Max Verstappen kicks off F1 title defence with crushing Bahrain GP win

Max 🔯Verstappen cruises to dominant win at F1 season-opꦰener in Bahrain, leading a Red Bull 1-2.

Max Verstappen (NLD), Red Bull Racing Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Race Day.-
Max Verstappen (NLD), Red Bull Racing Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix,…

F1 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen got his t💖itle defence off to the perfect start as he cruised to a dominan🍨t victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Verstappen le🍌d e♋very lap and finished over 20 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, with Carlos Sainz completing the podium for Ferrari.

There were shades of 2023 as the three-time world champion dominated throughout on his way to a ꦦclean sweep. At times Verstappen lapped over a second faster than the rest of the field as he scored 🐭his eighth consecutive win.

Having held off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to maintain his lead at the s🌄tart, the win was never in doubt for Verstappen, who moves onto 55 career grand prix victories.

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

Leclerc struggled with lock-ups and oversteer in his Ferrari as he slipped to fourth, ahead of the🍬 lead Mercedes of George🎀 Russell, who took fifth.

Lando Norris was si꧙xth, while Lewis Hamilton complained about engine issues and a broken seat on his way to splitting the McLarens in seventh, with Oscar Piastri taking eighth.

Aston Martin pair Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll - who was left facing the wro🍷ng way at Turn 1 after being pitched into a spin by Nico Hulkenbergh - completed the points-scoring positions in ninth and 10th. 

There were zero retirements in what was a fairly un💛eventful season-opener in the Middle East. 

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