was surprised by the slight improvement Red Bull has shown during qualifying, as he managed to get ahead of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
Raikkonen hasn’t appeared comfortable in Bahrain and qualifying was no different with Finn only managing fifth place.
Vettel feels he tried a little too hard after realising the advantage Mercedes has managed to muster in comparison to their times set during practice.
Bottas had finally secured his first pole position after five years in the sport. Who knows, in twenty four hours he could also be celebrating his first win.
Hamilton missed out on pole by 0.023s. Mercedes did at least finish ahead of the Ferraris, placing them in a strong position for the race tomorrow.
Hülkenberg managed a respectable seventh place during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, and feels he got everything he could out of the car.
Palmer secured his first top ten finish in the sport on the same day that Renault achieved their first joint Q3 visit.
The British driver has enjoyed good fortune in the desert during his GP2 days and is looking to replicate that success in a Formula 1 car.
The Renault driver is happy to be leaving the bad weather in China as he prepares for the challenging Bahrain Grand Prix.
Comparisons had been made between Alonso’s move and Hülkenberg’s own WEC past. But the German insists he wouldn’t have forfeited a F1 race.
The deal will see seven new cars added to Forza Horizon 3, as well as Porsches being the car of choice for the Forza Racing Championship.
Both Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez are looking forward to the Bahrain Grand Prix, bolstered with the arrival of new car upgrades.
