McLaren puts the fear before Bahrain’s classification and Piastri warns Norris

This Saturday, at 18.00h (Peninsular time of Spain), the two McLaren They go on track like two great favorites on the pole with the best car on the grill, a car that seems better to Bahrain in a clue with the highest rubber damage. Orange cars stayed on honey on lips a week ago Suzukathat surprised a very large Verstappen That gave the bell using the pole with a lower and difficult car. But a week later, it seemed impossible for Max to repeat that mysterious blow. The two cars of Woking They need to win. And in that fratricidal duel, Oscar Piastri reached the classification after sending a notice to his partner for free 3.

Australia has led the second session on Friday and started on Saturday in the best way, marked the best Chrono in the free 3 marked heat on the track, about 42 degrees of asphalt, and not representative conditions that would be as small as those in class. On an asphalt this time seemed more an ice track, with very little grip, which George Russell said that “I haven’t been able to vote on a track with little grip“, The McLaren They impose themselves with a scary efficiency.

When the night falls, with more grip and more desirable conditions, that advantage should be reduced, so the times seen in free 3 should be left in quarantine. But for now, McLaren He confirmed his excellence. Such as a Oscar Piastri who sent a notice to his partner Norris: The Australian Pole likes.

Oscar marked time in his first attempt at the final simulation, with soft rubber, without mistakes. While, Lando Norris failed again. He was wrong with curve 11: he left for a long time and passed the piano. So, he had to mark his Chrono with his 4 rubber, in his second attempt at that wheel. He earned to overcome everything clearly, quit Leclerc (Tho -3) to two tenth Russell (Tho -4) about half a second. But he stayed away Piastri.

It seems clear that the fight this Saturday is two, The McLarenwith a Oscar Who would like to take another blow as he succeeds in China to continue to show that he is willing to go for the title. Norris You can’t afford more mistakes so that Australia does not climb beards within ‘papaya’ painting.

Verstappen, away and match the opposition to being therd -3

Before the final attempt, Verstappen Placed it between two McLaren And it seems that his team is again and he has managed to take another step that cannot be imagined from Friday to Saturday, as they usually do. But after the final turn, Verstappen’s performance on a track that was choke on Friday was unknown.

At the moment, Leclerc was 3th but far away, at 0 “834 from Piastri, with Russell Fourth to 1” 1 of Oscar and his partner Antonelli to 1 “270 of the best.

The fight for the third and fourth places is Kapana -excited between a Ferrari with improvements which for now Lewis Hamilton is still missing (he is 10th to 1 “465, 6 tenth from Leclerc). And in that fight it is expected to be a max who should prioritize its purpose to reduce losses that await improvements in your car. Verstappen is 8 to 1 “381, Some thousand thousands Behind a very fast RB in a turn with a hadjar (th -7) That is in a large form of form. Ahead of RB, Gasly is 6 to 1 “3.

Sainz, 9th -9; Alonso, 14

In one turn, RB and Alpine are faster. This is a matter of thousands. So far, Carlos continued ahead of his partner Albon. Good starting point to be confirmed at the main moment, in class, in full adaptation to your Williams. SAinz is th -9 to 1 “4 of the best and 1 only tenth of the 6 -6th position of gasly. For his part, Albon is 15” 2 “2 of the best8th tenth of Carlos, unrealistic positions for an Alex that should be in that battle.

Right in front of Thai Fernando Alonso (th -14 -to 1 “902) ended. It is complicated to draw conclusions from Aston Martin to poorly conditioned representatives. So far, Fernando’s return may seem nice, but very difficult to read, with a second competitive sector when it should be a car worth. Alonso should fight everything against a car with many weaknesses on a track where the green car suffers more for its poor performance in the slow curve and the drawing speed. However, the central zone is tight and any mistake of its opponents can deliver positions. It will fight to get into Q2, but Q3 seems complicated.