Rosberg outpaces Hamilton to secure Bahrain pole
Nico Rosberg will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position after outpacing his team-mate during the final shoot-out to secure the top spot. The German put the pressure on with his first lap during Q3 which was already three tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton’s, but a lock-up at turn one for the Briton on his final flying lap wrapped pole up for Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo qualified an impressive third, several places higher than team-mate Sebastian Vettel. The champion couldn’t manage to break out of Q2. Ricciardo will however start P13 due to a ten-place penalty carried across from the Malaysian GP. Valtteri Bottas therefore starts third alongside the Force India of Sergio Perez. The Mexican looked well down on pace compared to team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, but when it mattered, he put the time in whilst Hulkenberg had to settle for P12. Kimi Raikkonen outqualified Fernando Alonso for the first time this year with seventh compared to the Spaniard’s tenth. Between that duo are Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen. Qualifying - 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
#Driver Team Q1Q2Q3
01 N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:35.439 1:33.708 1:33.185
02 L. Hamilton Mercedes 1:35.323 1:33.872 1:33.464
03 D. Ricciardo* Red Bull 1:36.220 1:34.592 1:34.051
04 V. Bottas Williams 1:34.934 1:34.842 1:34.247
05 S. Perez Force India 1:34.998 1:34.747 1:34.346
06 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:35.234 1:34.925 1:34.368
07 J. Button McLaren 1:35.699 1:34.714 1:34.387
08 F. Massa Williams 1:35.085 1:34.842 1:34.511
09 K. Magnussen McLaren 1:35.228 1:34.904 1:34.712
10 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:35.251 1:34.723 1:34.992
11 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:35.549 1:34.985
12 N. Hulkenberg Force India 1:34.874 1:35.116
13 D. Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:35.395 1:35.145
14 J. Vergne Toro Rosso 1:35.815 1:35.286
15 E. Gutierrez Sauber 1:36.567 1:35.891
16 R. Grosjean Lotus 1:36.654 1:35.908
17 P. Maldonado Lotus 1:36.663
18 A. Sutil Sauber 1:36.840
19 K. Kobayashi Caterham 1:37.085
20 J. Bianchi Marussia 1:37.310
21 M. Ericsson Caterham 1:37.875
22 M. Chilton Marussia 1:37.913
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