Defined the classification, so you can see the start of Formula 1 in Colombia

A new Formula 1 season is underway and this Saturday the qualification of the Bahrain Grand Prix was held, the first date of the 2022 World Cup of the top category of motorsport. On the Sakhir circuit, pole position was left to Charles Leclerc (1:30 .558). The Ferraris showed that they are back and made things difficult for Max Verstappen (+0.123), reigning champion, who finished second ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sainz.

After the exciting 2021 season, fans of the Grand Carp of world motorsport are eagerly awaiting the start of the first race of the year. The wait will end on Sunday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m., Colombia time. The Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix will be screened in the country on ESPN and on Star+.

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Starting tomorrow, Formula 1 faces a new era with the release of technical regulations that changed the aerodynamic appearance of cars by 80 percent and the return of the ground effect after 40 years. The radical modifications have led to the hard work of the teams since 2019, when the changes were announced.

So, the table is set to open a new season on this relatively young circuit, which premiered in 2004, which is 5,412 kilometers long. On Sunday the drivers will have to complete 57 laps. It is a track that has three DRS zones, with few fast corners (15) and with 56% of its route made up of straights.

Saturday's qualifying confirmed the harbingers of the current world champion, the Dutchman Max Verstappen and the seven-time champion, Lewis Hamiltonm who during the training days warned of the Ferrari's speed. “They are fast, you can see clearly, both in the long and short runs,” said the Dutchman last week. “Ferrari seems to be the fastest and maybe Red Bull, then there's us or McLaren, I don't know,” said the Briton.

Monegasque Charles Leclerc was the fastest in the standings and won the first pole of the year. “It feels good. Although the last three years have been difficult, we had high hopes for this new opportunity to be up. I think we've worked hard to be able to find ourselves and be able to fight to be up there. I am very happy with what we have done today. The car feels pretty good,” Leclerc said after his qualifying win.

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It was even a great day for Ferrari powered teams, as Valtteri Bottas did very well with his Alfa Romeo and placed sixth behind Lewis Hamilton (5th) and Mexican Checo Perez, who finished fourth in his Red Bull. The Haas team also smiled with their new car, especially with a great Kevin Magnussen who broke into Q3.

1. Charles Leclerc - Ferrrari (1:30.558)

2nd Max Verstappen - Red Bull

3. Carlos Sainz - Ferrrari

4. Sergio Perez - Red Bull

5. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes

6. ValtteriBottas - Alfa Romeo

7. Kevin Magnussen - Haas

8. Fernando Alonso - Alpine

9. George Russell - Mercedes

10. Pierre Gasly -Alphatauri

11. Esteban Ocon - Alpine

12th Mick Schumacher - Haas

13. Lando Norris - Mclaren

14. Alexander Albon - Williams

15 Guanyu Zhou - Alfa Romeo

16. Yuki Tsunoda - Alphatauri

17th Nico Hülkenberg - Aston Martin

18. Daniel Ricciardo - Mclaren

19. Lance Stroll - Aston Martin

20. Nicholas Latifi - Williams

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