2 March 2024 at 17:39 Verstappen crushed his rivals at the start of the season Max Verstappen was completely superior when the Formula 1 circus kicked off the season in the Bahrain GP. In the end, he was over 22 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Red Bull colleague Sergio Perez. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was third. He was 25 seconds behind Verstappen. – It is unsettling. Today it went better than expected, says Verstappen in the victory interview. – I felt good in the car. It is special to have such days. It doesn’t happen very often when everything goes perfectly and you feel at one with the car, says Verstappen. And he couldn’t have got a better start from pole position. – Max Verstappen got exactly the start he wanted, exclaimed Viaplay commentator Atle Gulbrandsen after just a few seconds of the Formula 1 race in Bahrain. For the Red Bull driver accelerated straight from the competition. After one lap he already had a lead of over a second. Then 56 of the 57 rounds in Bahrain still remained. While Verstappen wreaked havoc with the competitors, several other drivers had trouble. Lewis Hamilton struggled heavily along the way and reported, among other things, that his seat was broken. The Brit eventually finished seventh. After just over half of the laps had been completed, Verstappen had built up a lead of 15 seconds. It then increased steadily until the finish line. This was victory number 55 in his career for Verstappen. – It is still Max Verstappen who is completely superior in Formula 1, said Gulbrandsen as the supreme driver crossed the finish line.
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