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Charles Leclerc wins season-opening grand prix as both Red Bulls fail to finish
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won Formula One’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after world champion Max Verstappen retired with just three laps remaining and Lewis Hamilton landed a surprise podium.
Helmut Marko calls Max Verstappen anger 'justified' in fresh swipe at Red Bull team
Max Verstappen's anger is "justified", according to Helmut Marko, with the Red Bull advisor taking aim at the team's strategists. The opening race of the season looked set to be a straight fight between Red Bull and Ferrari with Mercedes trailing their main rivals.
Mercedes Toto Wolff claims Lewis Hamilton only has 'long shot' of title challenge
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton only has a very long shot of fighting for the world championship.
Autosport Podcast: F1 Bahrain GP Review
In a new era of F1 with ground effect cars, on paper Ferrari dominated the Bahrain race weekend as Leclerc took pole position, the race win in a team 1-2 and the fastest lap, but in truth its battle with Red Bull and Max Verstappen made it a much more even contest.
Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc's fascinating post-race chat at Bahrain GP
Charles Leclerc picked up a sensational victory in the first F1 race of the season whilst Max Verstappen fell short at the final hurdle.
Lewis Hamilton broke two more Formula 1 records with impressive Bahrain GP drive
In a year where Mercedes look unlikely to be leading the standings, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton continues to break records and submits his name repeatedly into the history books.
