Oscar Piastri of McLaren secured a commanding victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, starting from pole position. This win marks McLaren`s first triumph at the Sakhir circuit.
Key Race Highlights:
- Lando Norris received a five-second penalty for a jump start, which he served during his pit stop. Despite this, Norris recovered to finish third, highlighting McLaren`s strong car performance.
- George Russell made an impressive start, moving up from third to second place on the first lap, right behind Piastri.
- Ferrari managed to position themselves within the top five finishers, benefiting from strategic pit stop timing.
- The safety car was briefly deployed between laps 32 and 35 due to a collision on track involving Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz.
- Liam Lawson was penalized twice for causing a separate incident that resulted in a collision.
