SAKHIRjk 露出， Bahrain (AP) Oscar Piastri took pole in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his McLaren teammate and Formula 1 standings leader Lando Norris could only manage sixth.

George Russell was a surprisingly strong challenger and took second for Mercedes， .168 of a second off Piastris time. Charles Leclerc qualified third for Ferrari， with Russells 18-year-old rookie teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli fourth.

Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull was seventh after reporting a terrible problem with his brakes.

The others caught up a little bit closer than what I wanted， Piastri said， but I still delivered the laps when it mattered， which was the most important thing in the end so very， very happy.

Russell said being so close to Piastri was a pleasant surprise but played down his chances of fighting for the win in Sundays race.

I think if anybody said wed be within half a second of the McLarens， wed have taken it， he said. I think being realistic itll be a challenge to fight with with Oscar.

A milestone for Piastri

Piastri is heading into his 50th career race with a chance for his second win of the season after victory in China last month. A win could put him top of the standings and intensify a potential title rivalry within the McLaren team.

Norris was .426 off Piastris pace in sixth after a slight slip on his final qualifying lap as he tried to respond to Russells impressive pace.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was ninth for Ferrari. Verstappen is one point off standings leader Norris after winning the Japanese Grand Prix last week.

Red Bulls problems in Bahrain were shared by Verstappens teammate Yuki Tsunoda， who qualified 10th， and Red Bull has also struggled for pace in practice.

Its easier to overtake in Bahrain than in Japan last week， when Verstappen was able to hold off both McLarens for the whole race. That could give Norris， in particular， a chance to recover from sixth.

This is probably the the first race so far when qualifying doesnt mean everythingjk 露出， Piastri said. Im expecting him to fight back tomorrow. Ill just try and make sure that I do the best job that I can and wherever he ends up is where he ends up.

Ocons crash disrupts qualifying

Esteban Ocon had a heavy crash in his Haas in the second part of qualifying when he clipped a curb and span backward into the wall， causing a red flag. He signaled to the team he wasnt hurt.

Liam Lawsons tough start to the year continued as he was 17th for Racing Bulls after a fault with the DRS system. Its the New Zealanders second race since he was demoted from the main Red Bull team in favor of Tsunoda.

Despite Mercedes strong pace， Russell and Antonelli are facing an investigation later Saturday for driving out of the garage during a restricted period in the qualifying session.

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巴林（好意思联社）——在周六的巴林大奖赛中，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里（Oscar Piastri）在排位赛中获取了杆位，而他的迈凯伦车队队友、F1积分榜领头羊兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）只可获取第六名。

乔治·拉塞尔（George Russell）是出东谈主猜想地庞大的挑战者，为梅赛德斯（Mercedes）车队夺得了第二名，比皮亚斯特里（Piastri）快了0.168秒。查尔斯·勒克莱尔（Charles Leclerc）为法拉利（Ferrari）车队获取了第三名资历，而拉塞尔18岁的菜鸟队友安德烈亚·基米·安东内利（Andrea Kimi Antonelli）则名列第四。

红牛车队的冠军车手马克斯·维斯塔潘（Max Verstappen）在赛后陈说中暗示，他的刹车出现了“倒霉”的问题，最终名顺序七。

其他车手追得比我预期的更近一些，但我仍然在枢纽期间完成了圈数，这最终才是最逶迤的，是以非常非常欢快。

拉塞尔暗示，与皮亚斯特里如斯接近是一个令东谈主愉悦的惊喜，但他对在周日比赛中争夺冠军的机率合手严慎作风。

他说：“我以为要是有东谈主告诉咱们大致和迈凯伦的半秒之差竞争，咱们信服会领受。我以为从实践的角度来看，与奥斯卡竞争将是一个挑战。”

皮亚斯特里的一个里程碑

在客岁于中国取得的得胜之后，皮亚斯特里将投入他的第50场做事活命比赛，并有契机赢得本赛季的第二场得胜。这场得胜可能会使他成为积分榜的领头羊，并加重麦克拉伦车队里面的潜在冠军争夺。

诺里斯在第六名时，因在临了一圈的定速赛中稍有滑行，sewang与皮亚斯特里（Piastri）的节拍收支0.426秒，试图对拉塞尔（Russell）的惊东谈主速率作念出回话。

七届冠军得主刘易斯·汉密尔顿为法拉利车队赢得了第九名。维斯塔潘在上周的日本大奖赛中得胜后，仅以1分之差逾期于积分榜领头羊诺里斯。

红牛在巴林碰到的问题，也体咫尺其队友角田裕王人身上，他获取了第10名的资历，红牛在纯属中也一直难以提速。

相较于上周在日本，巴林更容易高出敌手，其时维斯塔潘大致抵触住两辆迈凯伦的攻势，直至比赛放置。这可能会给诺里斯稀疏是一个契机，从第六名运行追逐。

皮亚斯特里暗示，这可能是迄今为止第一个预选赛不再决定一切的比赛。“我期待他未来大致反击。我会致力于作念好我的责任，无论他最终的后果怎么，都将成为他的尽头。”

奥康的撞车事故打断了资历赛

埃斯特班·奥孔在第二轮资历赛中驾驶着他的 Haas 赛车时，失慎撞上了路肩并倒车撞向了墙壁，激勉了红旗。他向车队发出信号暗示我方并未受伤。

Liam Lawson在新的一年里不息他的坚苦开局，由于DRS系统出现故障，他在Racing Bulls车队中名顺序十七。自从被左迁至次级Red Bull车队以维持Tsunoda以来，这是新西兰车手投入的第二场比赛。

尽管梅赛德斯（Mercedes）发达强盛，但罗素（Russell）和安东内利（Antonelli）在周六晚些时辰将濒临看望，因为他们在资历赛的受限时段内从车库中驶出。

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