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Mar32024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Ferrari halved the gap behind Red Bull

Ferrari halved the gap behind Red Bull

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The boss of the Ferrari team, Frederick Vasseur, is not completely satisfied after the race for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but he pointed out that in Maranello, compared to last year's race, the gap behind the winning Red Bull was reduced by half. Carlos Sainz crossed the finish line on Saturday in third place, 25 seconds behind Verstappen, but last year he was fourth, 48 seconds behind the Red Bull driver. "We certainly have mixed feelings after the race, because we could have won the best starting position, and in the race we halved the gap behind Red Bull compared to last year," said the Frenchman. "The downside is that it's still not enough and we had a lot of problems again during the race weekend. We have to fix the brake problems that Charles had, but overall we did a good job. Also on the dashboard,
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Mar32024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

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Toto Wolff estimated that George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lost half a second per lap in the race for the Bahrain Grand Prix due to insufficient cooling of the engine, and the same problems plagued the Williams team, which also competes with Mercedes engines. Russell started the race from third and finished fifth, while Hamilton finished seventh after qualifying ninth. Russell overtook Charles Leclerc for second at the start of the race and looked set to follow leader Max Verstappen, but the team misjudged cooling needs before the race and the power unit began to overheat. Hamilton, as well as the driver of the Williams team, faced the same problems. "Everything was fine at the tests, even at the training sessions on Thursday and Friday
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Mar22024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Red Bull celebrated a double victory at the opening race of the season in Bahrain

Red Bull celebrated a double victory at the opening race of the season in Bahrain

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Max Verstappen's top starting position in the opening race of the 2024 season in Bahrain celebrated a dominant victory in the dominant style in which he finished last year. The Red Bull Racing team's team success was completed by Sergio Perez, who finished 20 seconds behind the current world champion and four seconds ahead of Spain's Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari. Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc was fourth, and Mercedes driver George Russell was fifth. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1763966503274090817 The race went without interruption, and all 20 racers made it to the finish line. Lando Norris also won points in the race for sixth place, Lewis Hamilton was seventh, Oscar Piastri eighth, Fernando Alonso ninth, and Lance Stroll won the last point in tenth place
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Feb292024 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Mercedes at the top of FP2: Hamilton almost half a second ahead of Verstappen

Mercedes at the top of FP2: Hamilton almost half a second ahead of Verstappen

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F1 racers and teams have finished the second free practice before the Bahrain Grand Prix. The fastest time was set by Briton Lewis Hamilton, ahead of teammate George Russell and Fernando Alonso (+0.286). Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was fourth, Oscar Piastri was fifth, and the highest ranked Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen, who was 0.477 seconds behind Hamilton's time, set the sixth time. German Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) was seventh, Lance Stroll was eighth, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was ninth, and Sergio Perez was tenth.
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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Double victory for Red Bull in the opening race of F1 in Bahrain, the resignation of Leclerc and the podium of Alonso

Double victory for Red Bull in the opening race of F1 in Bahrain, the resignation of Leclerc and the podium of Alonso

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Max Verstappen started the 2023 season with a dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, which he started from the best starting position. The success of the Red Bull team was completed by the Mexican Sergio Perez with a second place, while the Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso, made it to the podium in the 45th round, in his first race with the team. For the two-time world champion, this is the first podium since the 2021 Qatar GP. Ferrari, on the other hand, started the season in the exact opposite way to last year, as Monaco's Charles Leclerc retired from third place after his Ferrari ran out of power, Carlos Sainz, who until On the 45th lap, he drove in third place, but at the end he was fourth. The Spaniard was a tough nut to crack for Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes, who ended up fifth. Canadian Lance Stroll was sixth ahead of George Russell, Va
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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Russell is aiming for the podium in Bahrain

Russell is aiming for the podium in Bahrain

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Russell has set his sights on challenging for the podium at the season opener in Bahrain after his Mercedes team recovered from a "shock" in Friday practice to finish sixth on the grid. The Briton was half a second behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who took first place, Sergio Perez second, and Lewis Hamilton's second Mercedes was seventh. "We expected to be here somewhere, but after Friday we weren't in the best shape, so credit goes to the engineers who worked overnight and the people in the factory for finding a lot more speed," Russell said. "Our car has a good rhythm over long sets of laps. If we can keep the tire wear advantage over Ferrari and Aston Martin, then we can target n
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Mar52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Alonso: Eight months ago, something like this was unthinkable

Alonso: Eight months ago, something like this was unthinkable

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Fernando Alonso said that the performance of the Aston Martin team at the qualifying in Bahrain was incredible, and that eight months ago, no one could have even imagined something like this. The Spaniard, who will take part in the first race with the Aston Martin team today, finished qualifying in fifth place, while his teammate Lance Stroll, who broke both wrists 12 days before, finished eighth. "It's just an incredible achievement and an incredible car that we have now," said an excited Alonso. "This is just the beginning of this project, so we have a good basis to develop in the next weeks and races. To start the first race from fifth place is incredible. We are enjoying every moment, every training session. It seems almost too good to be true, but the qualifications are behind us and we are still among the best
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Mar42023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Leclerc ended qualifying early to save tires for the race

Leclerc ended qualifying early to save tires for the race

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Charles Leclerc was very close to the best starting position in Bahrain, but the Ferrari driver tactically opted not to make another attempt, saving a set of tires for the race. As a result, the Monaco native slipped from second place to third when he was overtaken by the other Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, and although it seemed that there was some kind of failure of the car, Ferrari announced that it was a tactical move. "We have to be realistic," Leclerc said after qualifying, Red Bull and Aston Martin are obviously going to be very fast in the race, so I think we did the right thing when we were prepared to lose one or two starting places but start the race on new tyres. I'm sure we made the right decision, but if that's true, we'll see tomorrow." The Monaco native said that the team from Mar
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