Race Highlights | 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

FORMULA 1
2 Mar 202407:22

Summary

TLDRThe script captures the exhilarating start of the 2024 Formula 1 season in Bahrain. Max Verstappen secured pole position and managed to maintain the lead despite Leclerc's brave attempt to overtake. The race was filled with intense battles, daring overtakes, and strategic pit stops, with drivers like Russell, Perez, and Sainz showcasing their skills. Verstappen's dominance was evident as he cruised to victory, followed by Perez, cementing a one-two finish for Red Bull. Sainz's remarkable performance rounded out the podium, setting the stage for an electrifying season ahead.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿ The 2024 Formula 1 season kicks off with Max Verstappen taking the lead at the start.
  • ๐Ÿšจ Charles Leclerc and George Russell battle for positions, showing early on their competitive spirits.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฅ Sergio Perez faces challenges but manages to secure a second place, showcasing his skillful driving.
  • ๐Ÿš— Lando Norris overtakes Fernando Alonso, indicating a strong performance from McLaren.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฃ Carlos Sainz demonstrates aggressive racing, moving up through the field with remarkable overtakes.
  • ๐Ÿšฆ A series of pit stop strategies and mishaps significantly affect the race outcomes for several drivers.
  • ๐Ÿšด Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo experience team orders, highlighting the strategic aspects of F1 racing.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Max Verstappen wins the season opener, continuing his dominance in Formula 1.
  • ๐Ÿ’ƒ Red Bull secures a one-two finish, asserting their team's strength right from the season's start.
  • ๐Ÿ‘Š Carlos Sainz's performance stands out as he makes multiple successful overtakes, proving his prowess on the track.

Q & A

  • Who had the lead at the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season opener?

    -Max Verstappen had the lead at the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season opener.

  • What issue did Lance Stroll face during the race?

    -Lance Stroll spun in the background for Aston Martin during the race.

  • Which driver had a good reaction time at the start but experienced a bit of a wiggle?

    -Max Verstappen had a good reaction time at the start but experienced a bit of a wiggle.

  • Who was trying to overtake around the outside at the start?

    -Charles Leclerc was trying to go around the outside at the start.

  • Which team had a car suffering from damage and falling to the back of the field?

    -One of the Sauber cars suffered from damage and fell to the back of the field.

  • What was notable about George Russell's move during the race?

    -George Russell made a notable move by going all the way around the outside to gain a position, showcasing a fine start to his season.

  • How did Sergio Perez improve his position during the race?

    -Sergio Perez improved his position during the race by overtaking and moving up to third place.

  • What problem did Valtteri Bottas face during his pit stop?

    -Valtteri Bottas faced a significant delay during his pit stop, lasting 39 seconds due to an issue with getting the correct tire.

  • How did Carlos Sainz manage to overtake and gain positions?

    -Carlos Sainz managed to overtake and gain positions through a series of aggressive moves, including a notable 'rocket ship move' to chase the Red Bulls.

  • Who won the 2024 Formula 1 season opener and how was their performance described?

    -Max Verstappen won the 2024 Formula 1 season opener, and his performance was described as a continuation of his domination in Formula 1, underlining his skill with a statement drive.

Outlines

00:00

๐Ÿ Start of the 2024 Formula 1 Season

The 2024 Formula 1 season kicks off with Max Verstappen taking an early lead despite a slight wiggle at the start. Charles Leclerc and George Russell quickly find themselves in contention, while Sergio Perez settles into fourth. Lance Stroll experiences an early spin, causing chaos in the backfield. The race sees aggressive maneuvers, including Lando Norris overtaking Fernando Alonso and a bold outside pass by George Russell on Leclerc. Sergio Perez makes a strategic pass to secure third place, illustrating the competitive nature of the race's opening laps. The narrative emphasizes the dynamic and unpredictable elements of Formula 1 racing, highlighting individual performances and the strategic decisions that shape the race's outcome.

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๐Ÿš€ Strategic Moves and Season Opener Climax

The second paragraph captures the intensity and strategic depth of the Formula 1 season opener, focusing on key overtakes and team strategies. George Russell and Charles Leclerc battle for position, showcasing the fierce competition among top drivers. Ferrari's strategic pit stops lead to a shuffle in positions, with Carlos Sainz executing an impressive move to advance. The race also highlights issues faced by teams, such as Alpine's lack of competitiveness and a problematic pit stop for Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen's victory underscores Red Bull's dominance, while Carlos Sainz's aggressive driving marks him as a standout performer. The paragraph encapsulates the excitement of Formula 1 racing, from strategic decision-making to the sheer skill of its drivers.

Mindmap

Keywords

๐Ÿ’กFormula 1

Formula 1 is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fรฉdรฉration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It is the premier racing series in the world, attracting the best drivers and teams. In the video, Formula 1 refers to the 2024 season, which is about to commence with the first race in Bahrain.

๐Ÿ’กGrand Prix

A Grand Prix is a major automobile racing event, typically referring to a race in the Formula 1 World Championship series. In the context of the video, it is used to describe the specific race taking place in Bahrain, which is the opening event of the 2024 Formula 1 season.

๐Ÿ’กMax Verstappen

Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver who currently competes in Formula 1 for the Red Bull Racing team. He is the reigning and two-time World Drivers' Champion, having won the titles in 2022 and 2023. The video focuses on Verstappen's performance at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he takes the lead from pole position.

๐Ÿ’กOvertake

An overtake, or overtaking, is a maneuver in motorsports where a driver passes another vehicle to gain a position ahead of them. The video highlights several overtaking moves by different drivers, such as George Russell overtaking Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz overtaking his Ferrari teammate Leclerc in a daring move.

๐Ÿ’กPit Stop

A pit stop is a mandatory stop at a designated area during a race where the car is serviced by a team of mechanics. This can involve changing tires, refueling, or making adjustments to the vehicle. The video mentions various pit stop strategies and incidents, such as a slow pit stop for Valtteri Bottas and the undercut strategy employed by Ferrari.

๐Ÿ’กTeam Orders

Team orders are instructions given by a racing team to its drivers regarding racing tactics, such as allowing one driver to pass the other for strategic reasons. In the video, the AlphaTauri team asks Yuki Tsunoda to allow his teammate Daniel Ricciardo to pass, which Tsunoda initially resists.

๐Ÿ’กUndercut

The undercut is a racing strategy where a driver pits earlier than their competitors, aiming to gain track position by returning to the race on fresher tires. The video mentions Ferrari employing the undercut strategy by pitting Charles Leclerc first, allowing him to gain a position over his teammate Carlos Sainz.

๐Ÿ’กPodium

The podium is the raised platform where the top three finishers of a race stand to receive their trophies and celebrate their achievements. The video implies that Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and Carlos Sainz will occupy the podium positions after the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Verstappen winning the race.

๐Ÿ’กWorld Championship

The World Championship is the highest level of competition in Formula 1, where drivers and constructors compete over a series of races to determine the world champions in their respective categories. The video is set in the context of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, with the Bahrain Grand Prix being the opening event of the season.

๐Ÿ’กSlipstream

A slipstream, or draft, is the reduced air resistance experienced by a vehicle traveling closely behind another vehicle. In the video, it is mentioned that Lewis Hamilton was able to get in the slipstream of Fernando Alonso, allowing him to overtake the Alpine driver more easily.

Highlights

Max Verstappen gets a good start and takes the lead into the first corner, with Charles Leclerc trying to go around the outside but unable to make the move.

George Russell makes a brave move around the outside to pass Leclerc for second place, showcasing an impressive start to the season.

Oscar Piastri passes Carlos Sainz for position, adding excitement to the battle between the two Ferrari drivers.

Sergio Perez locks up while trying to pass Russell, allowing Leclerc to regain position and showcasing the intense on-track action.

Lewis Hamilton passes Fernando Alonso, indicating the struggles of the Aston Martin team in race pace.

Sainz and Leclerc engage in an intense wheel-to-wheel battle, with Sainz eventually passing his teammate in a thrilling move.

Perez utilizes an aggressive overtaking maneuver, applying the 'up and under' move to pass Leclerc for second place.

Leclerc pulls off a late braking move from a different postcode to retake the position from Sainz, showcasing his bravery and confidence.

Sainz puts in a remarkable performance, with the commentator noting that he is driving in a way never seen before at this circuit.

Valtteri Bottas suffers a disastrous pit stop, spending 39 seconds stationary as the team struggles to change a tire.

Russell goes off the track after being closely followed by Hamilton, adding drama to the Mercedes team's race.

Leclerc finds a way past Russell after a prolonged battle, showcasing the intensity of the on-track action.

Fernando Alonso, a two-time world champion and the only driver racing in Bahrain since 2004, moves up to ninth position.

Yuki Tsunoda openly disagrees with team instructions, highlighting the tense team dynamics within the sport.

Max Verstappen dominates the race, winning the season opener and underlining his status as the driver to beat in Formula 1.

Transcripts

00:00

our journey around the world to Crown a

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champion is going to start in a few

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moments time green flag at the back

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Formula 1 in 2024 begins when the five

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red lights go out the new season is

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underway and it's a good reaction time

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for Max a stappen little bit of a wiggle

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when he applied the power for the second

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part of the start but he maintains the

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lead charl Clair trying to go around the

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outside How brave is he feeling he's not

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he's in second place and it's Sergio

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Perez who finds himself in fourth George

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Russell is in third place the spinner

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was L stroll in the background for Aston

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Martin it's Max aaen with the lead who

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will be second there's damage to one of

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the salvers in the background there

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falling to the back of the field I

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believe it's vry botas side by side the

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two McLarens go V stapen then lir

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Russell being harried and it's Lando

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Norris who was ahead of his teammate so

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that's hulkenberg is cleared and then

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they're going to have

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contact a that's all on hulkenberg isn't

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it just just drifted into the back and

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completely rear ended

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stroll great getaway from valter there

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you can see hulkenberg and I think does

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he touch the back of hulkenberg as

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well that is a pass for position that is

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Lando Norris getting past Fernando

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Alonzo Alonzo pleasantly surprised

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yesterday that the green Aston Martin

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was quick over one lap but he was

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worried this is George Russell trying to

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go all the way around the outside and

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get P sh Clair and he'll do so what a

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way to start your season and George

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Russell with a fine

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move the McLaren have steadily passed

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Fernando Alonzo Lando did it a while ago

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this is Oscar pastri sneaking up the

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inside on the previous

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lap he draws alongside the Scarlet

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Ferrari lir has been driving on his

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mirrors time and time and time again and

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to the inside car 11 at turn 11 Perez

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improves he's up to third place and this

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is going to be how Sergio Perez got

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pasted it's going to be a lock up there

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it is he got so close to Russell

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actually lir but he's kept doing that

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lock up in these opening laps and he's

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done it again on lap

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seven Le Hamilton is in the slipstream

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of Fernando Alonzo these two had a great

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battle here last year there is no battle

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this year Hamilton getting past and

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Alonzo's fears about the race Pace are

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proving

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correct two Ferraris about to do battle

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monz are all over again look at how

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sparks flying as the teammates go wheel

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tohe to the inside Carlos SS charlot

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Clair refusing to give it up but he's

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got no choice and that was elbows out

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Brilliance from Carlos

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sign signs has been called in there is

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the one move you're allowed to make

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Perez knows what's coming tries the Up

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and Under applies the power super

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aggressive stuff and position gained for

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Sergio Perez who moves in to a net

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second place in the

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race L Clair's also got ahead of ss in

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in the pit stop phase that's an

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interesting call from Ferrari to invert

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the cars effectively by pitting lir

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first and giving him the undercut over

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his teammate that's a late lung and a

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half my word from downtown to take the

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place from Carlos signs he came from

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another post code I love it I love it I

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love to see drivers having the

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confidence to send it on the brakes and

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if you want to win races and you want to

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win championships you've got to have

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that kind of

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Bravery oh another chance here we go

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sparks flying down into turn number one

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Carlos SS has the fastest half of the

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Grand Prix he's got the bit between his

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teeth he's got all the racing cliches

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that you want but either way he is

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driving in a way at this circuit that

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we've never seen from him before it's

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been the charlot Clair show in the past

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that is a rocket ship move say goodbye

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to Carlos SS because he's going to go

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and Chase the Red

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Bulls this is how he was able to take

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the place no fight at all from the

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Alpine waving him through it's a sorry

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State of Affairs for for uh for Alpine

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not least qualifying on the back row

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they're not even putting up a fight with

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an

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RB horrible pit stop for Val botas he's

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been there for 39 seconds as they tried

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to get wrong Tire where have we gone

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here is that the nut being delivered so

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that's the nut back to the gun and this

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is game over no matter what happens so

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pit stops this is one of Greater

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consequence in the Grand Prix George

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Russell coming in nice and early getting

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another set of the half tires Bas it's

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reminiscent of the nightmare he had in

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Monaco a few years ago 52 seconds and

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race

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ruined the scooteria get out ahead of

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Lando Norris who was the threat there

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it's very close in the background and is

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it going to be a position gained piastri

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Dives to the inside claims the place off

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the road tires are cold Hamilton takes

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it by the time they get to turn number

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two and it's eighth position for the

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Mercedes driver

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this next little section we're quite

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telling cuz he's quite close to George

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can he get away with turn 10 without any

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under rotation yes he can but no George

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Russell can't George Russell off the

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road Charla Clair will join him side by

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side but with the inside line heading

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into turn 11 and all of that hard work

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lap after lap after lap pays off the

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Ferrari is up to fourth place in the

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season open at Grand Prix and charlot

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Clair finds a way by

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the green Aston Martins on the main

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straight and that swap of position for

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the drivers two-time world champion and

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Driver who's won here before the only

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driver in the field who was racing here

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in 2004 in the first Grand Prix in

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Bahrain that is still on the grid today

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and he's up to

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n Yuki driver zap driver zap are you

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kidding me now so Yuki doesn't love that

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idea we're talking about working with a

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senior team they got to work with their

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own drivers at the moment

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so Ricardo knows that there it is yeah

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there we go opens the door Ricardo goes

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through sonoda listening to the team

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instructions yeah thanks guys I

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appreciate it sonoda didn't love the

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team instruction and he's not being shy

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in reporting

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it the Dutch driver continues his

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domination of Formula 1 New Year but no

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new winner Max V stappen still the

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driver to beat Max V stappen wins the

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season opener he takes the bin Grand

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Prix and Max fapman is lighting up a

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trail once again Red Bull expected Red

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Bull delivered and Perez comes across

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the line to make it a great day for Red

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Bull they're one and two across the line

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chased home by caros SS who put together

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a superb performance down at turn one

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with overtake after overtake he'll be

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satisfied and the celebrations are

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underway it was always likely to be Red

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Bull but that is a statement Drive of 57

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laps of not attack all the time but when

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he did need to attack Max aaen

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underlined in Block caps

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again