Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory during Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, which was impacted by heavy rain, featured an entertaining crossover from intermediate tyres to slicks, and saw overtaking from start to finish – as well as a dramatic late retirement for George Russell.

Top Point Drives of the Race

  1. 🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) • 26 points • the big mover on the day, getting into the points from the last row
  2. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) • 25 points • a return to glory at the circuit, topping qualifying and making the right decisions in the Sunday race
  3. 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) • 19 points • Runner-up after qualifying P3
  4. 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson (Red Bull Racing) • 19 points • moving up to seventh from P11

Predictions and Results

Michael turned in top marks for the third time this season with the better driver chosen in eight of the ten scoring rows. Michael has moved into third place behind Steve and Andy and ahead of Matt, while John Lo has dropped just out of the prizes, eight points out.

Standings

Prizes
🥇 $50.00 🥈 $25.00🥉 $15.00 🍍 $10.00

Through 16 🇧🇭 Bahrain GP in Malaysia
1Steve Nicks1898
2Andy Watson1877
3Michael Poplawski1861
4Matt Belanger1853
5John Lo1845
6Doug Wansbrough1825
7Deanna Nicks1820
8Richard Owens1809
9John Havlik1804
10Danielle Bourgeois1774

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Driver Statistics

Formula 1