Max Verstappen won the Bahrain GP, the 16th round of the Formula 1 World Championship. On the Malaysian Sepang circuit, where the race was moved, the Red Bull driver achieved his first success of the season, preceding Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari, second and third. Fourth place Charles Leclerc. George Russell with the other Mercedes retired, allowing Antonelli to further extend his lead in the world championship standings.
On lap 54: Verstappen in the lead ahead of Antonelli and Hamilton, Leclerc fourth
The safety car is over
On lap 50, Russell retires due to a technical problem. Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Hadjarl. Hamilton fourth, Leclerc fifth
On lap 45 the safety car comes in, there will be a restart. Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc sixth
Virtual safety car due to Albon going off the road, pit stop for Verstappen who returns behind Antonelli. Hamilton also comes out and rejoins in sixth place, pit stop Leclerc rejoins in ninth
Lap 43: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc sixth.
Lap 35: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc sixth
Lap 31: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc 11th
Lap 26: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc 9th
Lap 22: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Russell. Hamilton fifth, Leclerc 10th
Lap 20: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Russell and Antonelli. Hamilton seventh, Leclerc 12th
Lap 17: Verstappen in the lead, ahead of Russell and Antonelli. Hamilton ninth, Leclerc 12th
Once the safety car ran out on lap 13, Verstappen took advantage and overtook Antonelli, who was also overtaken by Russell. Hamilton 11th, Leclerc 14th
Safety car on lap 10 due to Bottas' exit, drivers take advantage of changing tires except Hamilton and Norris
On lap Antonelli rejects Verstappen's attack and keeps the lead. Third Russell The track is still wet Leclerc, forced to immediately pit stop to change tyres, moves up to 16th place, Hamilton on slicks is 18th
On lap six Verstappen overtakes Russell and chases Antonelli
Ferrari disaster at the start with Leclerc immediately forced to pit stop in 22nd position while Hamilton on slicks was 17th.
Super start for those who have fitted rain tyres. The GP starts from the 3rd lap after the two to test the tires behind the safety car after the postponement due to rain and technical problems on the formation lap
First the monsoon made the track impassable for a long time, then sudden problems with the software of several single-seaters forced the start of the Bahrain Formula 1 GP which takes place on the Sepang circuit in Malaysia to be postponed by over an hour and a half. Especially Verstappen and Hamilton, who started on the front row, but also Leclerc, were affected by the technical problem, probably due to the very low speeds behind the safety car during the first start with the rain still pouring down. The race restarted at 10.40 Italian time, with the immediate carousel for changing the tires from wet to slick.
