Sergio Perez starred in both Bahrain races – but only got the result he deserved in one of them. Here’s our verdict on the best and worst weekends from F1’s double-header in Sakhir.
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Perez makes his case for 2021 chance with masterful recovery drive for first win
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix review
Posted onAll night long at the Sakhir Grand Prix it looked like Formula 1 was going to crown a new winner. And it did – but not the one which seemed set to clinch victory as the race headed into its final quarter.
Perez breaks Webber’s record with 190-race wait for first win
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onSergio Perez set a new record for the longest wait before winning a race, and became the first Mexican to win in F1 for 50 years. Here’s all the Sakhir Grand Prix stats.
Paddock Diary: Sakhir Grand Prix
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onA week of huge news stories preceded the Sakhir Grand Prix, and the race weekend itself added yet more drama to the closing stages of 2020.
Vote for your 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onHow much did the Safety Car help Sergio Perez in yesterday’s Sakhir Grand Prix? He was already on course for a podium finish without it despite ending lap one in 18th.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix in pictures
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Posted onThe 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix in pictures.
Rate the race: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix championship points
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point move up to third place in the constructors’ championship following Sergio Perez’s victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix.
Perez rebounds from 18th to take first win after heartbreak for Russell
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix summary
Posted onSergio Perez has scored the first victory of his Formula 1 career despite a first-lap collision which left him 18th at the end of lap one, after a pit stop error cost George Russell the lead.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix race result
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez won the Sakhir Grand Prix ahead of Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll.
No Mercedes team orders plus mix of strategies raises prospects of lively race
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onThere will be no team orders for Mercedes’ new driver line-up, and strategies look hard to predict for all teams, which points towards an unpredictable race.
Bottas breaks Lauda’s 46-year-old record as Mercedes pair are closest team mates in qualifying
Lap time watch: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas set a new record for the shortest ever lap in F1. And George Russell’s impressive performance meant Mercedes had the most closely-matched team mates.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
Bottas pips Russell to Sakhir pole by two-hundredths of a second
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas narrowly beat his new Mercedes team mate George Russell to pole position on the Bahrain Outer circuit, while Charles Leclerc starred for Ferrari.
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix grid
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas leads a Mercedes one-two ahead of team mate George Russell, followed by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
Live: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying
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Posted onFollow the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying session on RaceFans Live.
Verstappen beats Bottas in tight final Sakhir practice
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen put Red Bull on top in the final practice session for the Sakhir Grand Prix, relegating Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas to second place by two tenths of a second.
Pictures: Russell, Aitken, Vettel and Fittipaldi’s Sakhir GP helmets
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onGeorge Russell, Jack Aitken, Pietro Fittipaldi and Sebastian Vettel are sporting new helmet designs this weekend – and Lando Norris’s much-delayed Turkish Grand Prix helmet finally turned up.
Live: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix third practice
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Posted onFollow the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix third practice session on RaceFans Live.