Piatri wins the Bahrain GP – Diepresse.com

Oscar Piatri confidently won Bahrain’s Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday. The Australian sat on the Sakhir Circuit Mercedes-Pilot George Russell and his McLaren-Teammalegen Lando Norris through. Charles Leclerc Was im Ferrari Fourth, stable companion Lewis Hamilton Fifth. Norris kept the lead in the World Cup ranking, Piatri is now second. From world champion Max Verstappen If there was no danger, the Red Bull star did not get out of sixth place.

Piatri had already won in China this season, and there he also prevailed from the pole position. The 24-year-old is the only Formula 1 driver in the new season who won two races. Against Russell, the result of an investigation due to a DRS outline is still pending.

Verstappen scolded

Leclerc lost two places at the start of position, Russell and Norris drove past the Monegassen. Russell also attacked Piatri, who covered well in the first curve. A little later, Norris made a five-second penalty because of a early start: the vice world champion had slid forward slightly before the start signal and was therefore far outside his box when it actually started. He sat off the punishment at his first pit stop after the tenth round, but did not lose any position – only when Leclerc overtook it on the track.

The Verstappen, launched by seventh place, now fought out in midfield and also made an atypically long first stop. The Dutch then scolded that he had « no grip » on his hard tire at all, and he could no longer slow down. « This is ridiculous, » said the frustrated world champion. After a second failed stop with six second standing time, the Suzuka winner was even the last. In contrast, Hamilton tickled everything out of his Ferrari with fresh medium tires and came forward.
A Safety car insert shortly after half of the race distance after Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda touched, gave the field cheap pit stops and let everything move closer together. After the restart, Leclerc, Norris and Hamilton fought, finally only Leclerc and Norris. In the 53rd round, the McLaren pilot was past Leclerc and attacked Russell. However, this hunt was unsuccessful.