“Honestly I didn’t expect P3. As soon as we put the new tyres on, it was quite a bit better – I’m happy. We explored extreme setups in the last few weekends and now I’ve found my way a little bit.
“The team has pushed like crazy to get the upgrades, it’s a small gain, not a big one.”
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 18:22
“Yeah baby, very nice work.”
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 18:15
Piastri grabs pole from Russell at the end! By 0.168 seconds!
Norris only P6 – a terrible final lap!
3-10: Leclerc, Antonelli, Gasly, Norris, Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Tsunoda
That’s a bit of a shock – impressive from Mercedes!
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Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 18:12
Hamilton drops to P10 with his lap time deleted!
Antonelli also has his lap deleted!
And, rather oddly, Nico Hulkenberg (not in Q3) has a lap deleted from Q1! That pushes him down to 16th from 13th for tomorrow’s grid!
Anyway, 4:00 to go in Q3… can anyone beat Piastri’s time?!
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 18:07
Piastri on top with a 1:30:233, 0.131 seconds ahead of George Russell – a surprise name in second!
Lando Norris is third, 0.163 secs off his teammate, with Charles Leclerc in fourth and Lewis Hamilton in fifth – over a second behind Piastri though!
6-10: Tsunoda, Gasly, Sainz, Verstappen, Antonelli
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 18:06
“My brakes are just terrible.”
Here we go then with the top-10 shootout for pole position in Bahrain!
10 drivers involved: Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Antonelli, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Sainz, Gasly
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 17:55
Big moment for the Red Bull driver! He’s through in P10 – with Verstappen also through but only in P9!
Bottom-five and out in Q2 (11-15): Doohan, Hadjar, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Ocon
Top-3: Piastri, Norris, Gasly
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Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 17:51
Verstappen was on a stormer of a lap but pits!
Piastri leads Norris at the top, with Leclerc third. Six drivers yet to set a time with five minutes to go!
Current bottom-five (11-15): Verstappen, Hadjar, Ocon, Alonso, Tsunoda
Meanwhle, both Mercedes drivers under investigation for leaving the garage before the start time was announced post-crash. Interesting…
Kieran Jackson12 April 2025 17:44
