P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Brendon Hartley took pole for Toyota for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 8 Hours of Bahrain, with his teammate Nyck de Vries ensuring a front row lock out for Toyota. It took more than half the session to have representative lap times start coming in, with teams taking it slow on this high-energy, high-degradation track. […]
It took some time for teams to start setting competitive lap times during the session due to the challenging nature of the track. Two BMWs opted to pit for their qualifying tyres midway through the session. The Toyota team was the first to post competitive times in qualifying, with Nyck de Vries ultimately setting the fastest lap time. During the closing stages, Antonio Giovinazzi in the Ferrari AF Corse secured the second position on the grid, with Robin Frijns of BMW taking third place. Some notable teams missed out on advancing to the next session, including the two Alpines, Peugeots, Cadillac, Lamborghini, and several other competitors. In the Hyperpole session, Toyota’s Brendon Hartley claimed pole position, leading his teammate de Vries in second place, followed by Giovinazzi and Jani in the Proton Porsche.
