LONDON : Red Bull were so dominant in Formula One's Bahrain season-opener that Mercedes rival George Russell suggested they could win every race this year.The Briton was not alone in pointing to such a scenario, even if such a sweep would be unprecedented in a championship that started in 1950 with far f
LONDON : Red Bull were so dominant in Formula One's Bahrain season-opener that Mercedes rival George Russell suggested they could win every race this year.
Double world champion Max Verstappen finished 11.987 seconds ahead of Mexican team mate Sergio Perez and 38.6 seconds clear of Aston Martin's third-placed Fernando Alonso, who provided welcome thrills and emotion. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner naturally played down such talk and said Sunday had still been a tense and nervous experience because so many things could go wrong.
In 1988, McLaren won 16 of 17 races but Gerhard Berger broke the run with an emotional victory for Ferrari at Monza less than a month after the death of team founder Enzo.
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