The Bahrain Grand Prix brought no surprises, with Oscar Piastri securing a clear start-to-finish victory with a controlled race in a not-too-hectic race.
Piastri got off to a great start and easily held his lead. George Russell, however, started even stronger, climbing to second place, not to mention Lando Norris, who immediately jumped onto the podium with an even better start. Not only did the top drivers shine, the younger drivers also showed their skills: Pierre Gasly comfortably held on to fifth place, while Carlos Sainz quickly moved up to sixth.
But the Spaniard couldn't celebrate for long, as first Kimi Antonelli closed in on him, then Max Verstappen overtook him. Shortly after, Lewis Hamilton followed suit, having a spectacular battle with the Williams driver but ultimately losing. Meanwhile, the other Red Bull steadily closed in on Yuki Tsunoda, and after the tenth lap the pit stops began. We saw different strategies, with Scuderia Ferrari and Alex Albon finally making their pit stop. After the regrouping, we saw the order Piastri-Russell-Norris again, but the situation between Haas and Esteban Ocon was much more interesting: the Frenchman drove steadily in sixth place after starting from the back of the field.
We were already well into the middle of the race when Charles Leclerc gained pace, overtook Norris, and took third place. Meanwhile, Verstappen's struggle was very noticeable, driving one of his worst races in recent years. On lap 32, things took a turn for the worse: Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz got into a fierce battle, the two cars touched, and the track was filled with debris. The safety car came out, strategically upending everything we had seen up to that point. Piastri executed the restart superbly, and after a heated duel, everything remained the same, with the Piastri-Russell-Leclerc trio continuing to lead the Bahrain Grand Prix.
It must be said that we won't remember this race as the race of the decade; apart from the midfield battles, little happened worth recording. The final laps were enlivened by Norris's agile attacks, who, after a long effort, took third place from Leclerc and finished there. Thus, Oscar Piastri won the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and his teammate, who thus moved up to second place in the individual standings.
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