Pole position, victory and fastest lap, Oscar Piastri had a great weekend in Bahrain. McLaren also hit hard with Lando Norris' third place. The young guns are charging ahead to claim the world title, which has been privatized in recent seasons by Max Verstappen.
Oscar piastri did not tremble and signed his second victory of the season, 15 seconds ahead George Russell (Mercedes), strong to resist the return of Lando Norris in the closing laps. The Australian was never really threatened during this Grand Prix, even though the race was restarted with 21 laps to go. He moved up to second place in the drivers' standings, 3 points behind his teammate Lando Norris.
« It's been an incredible weekend! It started with qualifying and we finished the job in the race, in style. I can't thank the team enough for giving us such a high-performance car." said the winner after the race.
Pierre Gasly's first points for Alpine
Seventh, the Frenchman Pierre Gasly can be satisfied and announces having " lots of hope for the rest of the season"Even though he was overtaken on the last lap by Max Verstappen, and his car showed signs of performance decline, the overall result is very positive. Six points gained...
« Losing two points on the last lap isn't pleasant. But there are still a lot of positives to take away from this race. The team did a great job, a very good strategy, very good stops. We were performing well throughout.", summarizes Pierre Gasly.
Esteban Ocon ranks just behind, eighth, and scores four points for Haas.
The third Frenchman, Isaac Hadjar (Racing Bulls), was not so lucky and finished 14th. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 4th, was just ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton (5th).
