Charles Leclerc beat world champion Max Verstappen on Saturday to give Ferrari pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton continued to lag behind. With Carlos Sainz third, the Scuderia can hope that good showings in free practice and pre-season testing were no fluke and the team is really rebounding after some difficult years. Ferrari have embraced new rules with major aerodynamic changes to make racing more exciting. Leclerc clocked 1 minute 30.558 seconds on the 5.412-kilometres Bahrain International Circuit as he beat Red Bull’s Verstappen by .12…