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Mar 2023
32m 52s

Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying review

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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Rosanna Tennant and Sam Bird join Jack Nicholls to look back at qualifying from Bahrain. They discuss the winners and losers and hear from Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. 
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