After a nail-biting final five laps, Lewis Hamilton has won the season-opening Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, just 0.7 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, putting a stopper on the Red Bull’s charge.
His team mate Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of one minute 32.090 seconds, while taking third place, nine seconds ahead of Bahrain-owned McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Sergio Perez of Red Bull has taken fifth, followed, in order, by Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).
With his fifth Bahrain Grand Prix win, Hamilton now has the record for the most number of victories at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC)
For the full race report, read the GDN tomorrow.
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