Team by team analysis of Bahrain Grand Prix
MANAMA : Team-by-team analysis of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, listed in championship order:
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Bahrain was one of our worst days in racing, says Wolff
MANAMA : Mercedes started the Formula One season being beaten in Bahrain by their own engine which powered Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin to the podium while they struggled as the fourth fastest team.
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff disconsolate after grim day for Mercedes in Bahrain - 'One of our worst days'
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff cut disconsolate figures after a grim day for Mercedes at the Bahrain GP that showcased their lack of competitiveness on the F1 grid. After a difficult 2022 in which Mercedes struggled badly with a bouncing car, hopes had been high for something of a rebirth as the teams assembled in the Gulf. Ad But the early noises were not all that promising, and those fears seemed well-founded on race day as Hamilton finished fifth, while team-mate George Russell trailed in seventh, some distance behind race winner, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who looks set to dominate the sport again in 2023.
"Red Bull have the championship sewn up" - Russell
George Russell summed up the mood in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday night when he chillingly predicted Max Verstappen's Red Bull team will win all 23 races this year.
Max Verstappen vanquishes rivals at Bahrain Grand Prix
Max Verstappen opened his championship defence with a crushing victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen Wins Season-Opening Bahrain Grand Prix As Fernando Alonso Shines
World champion Max Verstappen claimed his maiden season-opening victory and first at the Sakhir circuit on Sunday when he led Sergio Perez home in a dominant Red Bull one-two at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Alonso shines
SAKHIR: World champion Max Verstappen claimed his maiden season-opening victory and first at the Sakhir circuit on Sunday when he led Sergio Perez home in a dominant Red Bull one-two at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The defending double world champion led from start to finish, bar the pit stops, to establish himself as a strong favorite for a third consecutive drivers’ crown this year. It was his first win in the Gulf state at the 10th attempt.
Max Verstappen begins world title defence with superb win at Bahrain Grand Prix
Max Verstappen opened his championship defence with a crushing victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix.