Verstappen conquers rain-delayed Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, Russell heartbreak hands Hamilton podium

Max Verstappen secured victory in a tumultuous Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, marking Red Bull's first win of the Formula One season.

Starting from pole position, Verstappen maintained composure through rain-induced delays to triumph on the circuit where he last won in 2017.

Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton completed the podium, with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso securing eighth place.

The race faced delays due to torrential rain, pushing the start time to 4.33 pm.

SEPANG, Oct 4 — Max Verstappen claimed his first victory of the Formula One season in a chaotic Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) here today, winning a race that began 1hr 40min late and only at the second attempt after torrential rain hit Sepang.

The Red Bull driver had started from pole but made a poor getaway on intermediate tyres, allowing Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell to sweep past him in the wet opening laps.

The race turned in Verstappen’s favour after Valtteri Bottas spun into the gravel on lap nine, bringing out the safety car as the rapidly drying circuit prompted most of the field to switch to slick tyres.

Verstappen took advantage of the restart to pass Antonelli and Russell before opening up a comfortable lead he would not relinquish.

Antonelli eventually finished second to strengthen his championship campaign, while Lewis Hamilton produced a strong recovery to claim third for Ferrari.

Hamilton had started alongside Verstappen on the front row on dry tyres but dropped down the order in the early wet conditions. The seven-time world champion worked his way back through the field as the track dried to secure a podium finish.

Russell looked set to take third before suffering late heartbreak with five laps remaining, when his Mercedes appeared to develop a power-unit problem during a late safety-car period and he was forced to retire.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished fourth, ahead of Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar in fifth, while Oscar Piastri took sixth for McLaren.

Liam Lawson was seventh for Racing Bulls, with Fernando Alonso holding off Lando Norris in the closing stages to finish eighth for Aston Martin. Norris was ninth, while Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10.

“72 mate, 72! Amazing job. What a fantastic weekend. Really deserved. Really good job everyone. You can be really proud of it,” Verstappen told his team over the radio after taking the chequered flag.

The race had originally been scheduled to start at 3pm but was delayed after torrential rain swept across the Sepang International Circuit shortly before lights out. A revised formation lap was initially set for 3.40pm before the race eventually got under way at 4.40pm.

Formula One returned to Sepang this weekend for the first time since 2017, when Verstappen also won at the Malaysian circuit.

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马克斯·维斯塔潘在雪邦赛道举行的巴林大奖赛中取得胜利，这是红牛车队在本赛季一级方程式比赛中的首场胜利。

维斯塔潘从杆位发车，在雨水造成的延误中保持冷静，最终在这条他上次夺冠的赛道上取得了胜利，他上次夺冠是在 2017 年。

梅赛德斯车队的基米·安东内利和法拉利车队的刘易斯·汉密尔顿分获亚军和季军，阿斯顿·马丁车队的费尔南多·阿隆索获得第八名。

由于暴雨，比赛遭遇延误，开始时间推迟至下午 4 点 33 分。

雪邦，10 月 4 日——马克斯·维斯塔潘今天在雪邦国际赛道 (SIC) 举行的 F1 海湾航空巴林大奖赛上，在一场混乱的比赛中赢得了他本赛季的首场胜利。由于暴雨袭击雪邦，比赛推迟了 1 小时 40 分钟才开始，而且是在第二次尝试后才开始的。

红牛车手从杆位发车，但使用半雨胎起步不佳，让梅赛德斯车队的基米·安东内利和乔治·拉塞尔在湿滑的比赛开始阶段超越了他。

比赛的局势在瓦尔特里·博塔斯第九圈冲出赛道冲出赛道后发生了逆转，安全车出动，赛道迅速变干，迫使大部分车手换上光头胎。

维斯塔潘利用重新发车的机会超越了安东内利和拉塞尔，并建立了舒适的领先优势，最终保持到了比赛结束。

安东内利最终获得第二名，巩固了他的冠军争夺战，而刘易斯·汉密尔顿则强势反弹，为法拉利车队赢得了第三名。

汉密尔顿在干胎条件下与维斯塔潘并排头排发车，但在比赛初期湿滑的赛道上排名下滑。这位七届世界冠军在赛道逐渐变干后奋起直追，最终登上领奖台。

拉塞尔原本有望获得第三名，但在比赛还剩五圈时遭遇了令人心碎的打击，他的梅赛德斯赛车在安全车出动期间似乎出现了动力单元故障，他被迫退赛。

法拉利车队的查尔斯·勒克莱尔获得第四名，领先于排名第五的红牛车队的伊萨克·哈贾尔，而迈凯伦车队的奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里获得第六名。

利亚姆·劳森代表Racing Bulls车队获得第七名，费尔南多·阿隆索在比赛最后阶段力压兰多·诺里斯，最终代表阿斯顿·马丁车队获得第八名。诺里斯位列第九，阿维德·林德布拉德位列第十。

“72号，伙计，72号！太棒了！多么精彩的周末！实至名归！大家都做得非常出色！你们真的可以为此感到骄傲！”维斯塔潘在冲过终点线后通过无线电告诉他的车队。

比赛原定于下午3点开始，但由于雪邦国际赛道在熄灯前不久遭遇暴雨，比赛被迫推迟。先是安排了一圈暖胎圈，时间定于下午3点40分，最终比赛于下午4点40分正式开始。

一级方程式赛车本周末重返雪邦赛道，这是自 2017 年以来该赛道首次回到这里。2017 年，维斯塔潘也曾在这条马来西亚赛道上赢得比赛。

亚运会的混乱局面使日本未来的奥运雄心受到新的审视，专家警告称信任已受损。

安东内利承认第二名已经是“极限”，维斯塔潘在马来西亚巴林大奖赛上证明自己速度太快，梅赛德斯车队难以招架。

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