Rome, 20 March 2022 – Trionfo Ferrari to Sakhir: Charles Leclerc won the Gp del Bahrainfirst race of 2022 Formula One World Championship. According to Carlos Sainz. Third was Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes. World champion Max Verstappenlong second on his Red Bull, was forced to retire with two laps to go.
Ferrari thus returns to success in F1 afterwards 903 days with a fantastic double. Leclerc led practically the entire race, in front of his teammate who overtook Verstappen’s Red Bull in the final who accused a steering problem and then had another more serious problem that forced him to return to the pits. Red Bull disaster in the final with a problem that also affected Sergio Perez when he was third and gave the lowest step of the podium to Lewis Hamiton’s Mercedes followed by his teammate George Russell. The additional point for the fastest lap of the race.
The top-5 it is complemented by George Russell’s Mercedes and the surprising Kevin Magnussen (fifth in Haas). Sixth position for Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo). Of note is the retirement of Pierre Gasly with his Alpha Tauri which caught fire.
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Leclerc’s words
“I’m really happy. The last two years have been difficult for the team, we knew this was going to be a great opportunity for us and the guys did an incredible job delivering and building this to us. fantastic car. We started in the best way with pole, victory, fastest lap, double with Carlos, I could not have hoped for better incredible to be back at the top. “These are the words of Ferrari driver Leclerc after the success.” Did Verstappen try to overtake me? Yes, I tried to be intelligent and use the drs in the best way and recover it, I resumed my position and I am happy that the strategy worked. Safety car? I didn’t want it to be there but I was able to get off to a great start and this gave me the margin to manage the race until the end “, added the Monegasque from the red.
Sainz
“Ferrari is back, with a brace. Two places that we should always occupy. I didn’t have the pace, I have some work to do but I will grow up. At the restart I had a good chance, Verstappen defended himself very well, when I saw the red lights on his car I attacked. He was unlucky, he was driving well. ”So was Carlos Sainz.