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Yup.  I see some people saying that he might not even finish the race.  Dunno...  Perez’s car has some problems right now and the commentators are saying that Verstappen could have the same problem.

Anyway, first lap, Mazepin spins at turn 3 and is out of the race.  Lol.  

Yamaha looks very strong again this year like at the beginning of last season, Rossi in first qualifying at the fourth place, could be a good season for the old champion.

Can't wait for this season's GP. Even without an audience it might still be interesting. I am a big fan of Valentino Rossi until now even though he is old. Until now I haven't found a replacement for him to be a fan, I hope I will find him in this season. Maybe the new riders this season can attract my heart, one of them is like Luca Marini. For Valentino Rossi Even though in FP3 he is in position 16, I hope that in tomorrow's race he will be able to be in the top 10.

I'm really hyped before the race tomorrow. It was interesting qualifying session and I'm happy to see Verstappen on pole.
Lot of things already said about Red Bull and Honda engine, but I think it's also worth to mention that Alpha Tauri with Honda engine also looks fast this year.
What is sad to see - Vettel will start only 18th :/

Yep, every time or almost every time Honda left the F1 they did as F1 Champions, last time was with the Brawn GP.
This year can be the time with the Redbull.

This is what they do, do a big boost on the last year, wins and leave.

Honda is really doing an awesome job on its engines. Red Bull is getting more powerful every year without doubt. I agree that Verstappen will win the race also unless things get worse. Ferrari still did a good job despite Sainz's unlucky lap. I think Leclerc and Sainz both will get nice points in this race. And when it comes to Vettel, it was a devastating start for him. He mentioned before that he is still not accustomed to the car and it looks like the problem continues.

If nothing weirds happen Verstappen will just cruise to a win. At least we wont see any extreme weather in Bahrein. ;-)

It was great to see Verstappen literally nailing the pole position. And an interesting statistics says that Hamilton has had big problems on the first events in a season so far. By saying "problems", I mean having problems on winning. So, I think Verstappen has a really big chance to win the Bahrain GP if something terrible doesn't happen.

1    33    Max Verstappen    Red Bull Racing Honda    1:30.499    1:30.318    1:28.997    15
2    44    Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes    1:30.617    1:30.085    1:29.385    18
3    77    Valtteri Bottas    Mercedes    1:31.200    1:30.186    1:29.586    17
4    16    Charles Leclerc    Ferrari    1:30.691    1:30.010    1:29.678    15
5    10    Pierre Gasly    AlphaTauri Honda    1:30.848    1:30.513    1:29.809    15
6    3    Daniel Ricciardo    McLaren Mercedes    1:30.795    1:30.222    1:29.927    18
7    4    Lando Norris    McLaren Mercedes    1:30.902    1:30.099    1:29.974    18
8    55    Carlos Sainz    Ferrari    1:31.653    1:30.009    1:30.215    17
9    14    Fernando Alonso    Alpine Renault    1:30.863    1:30.595    1:30.249    15
10    18    Lance Stroll    Aston Martin Mercedes    1:31.261    1:30.624    1:30.601    15
11    11    Sergio Perez    Red Bull Racing Honda    1:31.165    1:30.659       11
12    99    Antonio Giovinazzi    Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari    1:30.998    1:30.708       12
13    22    Yuki Tsunoda    AlphaTauri Honda    1:30.607    1:31.203       9
14    7    Kimi Räikkönen    Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari    1:31.547    1:31.238       12
15    63    George Russell    Williams Mercedes    1:31.316    1:33.430       11
16    31    Esteban Ocon    Alpine Renault    1:31.724          6
17    6    Nicholas Latifi    Williams Mercedes    1:31.936          8
18    5    Sebastian Vettel    Aston Martin Mercedes    1:32.056          6
19    47    Mick Schumacher    Haas Ferrari    1:32.449          6
20    9    Nikita Mazepin    Haas Ferrari    1:33.273          7

Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1064/bahrain.html

As told you times ago, aware of Honda engines.
Ferrari is decent sadly Sainz made a mistake on his lap otherwise he could be in top 6.

I think Verstappen will win, Red bull should also stress less the tires.

Vettel, disaster.

Lets hope Red Bull have a really competive car. Verstappen is a very good driver but didn't had that much poles. If he gets some more poles in this season it could be a great season to follow.

Franco Morbidelli is again the fastest in Free Practice 3, after previously in Free Practice 2 Miller took it. In 3rd place is Luca Marini, he is Valentino Rossi's younger brother, this year is his debut in the Moto GP. From the results of Free Practice 3, maybe other racers should start considering Marini as a potential competitor. Unfortunately Valentino Rossi is at number 16.
Below are the results of Free Practice 3 in losail, maybe this can be a consideration for you to bet 

I'm a little bit surprised, Red Bull is stronger than expected and Max is in pole position. It seems to be a little more balanced this year. But now it's getting really interesting with MotoGP.

For a while there I thought the Ferraris had mad pace after Q2.  Lol.  

We'll see mate
Well done Max Verstappen has the first Pole Position in 2021. Hamilton second and Bottas third.
That is going to be be a very interesting race tomorrow.
Good job Max!

Verstappen is going well this weekend. Lets see if he can turns this form into the first pole of the season. I think when he got pole it will be an easy race for him.

^  Looks like that RBR car’s pace is real!  Merc were def not sandbagging this time around at FP3.  And curious with that huge gap between Gasly and Tsunoda.  Alpha Tauri might have a good package there...  Can’t wait for quali! 

POS    Driver    Team    Time    Laps
1    Max Verstappen    Red Bull    1:30.577    11
2    Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes    0.739s    14
3    Pierre Gasly    AlphaTauri    1.006s    13
4    Valtteri Bottas    Mercedes    1.278s    16
5    Sergio Perez    Red Bull    1.331s    11
6    Carlos Sainz    Ferrari    1.531s    16
7    Kimi Raikkonen    Alfa Romeo Racing    1.647s    15
8    Esteban Ocon    Alpine    1.846s    11
9    Lance Stroll    Aston Martin    1.854s    13
10    Daniel Ricciardo    McLaren    1.900s    12
11    Charles Leclerc    Ferrari    1.905s    17
12    Antonio Giovinazzi    Alfa Romeo Racing    1.923s    11
13    Yuki Tsunoda    AlphaTauri    2.132s    15
14    Sebastian Vettel    Aston Martin    2.178s    15
15    Fernando Alonso    Alpine    2.243s    15
16    Lando Norris    McLaren    2.283s    10
17    George Russell    Williams    2.746s    14
18    Mick Schumacher    Haas    2.845s    14
19    Nikita Mazepin    Haas    3.045s    14
20    Nicholas Latifi    Williams    3.382s    16

Source: https://live.planetf1.com/

Verstappen is superfast he will probably in pole.
SuperFerrari they only used harder tyres so they can improve, they can go in second row with the red tires. A big step from 2020.

Anybody watching FP3 rn?  I feel like Merc will drop the sandbagging now and show their real pace.  And the bookies were wise to close the betting market during all the practice runs.  I’m not really sure if they’re going to open it up before quali.

Edit:  Btw..  Best betting market for F1 is at Stake.

Looks like Verstappen will win this one. He had a very good preparation but also in the training yesterday he was amazing and nobody could break even with him.
Or will show Mercedes shows some magic?

I wouldn't be surprised, either.

Red Bull do look to have the best package i) at the moment, and ii) in the heat and dry of Bahrain.
But this doesn't mean they are guaranteed the win, and it doesn't mean that they'll dominate the season. Mercedes are formidable and not easily beaten.

But... it does look closer than it has recently. There is cause for optimism that there will be some real competition this season. And also that Mercedes may struggle if the low/high rake issue is the cause of their under-performance.