Sergio Perez wins Sakhir Grand Prix following Mercedes meltdown

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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Bottas narrowly pips Russell to pole ahead of Sakhir GP

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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Russell to stand in for Hamilton as Aitken debuts for Williams

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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Lewis Hamilton tests positive for Coronavirus

Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. The seven-time Formula One world champion is in isolation after his positive result was announced on Tuesday morning.

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Pietro Fittipaldi to replace Grosjean at Sakhir Grand Prix

Brazilian driver Pietro Fittipaldi will race in place of Romain Grosjean for Haas in this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix following the Frenchman’s fiery accident in yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean is being treated for burns to his hands in hospital but has avoided serious injury.

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