Ferrari managed to secure the front row of the Bahrain Grand Prix by placing Sebastian Vettel in pole position, just ahead of his teammate Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen. The Finn seemed faster than the German, but the latter managed a perfect last fast lap to claim his 51st pole position.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I didn’t get much running this afternoon [editor’s note: yesterday, in FP3], so it was a bit difficult to know what to expect, but I felt very good from the start and I knew I could improve throughout the session. In Q3, that’s when I wanted to peak, and I think I reached a high point on the first fast lap, just before the last corner. I wanted a little too much. So, I knew I could do it and yes, basically, my last fast lap was a bit copy\/paste from the previous lap, but in the last corner I managed to stay away from the curbs, so yes, I’m very happy with both laps and obviously happy with the result, with the car, the way the car responded. \u00bb explained Vettel in the press conference.<\/p>\n
However, after Melbourne and his lucky victory, the four-time world champion did not expect to be celebrating like this in Sakhir: “I think it’s surprising for us to be, after Australia, so competitive. So, obviously, we have, I think, a good base. The car was working in Australia, but we struggled with the feeling of the car. Here, it’s been better, so we’ve improved a bit by working on the car. The start of the season is always difficult because you don’t know the car very well yet. It’s getting better and better, so obviously today was quite nice, and the car’s performance is coming to life,” concluded the German.<\/p>\n
\nPOLE number 214 for the Scuderia!!#Seb5<\/a> sets a super 1:27.958, #Kimi7<\/a> P2 GREAT JOB to all the team! #BahrainGP<\/a> #Quali<\/a> #ForzaFerrari<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6TN46xm5n3<\/a><\/p>\n