The Red Bull Racing drivers, the Dutchman Max Verstappen and the Mexican Sérgio Perez dominated the Sakhir circuit that Sunday and took the first Grand Prix of the season, that of Bahrain, in second place.
Verstappen, who is aiming for a third title in a row, became the first leader of the Formula 1 world championship on Sunday with a victory for his Czech teammate and the Spaniard. Fernando Alonsoque took the podium in his first race with Aston Martin.
Alonso, 41, celebrated his 99th podium at the Grand Circus, finishing third. The two-time world champion from Asturias returned to the podium a year and almost four months after the last time, finishing third at the Qatar Grand Prix in November 2021.
Spaniard Carlos Sainz of Ferrari finished fourth and the “Top 5” was closed by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, of Mercedes. the Canadian spearwalk, new partner of the Asturian genius, finished sixth ahead of the other Mercedes, the Englishman Jorge Russel.
In turn, Ferrari’s driver Monegasse Charles Leclercele stopped the race on lap 41 with power problems in his car.
The next Grand Prix will be held in Saudi Arabia from March 17 to 19 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Source: La Neta Neta
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