Almost in parallel to the gap between the two Ferraris although the distance in terms of grid positions is not so stark, Lando Norris qualified sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri almost seamlessly annexed pole position. Most galling of all for the Briton was the margin between the two MCL39s: 0.426 seconds.
Piastri’s second Q3 lap was 0.392s faster than his first and Norris’s response was scrappy. As described in detail by our GPS analysis, Norris’ lap was undone almost immediately by going too deep into Turn 1 and having to quell the resultant snap into oversteer.
