Teams and drivers in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix had a positive start to the season. Ferrari secured a podium finish with Carlos Sainz's third place. McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished in P6 and P8 respectively. Aston Martin also scored double points. Red Bull Racing had a perfect start leading the team standings. Mercedes showed potential for improvement despite a challenging race. The gap between Ferrari and Red Bull has decreased compared to last year's race.
π£οΈ "It's a building process from here, and I think we're a great team in doing that." Despite what he describes as a "super average race", Lewis Hamilton believes the Mercedes #F1 team has a better starting point with its W15: https://t.co/lyKMYr6sH2
Last year Ferrari finished nearly 50s behind the race-winning Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the #BahrainGP, this year the gap was down to 25s π Will the team keep cutting down that gap as 2024 progresses? π€ #F1 https://t.co/58YqKse0Il
There were glimpses of real performance in Bahrain Weβve still got a lot to learn about the W15, but we have a solid platform that we can build from πͺ https://t.co/mQOD1fyD6U
Here are our #F1 driver ratings for the #BahrainGP, with one of them starting the season with an obvious π https://t.co/fR05wTscwp
Not a spectacular start to the season but a solid one nonetheless π An encouraging Bahrain weekend sets us in good stead for the races ahead π§π #HaasF1 #BahrainGP https://t.co/NVHBHEhy2k
π΄ There is some optimism in the Ferrari #F1 camp, following Carlos Sainz's third-place finish at the #BahrainGP. Team principal Fred Vasseur stresses that the squad has clawed back 50% of last yearβs deficit to Red Bull. https://t.co/oq5jfdwhwT
First podium of 2024 π€© #BahrainGP #F1 https://t.co/RFRD2WmDoE
Our first top 10 finishers of the season π #F1 #BahrainGP https://t.co/Cw5OLZAZar
Double points for the team . Qualy laps were strong but today the race pace was more difficult. We keep learning about the car and next week we go again πͺπͺ First race of 24. β ! @AstonMartinF1 #f1 #astonmartin #bahrain https://t.co/rgZE5uTPFv
TEAM STANDINGS π§ A perfect start for @redbullracing π #F1 #BahrainGP https://t.co/ESdLHRKpTJ
Carlos π£οΈ "Itβs a solid start to the season and very good points for the team. I felt really good in the car all race long, being able to control the pace and doing good overtakes." @CarlosSainz55, @Charles_Leclerc and Fred words after the first race of the year π #BahrainGP
A positive start to the season! π Andrea is with Lando and Oscar to talk through our #BahrainGP. π§π https://t.co/gwBsvscUdz
Handshakes all round as we start the season with a podium π #BahrainGP π§π #F1 https://t.co/jMgwRlLVJh
Off to a double-points start to the season! Lando P6 and Oscar P8. Some promising signs this weekend, but we know we still have more work to do to get to where we want to be. On to Saudi Arabia next week. πͺ https://t.co/naJD7h4El9