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Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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Leclerc set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the last of three days of testing, beating Russell and Zhou Guanyu of Sauber.

Leclerc's team-mate Carlos Sainz had led the final morning session from Red Bull's Sergio Perez before running was interrupted by a broken drain cover for the second day in a row.

Verstappen set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the first of three days of testing, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari.

On the first of three testing days ahead of next week's season opener at the same venue, Verstappen finished over a second clear of the competition after completing a mammoth 142 laps aboard his new Red Bull RB20. The three-time world champion set the pace in the morning session and…

The reigning F1 world champion officially debuted the new-look Red Bull RB20, with its Mercedes-style sidepods, and he didn't take long to return to his familiar top spot on the timesheet.

Mercedes faces a challenge in finding a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, with options including Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon, and young talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Max Verstappen dominated the 74th F1 season, while Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Oscar Piastri, and George Russell impressed. Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll underperformed, and Logan Sargeant failed to beat his teammate.