The moment that all Formula 1 fans have longed for has arrived: the start of a new season, number 73 in the history of this competition. And if there is one thing that was clear from yesterday’s qualifying, it is that the Bahrain Grand Prix grid promises strong emotions right from the start. In pole position, for the ninth time in his career, Charles Leclerc will try to confirm the arrival of Ferrari as a candidate for the title with a victory that would put everything in the face. Next to him, in the first row, the current champion, a Max Verstappen who seeks to defend his status as ‘sheriff’.
Behind will be his faithful squires, although there is no doubt that Carlos Sainz will try to take advantage of the opportunity if it arises. After touching pole position yesterday, third place for him is not enough, but he is in the car and the ideal moment to aspire to obtain, today, his first victory of the race. Two places behind, Lewis Hamilton seems to have less bite than ever, but his Mercedes must never be discounted. And much less to a Fernando Alonso who will try to transfer the good mood in Alpine to a result even better than the eighth from which he will start today. It goes no further; open game