Sebastian Vettel moved into a clear lead in this year’s world championship on Sunday when he claimed a well-judged victory for Ferrari in the Bahrain Grand Prix for his second win of the season.
The 29-year-old four-time champion came home seven seconds ahead of three-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, who made a late charge for victory after collecting a five-seconds penalty for a pit-lane misdemeanour.
Hamilton’s new Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished third, after starting from his maiden pole position, ahead of compatriot Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and fifth-placed Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
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Race win 🏆
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Not a bad day's work for Sebastian Vettel 🙌#BahrainGP 🇧🇭 pic.twitter.com/CFelSZo4XJ
.@LewisHamilton goes home with the @DeutschePostDHL Fastest Lap Award for the 2nd race in a row#BahrainGP 🇧🇭 pic.twitter.com/6U123kOxvQ
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After a great start we had the right strategy and pace. Too bad a brake issue prevented me from finishing, but that’s racing. #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/TDEs1Qn7nD
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