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Charles Leclerc from Monaco triumphed at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first race of the F1 series in the 2022 season. The double Ferrari was completed by the Spanish Spaniard Carlos Sainz. Brit Lewis Hamilton finished third on the Mercedes.
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The reigning world champion Max Verstappen headed to the podium at the Red Bull, but in the 55th round he was betrayed by a monopost, which gradually lost power and the Dutchman did not finish the race. His teammate Sergio Pérez, who was eliminated in the last 57th round, had the same fate.
For 24-year-old Leclerc, it was the 3rd victory in his career and the 14th podium.
There are 22 races in the F1 calendar for the 2022 season. The following are scheduled for next weekend, with the Saudi Grand Prix starting on Sunday at 7pm CET.
The four-time world champion German Sebastian Vettel did not start the first races of the season, who was replaced in the Aston Martin by a compatriot and former driver of the team Nico Hülkenberg.
Leclerc did not underestimate the start after the 10th pole position in his career and stayed ahead of Verstappen. Fifth Hamilton already improved his position in the opening meters when he overtook Pérez. Brit was the first to overtake and had problems in an effort to warm up the tires, after which he was overtaken by the Chinese F1 debut Kuan-jüm in the 13th round.
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Bahrain Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc ahead of Max Verstappen
Source: reuters
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From the 16th round, Leclerc’s duel with Verstappen attracted attention, in which they both performed several impressive overtaking maneuvers. Leclerc finally remained in the lead. Their teammates Sainz and Pérez followed them, and Hamilton was in 5th place after the 20th round. Shortly after the 30th round, Leclerc also crossed the Verstappen and Monačan remained in first place. Continuously, the second Verstappen overtook for the third time, his shortfall on Leclerca increased to almost half a minute.
In the 46th lap, the race received a new plot when Gasly put down a monopost that started burning. A safety car arrived on the track, whose presence Leclerc used for the third crossing. Although Verstappen, thanks to the neutralization of the starting field, pulled the shortfall to Leclerc, but after the restart he had to face the attacks of the third Sainz.
In an effort to secure the lead, Verstappen tried to make it through after 54 minutes, but Verstappen managed to tip the ball to a corner. Shortly after that, the race ended for him and his teammate Pérez immediately got into similar problems. This was attacked by the fourth Hamilton, who easily came to third place in the end, as Pérez’s engine turned off in a right-hand turn and also ended prematurely.
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Bahrain Grand Prix winners
Source: reuters
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Votes (source: Sport 2):
Charles Leclerc, winner: “We have had a difficult two years, but all the people in the factories have worked hard and this is also the result. I tried to go to the overtaking maneuvers wisely and it paid off.”
Carlos Sainz, 2nd miest: “It’s been a tough weekend for me. I have some ‘homework’ that I have to do for future races. I’ve seen the red lights flash for Max and I feel it’s my chance. I’ve got it.”
Lewis Hamilton, 3. miesto: “Congratulations to Ferrari on the double. It’s been a tough weekend for us, but we’re happy. We’re waiting for new parts and I believe we’ll be stronger then.”
Bahrain Grand Prix results:
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