Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying - LIVE!
After the controversial end to the Formula 1 season last season, it all starts again at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend.
Max Verstappen snatched his first F1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a thrilling final race in Abu Dhabi.
Verstappen and Hamilton will renew rivalries at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
But a major rule shake-up provides a big sense of unpredictability to the new F1 campaign. Aerodynamics have been overhauled, wheels bulked out and the race director setup that proved so controversial last year revamped.
It was Charles Leclerc that took pole, just edging Verstappen out in Q3. Carlos Sainz qualified third on a brilliant afternoon for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez in fourth.
The struggles at Mercedes continued. Hamilton will start the race in fifth, while his teammate George Russell had to settle for ninth in his first qualifying session for his new team.
