Max Verstappen Wins the Bahrain Grand Prix

Red Bull pilot Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was the 16th race of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship and was moved to Malaysia for security reasons.

The Bahrain Grand Prix, which was moved from Bahrain to Malaysia due to security concerns after the US/Israel-Iran war affected the countries in the region, was held over 56 laps at the 5.5-kilometer-long International Sepang Circuit.

Red Bull pilot Max Verstappen won the race, the start of which was postponed due to heavy rain.

The Dutch pilot, who is a 4-time world champion, had the joy of winning a race for the first time this season.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took second place. Antonelli increased the gap between him and his closest follower, teammate George Russell, to 84 points and took a huge step towards the championship.

Lewis Hamilton, whose race pace was very good but paid the price for the faulty strategies of the pit wall, still finished 3rd and rose to the podium.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was 4th and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was 5th.

McLaren's Piastri was 6th, Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson was 7th, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was 8th, McLaren's Lando Norris was 9th, Audi's Nico Hülkenberg was 10th.

Mercedes AMG pilot George Russell retired from the race in 3rd place on the 50th lap due to a problem with his car behind the safety car.