There was a real theatrical coup at the end of the race and Lance Stroll grabbed some places to finish the Bahrain Grand Prix in 12th place, Sunday.
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The Québécois amortize this first race of the Formula 1 season in the 19th cycle, after a dizzying qualifying session. He won several positions in the first round before making a discreet stay in the peloton’s environment.
An abandonment of Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), of which the car caught fire, and catastrophic power losses at the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez took advantage of pilot Aston Martin.
Verstappen, the champion in title, will return to the podium for good on the 55th of the 57 rounds of the Grand Prix. It opened its doors to Ferrari, which has achieved a double double since Singapore, in 2019. Charles Leclerc has never been inquired after being first teammate and his teammate Carlos Sainz to take the second rank, ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
The other pilot, Aston Martin, Nico Hülkenberg, finished on the 17th echelon, the last between the cars having crossed the drape to damier. The German replaces Sebastien Vettel, who is taking over with the COVID-19.
There will be no waiting for a week before the F1 revival, since the Arabian Grand Prix will take place this coming Sunday.
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