Red Bull’s Verstappen wins rain-delayed Bahrain GP F1 race in Sepang | Motorsports | Al Jazeera

Max Verstappen of Red Bull won his first race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix held in Sepang, Malaysia, delayed by 1 hour and 40 minutes due to heavy rain. He took the lead after an early safety car and finished ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. George Russell (Mercedes) retired from third place with five laps remaining due to a power unit failure. Verstappen, who also secured pole position, had a slow start but regained the lead after a safety car and maintained it in challenging wet conditions.