The checkered flag waves, the race in Bahrain ends. The winner is Oscar piastri, never framed and always leader. They close the podium Russell e Norris, but be careful of the position of Leclerc (P4) there being ainvestigation for George. Movement, overtaking, brawling and Safety Car: it all happened today. Let's get into the action with the report.
Busy start, penalty for Norris
The start is a crucial point of the race in Bahrain. Everyone is on red tyres except the two Ferrari, which are triggered by new yellow tire. This penalises them in the initial sprint, with Leclerc and loses two positions on Russell and Norris. The second, however, after a fabulous start going from P6 to P3 is investigated for false start and subsequently penalized 5 seconds.
Lots of brawling on the track and first pit stops
The penalty does not seem to faze Lando, who approaches the Mercedes and wants to overtake. Behind, Antonelli takes the P5 su gasly and Hamilton on Sainz for the P7. On the tour 11, however, the first pit stops arrive, with the McLaren #4 stopping to serve the 5 second penalty. They also enter the pits Verstappen, who has a problem with the traffic light in his garage and mounts white rubber, and Gasly. Giro 13, Antonelli also enters, and in the next passage also RussellThe yellow tire of the Red starts to work well, with Charles starting to recover something on Piastres. The #81 will stop for the pit stop on lap 15, making it a 1-2 Ferrari. The choice of the single pit stop is starting to be the only possible solution for this race.
Another yellow tyre for Ferrari, the standings are restored
It only gets to lap 18 for the two red furies, who with a combined pit stop take the lead again yellow rubber. This means only one thing: double stop for them too. They therefore realign themselves with the strategy of the others. Hamilton Tsunoda immediately passes and goes up to P10 and Leclerc overtakes Gasly for the P4, also signing the quick ride. The standings of the race in Bahrain are recomposed, with Piastres ahead of everyone. Russell, Norris and Leclerc follow. Then Gasly, Ocon, Kimi Antonelli than with a super overtaking passes Max Verstappen is preferably used for P7. Top 10 closed by Doohan and Hamilton, with the Ferrari passing the Alpine on lap 22 and on the next lap also SuperMax. The Dutchman invokes problems on the radio, while the other Red, the #16, is always the fastest on the track and moves into the DRS zone of Norris.
What a pace Ferrari! Leclerc on the podium, Lewis recovering and new pit stops
At the turn 25 the Leclerc-Norris issue is closed immediately, just as Hamilton's recovery is very rapid. Since the pit stop, Ferrari has completely changed face. The #44 has passed in rapid succession Antonelli ed Esteban Ocon, now going hunting for Pierre Gasly. In front Leclerc, who is now on the podium, is almost in DRS zone on the Mercedes in front of him. On lap 27 comes the second pit stop for Max Verstappen, who abandons the idea of a single stop with white tyres and puts on the yellow. In the laps after Antonelli, Ocon, Gasly and Doohan put on new tyres, thus leaving the road clear for Lewis Hamilton, separated from Norris by 9 seconds.
Safety Car due to debris, everyone in the pits
At the turn 33, after various contacts in curve 1 given the many overtakings, the race direction was forced to send the Safety car to clear the track of debris. In front they return all: Plates mount the Media come on Norris, Russell goes with the Soft Drinks (with attached team radio for the possible madness of arriving at the end with that tire), while the two Ferrari opt for the white rubber. Furthermore, Hamilton, with this SC, finds himself in P5 and thanks all the mechanics for the fantastic pit stops (twice a double for them). The tour 35 It's the last lap with the safety car on the track, everything is ready to restart. Very unlucky Antonelli, who had just stopped and finds himself in P14.
Chaotic restart, brawl between Ferrari and Norris
The restart is, obviously, chaotic. He suffers with the white Leclerc who skids on the last corner and has to defend himself from Norris. On the straight he succeeds and brakes very late, but from the outside the other Ferrari appears Lewis Hamilton, which closes a overtaking masterpiece. On the second speed section Lando repasses, but does so off the track and has to give back the position. However, on the following lap the McLaren definitively overtakes the Ferrari. Behind them there is a lot brawl. When the positions stabilize we see gasly in P6, Max in P7, Or with in P8, Doohan in P9 and P10 for tsunoda. Leclerc and Hamilton are suffering a lot now, with Norris clinging to the #16. Same situation for George Russell in P2, which also finds itself with a problem at DRS and with the Lando-Charles duo approaching.
It's a three-way race for P3
At the turn 46 the first attack Norris's move against Leclerc, which ends with a block at the end of the main straight after Ferrari had conceded the outside to McLaren. It's all over again for the #4, while in the rear he retires Carlos Sainz. In Lando's rapprochement with Charles we remember that the leader of the race is Oscar piastri, which however signals a Drink system problem. Turn 49, the challenge #16 VS #4 is repeated. On the first DRS section the script is the same as before (without the blocking), but in turn 4 the Rossa heavily closes the Papaya and accompanies it off the track. Everything is judged regular by the stewards as the two cars were not yet completely side by side. Everything proceeds without further attacks until lap 52, with Norris preparing everything to perfection and in turn 4 he completes the overtaking and moves up in third position.
Investigation after Russell GP, Piastri wins in Bahrain
This race in Bahrain seems to never end, and it will continue after the checkered flag. George Russell on the straight leading to turn 10 accidentally opens the mobile wing, even admitting it on the radio. The whole thing will be investigated after the GP, with #63 at risk at least 5 seconds penaltyThe latter must also think about defending himself in the last 3 laps from the assault of Lando Norris who wants to complete a possible McLaren one-twoThe attempt comes in the last lap, but the Mercedes driver's defense is fantastic and keeps his rival behind. He therefore wins the race in Bahrain Oscar piastri, respecting the good things shown by the Australian in the tests and in the qualifications. Behind come Russell (investigated) and Norris. He closes within 5 seconds of Mercedes Leclerc in front of his companion Lewis Hamilton e Max Verstappen, which passes in the last lap Pierre Gasly. The last 3 of the top 10 are two Haasin P8 and Or with and in P10 and Bearman. P9 for Yuki tsunoda, with Red Bull's second driver returning to score points for the first time since Las Vegas 2024. Last place bonus in view FantaF1 for Gabriel Bortoleto.
