even the Bahrain Grand Prix saw McLaren dominate, with Oscar Piastri the star of the weekend and Lando Norris confirming his world leadership, while Max Verstappen and Red Bull came back down to earth after their victory in Japan. Ahead of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, let's find out Who goes up and who goes down at Fanta F1.
Fanta F1: Who's moving up after the Bahrain GP
Oscar Piastri +1
The first hat-trick of his career (pole position, victory and fastest lap) for Oscar Piastri takes him to second place in the standings, just 3 points behind leader Lando Norris. The Australian driver also increases his rating in the Fanta F1 after a weekend dominated from start to finish and now flies to Jeddah, on a track that has always been his friend since Formula 2. Does the leap to the top of the world championship await him? We'll find out in a week.
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George Russell +1
Sometimes far from the spotlight but always consistent: with 63 points in the first four race weekends, the result of 3 podiums and 4 consecutive top 5 finishes, George Russell is enjoying the best start to the season of his career. In Bahrain, the Mercedes driver delivered another excellent performance, defending tooth and nail his second place from the aggressive Lando Norris. Despite his W16 not being at the level of the McLaren, Russell is only 14 points off the top: it costs nothing to dream.
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Oliver Bearman +1
Oliver Bearman and Haas' weekend seemed to be going dangerously uphill after qualifying: 20th and last place for the 2005-born driver, accident in Q2 for teammate Esteban Ocon. On Sunday, however, thanks to perfect execution and an impeccable strategy, Haas collected another double points finish, with Ocon in eighth position and Bearman from last to tenth. After four races, the British driver is in 13th place in the standings with 6 points and is the second best rookie after Kimi Antonelli: will he be the future of Ferrari?
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Fanta F1: Who's moving up after the Bahrain GP
Carlos Sainz -1
Carlos Sainz's new Williams adventure began with two retirements in four races. At the Sakhir circuit, after qualifying in a good eighth position, the Spaniard collided with Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull and the damage forced him to retire. “We had a good pace, we are evaluating how to come back stronger in Saudi Arabia” commented Sainz, 16th in the championship with 1 point.
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Nico Hulkenberg -1
Everything that could go wrong did. In Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg experienced Murphy's Law on himself. A good thirteenth in qualifying, the German was demoted to 16th on the grid due to track limits, only to recover three positions in the race before being disqualified due to a worn out pad (as happened to Ferrari and Gasly in China).
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Liam Lawson -1
There is no peace for Liam Lawson in this 2025. Still at 0 points after 4 race weekends, in Bahrain the Racing Bulls driver was a negative protagonist. Two accidents with Lance Stroll and Nico Hulkenberg cost him 15 seconds of penalty and 3 points on his license. “We couldn't use our speed and the only way to overtake was to launch late” he justified himself after the race.
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