2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

Perez had a hell of a recovery drive, and what an absolute rollercoaster of a race for Norris.

This race settled any lingering doubts about who the best driver on the grid actually is.

That was an absolute slugfest of a race today; I was just settling in to follow 👋
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Lewis Hamilton wins the Daytona 500! 👋👋👋🙏 🙏😍

Daniel Castillo76 said:Lewis had too short of a second stint; that's going to cost him some wins.

Good comment. Just more proof of how conservative Mercedes played it during this race.

What a driver !!!!

In a total junker of a car with shot tires against a hyped-up Verstappen !!!!!!

wow !!!!!!!

woohooooo to Lewis !!!! The man is a machine !!!

nimblemarlin9 said:And what exactly would he gain from doing that? 🤣

At worst, he'd walk away with second place. It’s not like Lewis is going to drop dead on the track and leave a vacuum, right?

The second he mentioned his tires were shot, I knew he was cruising toward victory right then and there.

If you ask me, when you're in the middle of a tight duel like that, they shouldn't be handing out penalties for going off track. Honestly, he didn't have any other choice—he had to slam on the brakes to avoid a disaster.

Regardless, it was a class move by them to let him through.

Driver of the race? It’s gotta be Perez. No question about it. After that absolute disaster in qualifying where he fell straight to the back, his finish was just more of the same old story we've been seeing lately.

The blue girl is always right here

darkmarlin16 said:The blonde is always here

We all have a soft spot for the blonde! 👋👋👋

Where is that poll? 👋👋👋

So Lewis says "keep your distance," meanwhile he's over there getting all cozy with some blonde girl

ruggedhawk20 said:What a driver !!!!

Stuck in an inferior car with worn-out tires against the hyped-up Verstappen !!!!!!

wow !!!!!!!

Max doesn't realize who he's actually up against—Lewis is a total phenomenon. We should just enjoy watching him while he's still behind the wheel. Just look at what happened to Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. That said, credit where it's due to Max—I'm definitely looking forward to their head-to-head battles. And, of course, hoping for Lewis's 8th title.

Killer race. Sergio Perez 🙏 🙏 🙏

How many pirouettes are the Vegas oddsmakers calling for?

If you can judge a season by how it starts, we are in for a brutal ride this year.

Hopefully, Perez steps up his game in qualifying for the next race; that would really help Max out. Today he was basically running solo, whereas Bottas ended up giving Lewis a massive hand at the finish.

A solid start to the season.
Way to go, Max.

Where's the damn mask!?