Charles Leclerc

2022 - 3 - 20

Bahrain - Bahrain GP

Charles Leclerc Finds Redemption in Bahrain, Reliability Undermines Red Bull (unknown)

Two years after engine troubles cost him the Bahrain Grand Prix by only three laps, Charles Leclerc has found redemption in Sakhir.

The very next lap, the Mexican suffered an engine seizure, causing his Red Bull to snap sideways in turn 1. The best the orange squad could manage were 15th and 14th, respectively. A late-race safety car was deployed after Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri ground to a halt at the exit of turn 3 with an overheated engine. Leclerc went unchallenged by Max Verstappen off the line, while Sainz maintained his third place spot through the opening leg of the race. I mean, I keep repeating myself, but the last two years have been incredibly difficult for the team,” Leclerc said. Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz followed him home in second place, with Lewis Hamilton rounding out the podium after both Red Bulls suffered engine failures in the closing laps.

Ferrari dominates as Charles Leclerc wins dramatic season opener (unknown)

Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Ferrari claimed a one-two after a dramatic ending to the first race of the new season.

Charles Leclerc wins dramatic Bahrain F1 GP as Ferrari bring home one-two (unknown)

Ferrari's Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were first and second in the season-opener, with Lewis Hamilton third after the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Pérez had to ...

The fight remained close to the final stages as the teams searched for an edge through the stops. After the first stops the pair went nose to tail and Verstappen flung himself up the inside with DRS on the straight. For Ferrari, their car is, on the form of this opening weekend, one of the best they have produced since they last won the drivers’ title with Kimi Räikkönen in 2007. “This is the best result we could have got, we did the best we could and are grateful for these points,” he said. Verstappen’s duel with Leclerc had been an enthralling, joyous affair but his car’s demise was a moment of bitter disappointment for driver and team, when he retired having lost power with three laps to go. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez both retired at the very death, allowing Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to capitalise with an unlikely place on the podium.

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Japan Times"

Charles Leclerc leads 1-2 finish for Ferrari in season-opening ... (The Japan Times)

It was also the Italian team's seventh triumph at the Sakhir desert track and its first season-opening 1-2 since 2010, when Fernando Alonso led Felipe Massa ...

The result put the team, who in 2021 finished last and were the only outfit to not score a point, third in the overall standings. His teammate, Sergio Perez, suffered the same fate shortly after, as Red Bull left Bahrain with nothing. The result put Leclerc, who also set the fastest lap and was voted driver of the day by fans, in the overall lead of the drivers' standings.

Who is Charles Leclerc? Where is Ferrari F1 driver from, nationality ... (NationalWorld)

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2022 Bahrain Grand Prix race report and highlights: Leclerc leads 1 ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Charles Leclerc won a blockbuster 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix as Carlos Sainz backed up a Ferrari one-two – as Red Bull suffered a double DNF to give Lewis ...

Perez was favourite for P3 but Hamilton was right on his tail, and the Mexican began to worry about power unit issues too. Thank you to all of you guys who kept supporting us, it hasn’t been easy, but it’s incredible to be back at the top." That was, until Verstappen pitted a third time – nothing to lose now – on Lap 44. Verstappen warmed up his tyres but warned of a possible steering issue, the pit wall seemingly worried too. Verstappen was furious at his team for an instruction to “take it easy” on his out lap, though he was hampered just as much having had a slower pit stop than Leclerc's. It seemed to be a straightforward victory for the Monegasque driver. Soon afterwards, the Danish driver lost another place to Mercedes’ George Russell, who started ninth, on the run up to Turn 1. Sainz capitalised on Verstappen’s woes and took P2 off the champion on Lap 54, Perez and Hamilton following suit. That triggered a three-lap box-office bout for the lead, Leclerc hanging on when Verstappen locked up into Turn 1 on Lap 19. Two laps later, Pierre Gasly brought out the Safety Car when his AlphaTauri stopped in flames, and Leclerc took the opportunity to pit too. F1 TV Pro gives fans a front row seat, with information and camera views usually only found on the pit wall. The pole-sitter emerged just three-tenths ahead of Verstappen, who almost made the undercut work.

Charles Leclerc girlfriend: Who is Monegasque F1 star dating in 2022? (The Sportsrush)

Charles Leclerc girlfriend: The Ferrari superstar is dating Charlotte Sine, a student of architecture, for over a couple of years now.

In 2021, Ferrari gave an opportunity to let Leclerc give Sine and her mother a ride in a Ferrari F1 car. Sine and her mother stepped in black Ferrari overalls. Moreover, she is also a social media model and influencer.