MANAMA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on pole position for the Sakhir Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate George Russell, standing in for the absent Lewis Hamilton, securing the front-row lockout.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen qualified third for Sunday's floodlit Formula One race with Ferrari (NYSE:RACE)'s Charles Leclerc a surprising fourth.
Hamilton has already won the title, his record-equalling seventh, but the Briton is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.