Sergio Perez claimed the first F1 win of his career for Racing Point at the 190th attempt in an astonishing Sakhir Grand Prix as a Mercedes tyre mix-up followed by a puncture cost George Russell a fairy-tale victory of his own in Bahrain. Renault’s Esteban Ocon also made his debut on the F1 podium with Perez’s teammate Lance Stroll third.
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Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean has announced he will not take part in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in order to focus on recovering from burns suffered in his opening lap crash last weekend. The race was set to be his last in the sport as his contract was not extended with the US team.
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Mercedes’ Valterri Bottas pipped his stand-in teammate George Russel to pole by 20 milliseconds ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Russell, sitting in for Covid positive Lewis Hamilton has impressed many with his qualifying performance.
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Haas have announced that Mick Schumacher, son of the racing legend Michael, will race for the team in 2021 after the 21 year old German signed a multi-year deal with the US team. He will partner Nikita Mazepin in a rare all rookie lineup next season.
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George Russell will temporarily join Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton who has contracted the coronavirus. Russell’s seat at Williams will be filled by their reserver driver Jack Aitken who has been competing in Formula 2 this season.
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