Ocon suffers triple penalty in Bahrain opener
MANAMA: Esteban Ocon started his Formula One season with an unwanted triple of time penalties before the Renault-owned Alpine team retired his car from Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.
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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.
Red Bull secure Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying lockout as champion Max Verstappen claims pole position
Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in Saturday’s qualifying at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. FP3 had ended with 41-year-old Spanish former world champion Fernando Alonso as the fastest on track so far, with questions remaining over the sustainability of his pace.
Alonso maintains hold over Verstappen in Bahrain GP practice
SAKHIR, Bahrain: Two-time champion Fernando Alonso continued to set the pace at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday when he outpaced Max Verstappen in an intriguing third and final practice. The 41-year-old Spaniard, revelling in the performance of his vastly-improved Aston Martin car, clocked a best lap of 1 minute 32.340 seconds to edge Red Bull’s two-time defending world champion by 0.005 seconds. The Dutchman’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was third ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and George Russell in the second Mercedes.
Bahrain GP: 'Long way off and on wrong track,' admits Hamilton after more F1 woe
A disappointed Lewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes were "a long way off" the pace and struggling to close the gap after he finished eighth in Friday's second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
'Long Way Off And On Wrong Track,' Admits Lewis Hamilton After More F1 Woe
A disappointed Lewis Hamilton admitted Mercedes were "a long way off" the pace and struggling to close the gap after he finished eighth in Friday's second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who is in the final year of his current contract, said he had half-expected to discover a performance deficit, but not one as alarming as revealed on Friday.
Fernando Alonso dazzles F1 as he ends Friday practice quickest in the Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso dazzled under the lights to set the best time for Aston Martin ahead of Red Bull's defending double world champion Max Verstappen in Friday evening's second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.