Charles Leclerc claimed pole after teammate Sebastian Vettel was held in his garage with engine problems.
The competitive order is little clearer after a chaotic day of practice at the Red Bull Ring.
Nothing fires up the formula one public quite like team orders, and it’s taken only three races for the sport’s favourite subject to become a major talking point in 2019.
Motorsport can be a cruel and fickle sport, and for no-one was that truer than Charles Leclerc in the final 15 laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Mercedes has been Formula One’s dominant force for five long years, but that could all be about to change in 2019.
Could Charles Leclerc be Sebastian Vettel’s next Daniel Ricciardo?
Charles Leclerc seems destined to drive for Ferrari, and perhaps sooner than anyone expected.
It sounds increasingly likely that Ferrari will take a punt on the rookie Monegasque driver.
Only more teams can improve the flow of new talent into Formula One.