The Bahrain Grand Prix brought no surprises, Oscar Piastri, with controlled racing, took a smooth victory from start to finish in a not very exciting race.
Piastrí got off to a great start and held on to the lead without any problems. George Russell, however, had a stronger start, moving up to second place, not to mention Lando Norris, who immediately jumped onto the podium with an even stronger start. Not only did the leading group do well, but the smaller drivers also performed: Pierre Gasly held on to fifth place without any problems, while Carlos Sainz quickly moved up to sixth.
However, the Spaniard did not enjoy himself for long, as first Kimi Antonelli approached him, then Max Verstappen overtook him. A moment later, Lewis Hamilton joined in, who had a very attractive duel with the Williams driver, but eventually lost. Meanwhile, the second Red Bull was also constantly approaching Yuki Tsunoda, and after the tenth lap, pit stops began. We saw various tactics, the last to change tires were Scuderia Ferrari and Alex Albon. After the reorganization, we saw the order of Piastra-Russell-Norris again, but the situation of Haas and Esteban Ocon was much more interesting: the Frenchman, who started from the back of the field, drove steadily in sixth place.
We were well into the half-way point of the race when Charles Leclerc found the pace, overtook Norris and took over third place from him. In the meantime, Verstappen's fight was very impressive, having one of his worst races in recent years. On lap 32, the twist came: Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz got into a serious fight, with their cars colliding, causing the track to be filled with debris. The safety car came out, and with it everything we had seen so far changed strategically. Piastri handled the restart brilliantly, and after the ensuing passionate battle, everything remained the same, the trio of Piastri-Russell-Leclerc still leading the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Regardless, this will not be remembered as the race of the decade, apart from the midfield battles, almost nothing worth noting happened. The final laps were revived by Norris' agile attacks, the Briton took third place from Leclerc after long attempts, and here he was also checked out. Oscar Piastri won the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and his teammate, moving him into second place in the individual points standings.
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