The Formula 1 World Championship, which ended last season with the championship of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, started this year at the 5.4-kilometer International Bahrain Circuit in the Sahir region. Last season’s champion Verstappen won the race with a total of 57 laps.
Lewis Hamilton, who has a total of 7 championships, finished the race fifth. The second race of the season will be played on March 19 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The last champion was also the first winner of the new season.
Verstappen, who made successful pit-stop and tire choices throughout the race, achieved a time of 1:33:56,746. Moreover, Verstappen won by 11,987 seconds away from his closest opponent, teammate Sergio Perez, and got 25 points with this score.
Alonso, who raced for Aston Martin, gave hope as Red Bull got off to an excellent start.
While Red Bull drivers dominated the first two places of the race, Fernando Alonso with his new team Aston Martin placed third, 38.647 seconds behind the leader, making a good start to the season.
The top 5 drivers and teams in the Bahrain Grand Prix were as follows:
- Max Varstappen (Red Bull): 25 points
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull): 18 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): 15 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): 12 points
- Levis Hamilton (Mercedes): 10 points
The top 5 teams in the Bahrain Grand Prix were as follows:
- Red Bull: 43 points
- Aston Martin: 23 points
- Mercedes: 16 points
- Ferrari: 12 points
- Alfa Romeo: 4 points
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