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Lap 1: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc crash after Sergio Perez causes a three-car incident. George Russell takes the lead when he overtakes Valtteri Bottas at Turn 2.
1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 2. George Russell (Mercedes) 3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 5. Sergio Perez (race point) 6. Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri) 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 8. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 9. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) 10. Lance Stroll (race point) 11. Esteban Ocon (Renault) 12. Alex Albon (Red Bull) 13. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 14. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 15. Lando Norris (McLaren) 16th. Kevin Magussen (Haas) 17. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 18. Jack Aitken (Williams) 19th. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 20. Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas)
George Russell finishes second at the Sakhir Grand Prix after narrowly missing pole position for Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
« But after that, from turn four, I felt great and the car was on rails and a real pleasure to drive. Turn One really let me down and I’m sure I’ll look at the dates and it will frustrate me. «
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has supported Russell and says that he has no pressure to perform this weekend.
« He has nothing to lose and Verstappen won’t be happy to have a new kid on the block in front of him.
« George is on the worst of lines as we saw last weekend. The cockpit is too small for him. The clutch paddles are too small for his hands and fingers. So I have the same expectations as I did for qualifying. He confirmed what we thought of him. «
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