F1:#Bahrain Grand Prix… Live Updates As #Verstappen Starts From Pole

Welcome to the Bahrain GP which is the season-opener .

CityNews Nigeria will discuss the keys to the Sakhir circuit and what we can expect in this race as world champion and pre-season favourite Max Verstappen starts on pole for first race of 2023;Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez P2, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

‘The Bahrain GP is a circuit where the personal strategy of the driver becomes important. Last year, Leclerc took victory thanks to the continuous DRS game he used with Verstappen. The Monegasque, cold as usual, did not use all the power of his F1-75 on the main straight, to allow the Dutchman to overtake him in turn 1, get stuck and return the overtaking in the next DRS zone . The drivers will take this precedent into account when overtaking…

No one expected Aston Martin to be in the podium battle. In Free Practice, the British team showed that the hopes placed on the AMR23 have been fulfilled. For them there is a lot of season left…

Fernando Alonso : “This is just the base, very important things are coming, evolutions in the next circuits… Our strong point is the long runs” .

Mike Krack : ” I think we can be very fast in the race , we have done all the homework, we have the right tires and we can do it”

At Ferrari they are running as the top contender to overthrow Red Bull. The SF-23 proved to be a great car on one lap, now it must show its performance in the race, where degradation is a concern.

Carlos Sainz: “Except the Red Bulls, everything is going to be very nice… Aston Martin is going to be very good and Mercedes is always there. We’re going to have a good time”.

Charles Leclerc: “The race is our weak point, although I think we are closer to the Red Bulls than I thought…”

Vasseur: “We know what we’ve done in the long run and we’re starting with a new game, it’s an advantage.”

We review the best statements after yesterday’s qualifying. We start with Red Bull , the champions know that he has a luxury single-seater in his hands and everyone places him as the great favourite. This was commented by Verstappen and Pérez.

Verstappen: “ I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do tomorrow. Fernando is also at the top, hopefully I can fight with him tomorrow, because Formula 1 is better with him at the top.”

Pérez: “I have a good base in the car, we have focused on tomorrow and I think it will bring us good results tomorrow” .

Marc Gené: “Our advantage is the new tyre, we are confident that Aston Martin ‘s race pace will not be as fast as in free practice, but we know that they are a very, very fearsome rival , Red Bull won’t even comment on it.”

“There are different levels of saving tyres, we degrade a lot, so neither we nor the rivals are going to go all the way… Our car doesn’t allow us to go all the way from the start.”

Marc Gené: “With Red Bull there are no chances , there is speed, but no race pace. Our fight is with Mercedes and Aston Martin… The AMR23 is a bit faster, so a podium would be nice.”

” This morning we found an anomaly in the battery and control unit of Leclerc’s car, so we sent the first one to Maranello to study it.”

The drivers who will start from the top 10 positions: Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Mercedes occupy the top eight positions.

1º M. Verstappen (B) Red Bull 1’29″708

2nd S. Perez (B) Red Bull 1’29″846 +00″138

3º C. Leclerc (B) Ferrari 1’30″000 +00″292

4th C. Sainz (B) Ferrari 1’30″154 +00″446

5º F. Alonso (B) Aston Martin 1’30″336 +00″628

6th G. Russell (B) Mercedes 1’30″340 +00″632

7th L. Hamilton (B) Mercedes 1’30″384 +00″676

8th L. Stroll (B) Aston Martin 1’31″836 +02″128

9º E. Ocon (B) Alpine 1’31″984 +02″276

10th N. Hulkenberg (B) Haas 55’55″555 +54’25″847

Welcome to the live stream of the 2023 Bahrain GP race! First race of the season and we are going to review yesterday’s classification a bit to see where we start from. Let’s start!