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Lewis Hamilton confirmed his favoritism, ran a clean race from start to finish and won the Bahrain Grand Prix this afternoon (29). The circuit was marked by two impressive accidents: the first involving Romain Grosjean, right at the exit, which left the car in two and on fire after the crash, the second involved Lance Stroll, who caused the car to overturn shortly after. . the restart after the accident of the French.
The podium was completed by the Dutchman Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, in second place, after starting in 3rd position; and by the Thai Alexander Albon, also from RBR, in third place, after finishing 4th in qualifying training. The race in the Middle East was paralyzed for almost two hours, due to the accident on the first lap.
Racing Point’s Sergio Pérez from Mexico was in 3rd position until the last laps, but his engine started to burn and he was forced to withdraw from the race. The circuit ended with Safety Car on the track.
Bottas starts second, but finishes eighth
In yesterday’s practice, Valtteri Bottas secured the second fastest time and started in the front row alongside Hamilton. However, during the restart of the race due to the accident, the Finn’s tire went flat and he was forced to stop for the change.
Verstappen is forced to stop for trouble
Dutchman Max Verstappen complained to RBR during the race that “his car was jumping more than a kangaroo” and had to stop to fix the problem and change the worn tires.
Vettel gets sick and complains about the car
Sebastián Vettel finished the race in 13th position. During the circuit he said on the radio that the Ferrari car was “impossible to drive.” His teammate Charles LeClerc finished the race in tenth place.
Sainz has a good recovery run
Spaniard Carlos Sainz started in 15th position at the Bahrain GP. However, he had a good recovery run and finished the circuit in fifth place.
Grosjean is rescued with minor injuries
On the first lap, Haas’ Frenchman Romain Grosjean’s car touched Russian Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri, and crashed into the tire barrier, going under the guardrail, catching fire and immediately splitting in half. The shocking images indicated an explosion at the site.
Grosjean got out of the car nimbly and wearing only one shoe amid the blazing flames. Conscious but struggling to walk, he was seen in an ambulance and at the circuit medical center and voiced his concern among all the other drivers and employees on the grid. The race was immediately stopped with a red flag. It was 29 seconds of the French pilot under fire.
Haas said she had minor burns to her hands and ankles, but was fine at the time of the first date. They removed him from the site of the stretcher, with an oxygen tube and suspected rib fracture. He took a helicopter directly to a nearby hospital.
Walk flag on reboot
Racing Point driver Lance Stroll flipped his car during the Bahrain Grand Prix restart after hitting the front wheel of AlphaTauri’s Danill Kvyat car, who was also involved in the shocking accident involving Romain Grosjean. The Russian driver was penalized within 10 seconds for causing the collision with the Canadian, who was forced to abandon the race.
Grid end
1st: Lewis Hamilton / ING – Mercedes
2nd: Max Verstappen / HOL – Red Bull
3rd: Alexander Albon / TAI – Red Bull
4th: Lando Norris / ING – McLaren
5th: Carlos Sainz Jr / ESP – McLaren
6th: Pierre Gasly / FRA – AlphaTauri
7th: Daniel Ricciardo / AUS – Renault
8th: Valtteri Bottas / FIN – Mercedes
9th: Esteban Ocon / FRA – Renault
10th: Charles Leclerc / MON – Ferrari
11th: Daniil Kvyat / RUS – AlphaTauri
12: Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA – Alfa Romeo
13th: George Russell / ING – Williams
14th: Sebastian Vettel / ALE – Ferrari
15th: Nicholas Latifi / CAN – Williams
16th: Kimi Raikkonen / FIN – Alfa Romeo
17th: Kevin Magnussen / DIN – Haas
Did not complete:
Sergio Pérez / MEX – Racing Point
Lance Stroll / CAN – Racing Point
Romain Grosjean / FRA – Haas
