Red Bull started from where they left off, as defending champion Max Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez sealed a one-two at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Verstappen saw off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc from pole at the first corner and simply never looked back.
The Dutchman took away an extra point for fastest lap as he extended his winning streak to eight races, with his sights fully set on a fourth consecutive drivers title.
Perez was impressive, too, pushing on from fifth place to finish at number two while Carlos Sainz sealed third for Ferrari to complete the podium.
“Unbelievable. I think today went even better than expected. I think the car was really nice to drive on every compound,” Verstappen said post-race.
“I think we had a lot of pace and it was just super enjoyable to drive today. We stayed out of trouble and it’s a great start of the year, it couldn’t have been better.”
“It was a lot of fun and I felt really good in the car. It’s always very special to have these kind of days because they don’t happen that often where it all goes perfect and you are at one with the car.”
The second race of the campaign is all set to take place on 9 March live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Pictured above: Max Verstappen
Image source: @max33verstappen
