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Verstappen takes his first pole position of the year at F1's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton by 0.298 seconds as Red Bull claimed its first pole of 2026 and Mercedes struggled in qualifying.
- Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar.
- George Russell finished fourth, followed by Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri.
- Franco Colapinto finished ninth for Alpine but faces a 15-place grid penalty after a crash and an engine change.
- The session was briefly stopped after Oliver Bearman’s Haas lost brake shrouding.
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