News Details
Verstappen says Bahrain pole 'a little bit unexpected'
©Verstappen.com Andrew Lewin
01/03/2024 at 18:2601/03/2024 at 18:37 To many fans watching Friday's qualifying session in Bahrain, the sight of Max Verstappen marching to pole position was no surprise at all. But to the Red Bull driver himself, it was never the sure thing that others saw it. Verstappen had been somewhat muted in pre-season testing and in the three practice sessions in Bahrain, which was seen by experts as evidence of Red Bull 'sandbagging' to conceal the true pace of the new RB20. Sure enough, when it came to the crunch Verstappen was back in the same dominant form with which is swept to success last season. His best final round time of 1:29.179s was over two tenths quicker...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Helmut Marko makes admission about Max Verstappen...
Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko has outlined the circumstances...
9mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Red Bull emphasises performance over money in Max...
Red Bull has affirmed that Max Verstappen's decision to stay with the...
9mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Max Verstappen sent massive Lando Norris warning
In the F1 Nation Podcast, Damon Hill, Pedro De La Rosa, Natalie Pinkham,...
8mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Christian Horner brutally picks Daniel Ricciardo over...
Max Verstappen found himself unexpectedly sidelined by Christian Horner...
9mo ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
How Aleix Espargaro wants his MotoGP career to be...
Aleix Espargaro says he wants to be remembered as someone “who never...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ai Ogura reflects on ‘nervous' debut MotoGP test...
Ai Ogura admitted to feeling 'nervous' throughout the MotoGP test in...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
KTM to enter self-administration and company...
KTM has announced that it will enter a 90-day self-administration period...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
KTM to enter self-administration amid financial...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Robb signing a push for “Stability” for Juncos...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Michael Strahan confirmed as honorary pace car driver...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
NFL Hall of Famer announced as Indy 500 pace car driver
Michael Strahan, an American football Hall of Fame athlete and television...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MSR believes Logan Sargeant deserves a chance in...
Earlier in the week, Logan Sargeant joined a few other drivers in...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How to assemble the giant Meccano kit to build a rally...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC 2027 rules to offer powertrain flexibility and...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
World champion Neuville joins WRC stars for Monza...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
What is expected from Toyota’s new WRC rising star?
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Liverpool, Arsenal transfer news: Premier League clubs...
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are reportedly among the clubs keeping...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal transfer news: Arteta 'steps up chase' for...
Arsenal are reportedly keeping tabs on Atalanta BC striker Mateo Retegui,...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Revealed: Arsenal ready to move for 60million attacker...
Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a potential 60million transfer move for...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Six strikers on Arsenal's list as Mikel Arteta still...
Arsenal have as many as six strikers on their list of transfer targets at...
16h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Hamilton issues statement as F1 team confirm driver’s...
Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has issued an... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari's decision 'hurt at the time', reckons Sainz
Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz is... Read More »
47m ago from F1Technical.net
Wolff reveals that Mercedes has avoided long-term...
With their relationship nearing its conclusion,... Read More »
1h ago from F1Technical.net
