TOPS
Hamilton obviously
Dominated all weekend by Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton came out of his box in the race.
A well-managed Grand Prix, a well-designed strategy and then the driver did the rest.
Lucky when the Dutchman passes him with all four wheels off the track, but luck is an integral part of the careers of great champions.
For once, the Briton might not have the best car this weekend and yet in the end the victory is his.
His 96th in his career.
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Red Bull is at the level
The results of the Austrian team may seem disappointing.
But Red Bull is there and Max Verstappen surely had the best car on the grid this weekend.
He finished second after a superb race where it is difficult to blame him for anything especially since the Dutchman had differential problems throughout the Grand Prix.
And what about Sergio Perez?
Forced to leave the pits following a breakdown in the warm-up lap, the Mexican delivered a comeback of which he has the secret to finally rank fifth.
Probing.
Norris marks his territory
With the arrival of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren, Lando Norris was keen to show himself in Bahrain.
Behind the Australian in qualifying (7th), the Briton did much better than the former Renault driver in the race with a good fourth place while Ricciardo finished seventh.
He is also ahead of Perez and Leclerc and already scores important points for the constructors' classification.
Tsunoda, first successful The
first driver born in the 2000s to evolve in Formula 1, the Japanese made a good impression on Sunday in Sakhir.
Thirteenth on the grid, Yuji Tsunoda finally took ninth place with several nice passes, like Sebastian Vettel or Lance Stroll.
To review quickly.
FLOPS
First to forget for Gasly
Fifth on the grid and very comfortable throughout the weekend, Pierre Gasly had high hopes for the race on Sunday.
Unfortunately, that came to an end when the Frenchman crashed into Ricciardo in the opening laps.
Broken front wing at the start of the lap and a huge waste of time the rest of the lap.
Coming out last, more than twenty-five seconds behind the pilot preceding him, the Normand delivered an anonymous race which he finished in 17th place.
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Alpine, missed appointment
Esteban Ocon had shone with his Renault in Sakhir in 2020 with a second place, he will not be able to say the same with the Alpine in 2021. Constantly out of the points and hit by Vettel at the end of the race, the French did not exist on Sunday and was satisfied with the 13th place.
Bad luck on the other hand for Fernando Alonso, vying for points after a good qualifying (9th), who was forced to give up in the middle of the race after losing his rear brakes.
Alpine has work to do.
Mazepin, beware of the phenomenon
There were doubts about the talents of the Russian, fifth in the last F2 championship, even before the start of the season.
Suffice to say that these doubts remain so much Nikita Mazepin has released the big game this weekend.
A mess of rides, spinning demonstrations and a race that lasted… three turns.
Like a grown-up, he has achieved the feat of getting out almost on his own.
Haas, financed by Mazepin father, could quickly miss a Kevin Magnussen or a Romain Grosjean.
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