Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Max Verstappen translated Red Bull’s strong start to the 2021 Formula 1 season to claim pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, outpacing reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen, who has topped every session of the opening race weekend in Bahrain, beat Hamilton to the first pole of the year in an enthralling qualifying shootout by 0.388s to set up a mouth-watering battle for victory on Sunday. The Dutchman’s effort marks the fourth pole position of his F1 career and is the first time that Mercedes has...
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