The Ferrari driver won the first race of the Formula 1 World Championship and was followed by his teammate Carlos Sainz.
Charles Leclerc, of Ferrari, won the first race of Formula 1 2022 by staying with the Bahrain Grand Prix and was followed by his teammate, the Spanish Carlos Sainz. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished third following a troublesome day for Red Bull, which forced defending champion Max Verstappen to retire. I revived the best.
In a brilliant start for Ferrari, the 24-year-old born in Monte Carlo took his first win at the Bahrain GP and the team took first and second place as Carlos Sainz overtook Max Verstappen on the finish.
The Red Bull drivers suffered complications in their cars in the last laps and had to abandon the race following fighting for almost 55 laps. The inconvenience was taken advantage of by Lewis Hamilton, who finished third followed by his new partner, George Russell.
CHARLES LECLERC WON!
Ferarri took first and second place at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Leclerc winning and Carlos Sainz second.
ROUND 57/57: Checo Pérez was left out
The Mexican driver was third, but following an engine problem he ended up with nothing. Hamilton took third place.
ROUND 55/57: SAINZ BEATS VERSTAPPEN, WHO SHOULD HAVE LEFT!
The Red Bull driver was overtaken by the Ferrari driver and left the track due to problems with his car. Third place goes to Checo Pérez.
ROUND 52/57: Sainz closely follows Verstappen
Leclerc pulls away in first place and his teammate goes for second place once morest Verstappen. Checo Pérez achieved the lap record.
ROUND 51/57: The Safety Car came out and the end is coming
Leclerc has 6 laps left to defend first place once morest Verstappen, who has complications in his car.
ROUND 48/57: the Safety Car adds drama to the definition
He must have entered because of Gasly’s car fire.
ROUND 46/57: This is how they put out the fire in Pierre Gasly’s car
The Alpha Tauri driver was left out following an incident that caused the car to catch fire.
F1: fire in Pierre Gasly’s car
ROUND 45/57: Verstappen tries to warm up the new tires
The Red Bull driver overtook Sainz, who had to enter the pits.
F1: Max Verstappen goes for first place
ROUND 44/57: Sainz overtook Verstappen
The Red Bull driver had to enter the pit and now the first places belong to Ferrari.
ROUND 42/57: Leclerc calmly dominates the race
The Ferrari driver is almost 4 seconds ahead of Verstappen.
ROUND 39/57: Checo Pérez approaches Carlos Sainz
The Mexican is getting closer to overtaking the third and might reach the end of the race without having to stop in the pits.
ROUND 36/57: Leclerc and Verstappen, close to overtaking the stragglers
While fighting for the lead in the race, they are on their way to take a lap from the last.
F1: Leclerc and Verstappen close to overtaking stragglers
ROUND 35/57: Leclerc regained the lead
Verstappen is second, Sainz third and Checo Pérez fourth. Fifth place belongs to Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton.
ROUND 33/57: Carlos Sainz took first place
Leclerc’s partner leads the race.
2- Czech Perez
3-Charles Leclerc
4- Max Verstappen
5- George Russell
6- Lewis Hamilton
7- Kevin Magnussen
8- Valtteri Bottas
ROUND 32/57: Leclerc entered the pits
In just two and a half seconds, the Ferrari driver was back on track.
ROUND 28/57: The positions, with Leclerc as the leader
- 1-Charles Leclerc
- 2- Max Verstappen
- 3- Carlos Sainz
- 4- Sergio Czech Perez
- 5- Lewis Hamilton
- 6- George Russel
- 7- Kevin Magnussen
- 8- Pierre Gasly
- 9- Esteban Ocon
- 10- Yuki Tsunoda
ROUND 25/57: Valtteri Bottas tries to recover following a bad start
The Alfa Romeo driver fights with Tsunoda for eleventh place, but cannot get past him.
F1: Valtteri Bottas, looking to score points
ROUND 22/57: Leclerc continues as leader
He is 2.2” ahead of Verstappen and further back are Carlos Sainz, Sergio Pérez, Lewis Hamilton and George Russel, the latter two from Mercedes.
ROUND 17/57: Tremendous fight between Verstappen and Leclerc
Verstappen overtook Ferrari, but Leclerc quickly recovered and was back in first place.
F1 Bahrain GP: Impressive fight between Verstappen and Leclerc
ROUND 16/57: Verstappen and Sainz, with new tires
Leclerc still holds the advantage, but the defending champion is closing in.
ROUND 14/57: Leclerc leads Verstappen by 3.07 seconds
Ferrari continues to maintain the advantage achieved in the classification.
ROUND 12/57: Hamilton entered the pits
Before the first window, the Mercedes driver changed the tires.
ROUND 10/57: Great maneuver by Checo Pérez
The Mexican overtook Lewis Hamilton and reached fourth place.
F1: Sergio Pérez’s great maneuver on Lewis Hamilton
ROUND 7/57: Leclerc continues as leader
The Ferrari driver maintains the advantage he got following starting on pole position.
2- Max Verstappen
3- Carlos Sainz
4- Lewis Hamilton
5- Sergio Czech Perez
6- George Russell
7- Kevin Magnussen
The FIA sanctioned Ocon, who collided with Schumacher
He was penalized with 5 seconds for the maneuver at the beginning of the race.
F1: the clash between Ocon and Schumacher at the Bahrain GP
ROUND 3/57: Kevin Magnussen, the best at the start
The Haas driver was up to sixth place at the start of the race.
ROUND 1/57: Leclerc keeps the lead
The Ferrari driver kept the position and is followed by Max Versappen and Carlos Saintz, his teammate.
BAHRAIN GP BEGINS!
The first race of the season is already running at the Sakhir circuit.
The Formula 1 Bahrain GP has started
The previous round has already started
The race will start shortly.
F1 Bahrain GP: the previous lap has already started
Sebastian Vettel, the absentee in the Bahrain GP
After testing positive for Covid-19, the Aston Martin driver was left out of the competition and the team chose Nico Hülkenberg as his replacement.
Everything ready for the start
It will be a 57-lap race and, following the great classification on Saturday, the Ferrari drivers will start in the first places.
The Bahrain anthem is playing
In moments the race begins.
The starting grid for the Bahrain GP
- 1-Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- 2- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- 3- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- 4- Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
- 5- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- 6- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
- 7- Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
- 8- Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
- 9- George Russell (Mercedes)
- 10- Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
- 11- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
- 12- Mick Schumacher (Haas)
- 13- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- 14- Alexander Albon (Williams)
- 15- Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
- 16- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
- 17- Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin)
- 18- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
- 19- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- 20- Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
Charles Leclerc will start first following taking pole position on Saturday
The Ferrari driver took pole position and surprised in qualifying for the Bahrain GP in Sakhirwhich opened the 2022 Formula 1 season. In second place was Max Verstappenwhile Carlos Sainz finished third.
How to watch the Bahrain GP live
The Formula 1 Bahrain GP race can be seen live in Argentina on television through Fox Sports:
- Channels 106 Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- Channels 605 (SD) and 1605 (HD) the DirecTV
- Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) from Telecentre
In turn, online there is the possibility of accessing by selecting the channel through DirecTV GO, Cablevision Flow and Telecentro Play, among other available services. On the other hand, it will also be broadcast on Star +, ESPN’s streaming service that requires prior registration.
Also, as usual, you will be able to follow minute by minute on the website of TyCSports.com.
What time is the Formula 1 race
- Argentina: 12 hours
- Brazil: 12 hours
- Uruguay: 12 hours
- Paraguay: 12 hours
- Chile: 12 hours
- Bolivia: 11 hours
- Venezuela: 11 hours
- Peru: 10 hours
- Ecuador: 10 hours
- Colombia: 10 hours
- Mexico: 9 hours
- Spain: 16 hours
How is the Sakhir circuit
The Sakhir circuit is 5.412 kilometers long and has 15 curves, of which 9 are on the right and 6 on the left. It has important straights, but also great braking that make it be classified as a low-medium speed track, and medium aerodynamic load.
