Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won Formula One’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after world champion Max Verstappen retired with just three laps remaining and Lewis Hamilton landed a surprise podium. Verstappen hit technical trouble in the closing moments to promote Carlos Sainz to second as Ferrari completed a one-two finish. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, left, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen do battle on the track (Hassan Ammar/AP). But Verstappen was handed another opportunity with just 11 laps remaining when Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri caught alight. Leclerc took the flag 5.5 seconds clear of Sainz, with Hamilton four seconds further back following Perez’s late failure.

Source: The Herald March 21, 2022 09:52 UTC