Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to win the Bahrain GP. (Photo Credit: Reuters)
Bahrain Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to win the season-opening race.
- News18 Sports Sakhir (Bahrain)
- Last Updated:March 28, 2021, 22:29 IST
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Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes received the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who put him below immense strain. This is the primary time Hamilton has received the season-opening race since 2015. It was an epic win for Hamilton, who held off Verstappen extraordinarily nicely in the direction of the top to cross the end line first. Verstappen had began on pole and had the lead for many a part of the race however Hamilton tried the undercut and overtook him as Verstappen pitted. Verstappen, with contemporary tires, pushed and pushed Hamilton, even forcing a mistake off the Brit when he went off observe however the Mercedes’ driver ultimately held on.
Verstappen did overtake Hamilton in the direction of the top however he was barely off observe when he did that and needed to give again the result in keep away from penalty. This ought to be the first of many such combating races between Verstappen and Hamilton this season and the Red Bull man should present extra persistence and technique hereafter.
Verstappen admitted: “It’s of course a shame, but you also have to see the positive. We’re putting the fight on to them (Mercedes), so it’s great to start the year like that.”
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas completed third as Mercedes bought a double podium end as soon as once more.
“What a difficult race that was. Stopping early we knew was going to be difficult, but we had to cover Max. It was going to take something pretty special,” stated Hamilton after his 96th profession win.
“Max was all over me right at the end, but just managed to hold him off, one of most difficult races I have had for a while.”
(With AFP inputs)
