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Bahrain Qualifying: Verstappen thumps them

Finally, the true pecking order revealed itself with Max Verstappen putting the Red Bull RB16B on pole position for the 2021 Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a sensational lap. Verstappen has looked strong from the first day he stepped into the car in testing, the form carried through to this weekend as he powered around Sakhir in a best lap time of 1:28.997, a mammoth 0.388 of a second quicker than next best Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. Verstappen set the bar with his first run, with Hamilton forced to dig deep to beat that first time. Which he did, briefly topping the timing screens until the Dutchman went purple on all three sectors of his final run to snatch pole...
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