Bahrain GP: Hamilton Wins, Romain survives
Hamilton wins Bahrain GP interrupted by huge Grosjean crash, as Perez suffers late heartbreak
Newly-crowned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has taken his 11th victory of the 2020 season, winning out over the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Alex Albon at the Bahrain Grand Prix – in a race whose start was overshadowed by a horror crash for Haas’ Romain Grosjean.
Horror crash for Grosjean
Grosjean’s Haas car plunged into the barriers at Turn 3 on Lap 1. The Frenchman emerged swiftly from the fiery remains of his cockpit. The medical team took him to the hospital. Thankfully it was nothing more serious than that. A lengthy red flag ensued.
Newly-crowned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has taken his 11th victory of the 2020 season. The Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Alex Albon came second and third.
Engine blowout for Perez
Behind the leading pair, it looked for much of the Bahrain race as though Sergio Perez was set to claim his second podium in as many races, before the Mexican’s Racing Point expired with a suspected power unit issue three laps from the end. Albon thus moved to the final podium position as the race ended under safety car.
Perez’s retirement was great news for McLaren, who claimed fourth and fifth, Lando Norris leading home Carlos Sainz, while their 22-point haul saw them move ahead of the point-less Racing Point to P3 in the constructors’ standings.
A one-stop race for AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly gave him a well-deserved P6, ahead of the Renault of Daniel Ricciardo and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas – who suffered a puncture at the race restart on Lap 3, leaving him with a recovery drive to P8. Ocon came P9 and LeClerc was P10.
So, a topsy-turvy race – but once again, it was Lewis Hamilton who found himself on top. The Mercedes driver now a four-time winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Bahrain GP Final Race Classification
