Red Bull take front of grid while Fernando Alonso is fifth Charles Leclercs Ferrari in third; Mercedes are sixth and seventh For some time in the buildup to the opening qualifying session of the new Formula One season, there was a frisson of excitement in Bahrain it was impossible to ignore. Was change in the air? Might F1s wiliest, oldest dog, Fernando Alonso, have a lesson left in him for the young pups of the new gener
