F1 Results Today: Bahrain Grand Prix FP3 times - Sainz fastest as Horner leaves for FIA meeting
F1 Results Today: Bahrain Grand Prix FP3 times - Sainz fastest as Horner leaves for FIA meeting
Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP3 in Bahrain on Friday, hinting at some qualifying pace as he looks to put himself in the shop window ahead of his impending departure from Ferrari.
One intriguing sub-plot from the otherwise uneventful session involved Christian Horner's presence - and, indeed, absence - from the Red Bull pit wall.
Sky Sports commentators revealed that the under-pressure team principal took a meeting with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem during the session, and also has a meeting lined up with F1 president Stefano Domenicali lined up on Friday.
However, things looked good on the track for Red Bull despite their team principal's divided attention, with only Sainz and Fernando Alonso going faster than Max Verstappen in the last running before qualifying.
Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton struggled for Mercedes down in 12th but still looks set to be more competitive heading into qualifying.
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F1 FP3 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix 2024
1. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - 1:30.824sec
2. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.141sec
3. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.238sec
4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.270sec
5. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.294sec
6. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.366sec
7. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.386sec
8. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.424sec
9. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] - +0.454sec
10. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +0.572sec
11. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB] - +0.625sec
12. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.628sec
13. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB] - +0.807sec
14. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +0.847sec
15. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.141sec
16. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] - +1.176sec
17. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber] - +1.272sec
18. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +1.300sec
19. Logan Sargeant [Williams] - +1.301sec
20. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +1.558sec
How does F1 Qualifying work?
The 60-minute qualifying session is split into three finite windows which provides a dramatic prelude to Saturday's big race.
The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.
Then Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.
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F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
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- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
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- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
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- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
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- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
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- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
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- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
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