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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