Max Verstappen Secures Pole Position in Bahrain Grand Prix 2023
- Publish date: Sunday، 05 March 2023
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Red Bull locked out the front row for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen securing pole position, followed by both Ferraris and a resurgent Fernando Alonso.
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"It's positive and very surprising," said Verstappen. "A pleasant and positive surprise to be on pole after all the struggles in practice. Our race car feels better."
The 25-year-old Dutchman will start Sunday's Grand Prix at the front of the grid, a place ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez.
Verstappen pumped in a time of 1m 29.708s, eclipsing Perez by 0.138s.
It is Red Bull's first front-row lockout in Bahrain, a track where they have not won since the 2013 Abu Dhabi and US Grands Prix.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will start on the second row in third and fourth places respectively, while Aston Martin's two-time champion world Alonso took fifth on the grid.
Image source: @maxverstappen1 Instagram account.