Bahrain GP: How Verstappen turned a scrappy pole into a crushing victory
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, in which reigning champion Max Verstappen stamped his authority with a convincing victory. But could Charles Leclerc have run him closer, had the Ferrari driver not experienced brake issues? That's one of many questions tackled on today's analysis packed pod.
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| 1:21.1 | The race is on, and MaxFest Stappan justified his and Red Bulls' pre-season favourite tag by dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Sergei Perez backing him up in second place. |
| 1:36.4 | But just how far behind are the rest, and did we really see the best of Mercedes and Ferrari? |
| 1:42.1 | I'm Ed's draw and joining us with all the answers are Scott Mitchell Malm and Mark Hughes. |
| 1:48.0 | Well, Scott, we'll come to you first. We'll pretend I've not been with you pretty much solidly in Bahrain for the past week, two weeks, however long we've been here through testing. So how was the first weekend of the season for you? |
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