According to McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl, McLaren had a frustrating and difficult experience during the 2022 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. The team, which had been tipped to be a contender in Barcelona’s testing, was not even in contention for points at Sahkir.
Guanyu Zhou, China’s first ever Formula 1 driver, had a fairytale start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points for the first time.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Mako, revealed that the identical issue caused Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to retire in the final stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while defending world champion Max Verstappen retired just two laps to the end of the race.
After reaching a new long-term arrangement with F1, the Bahrain Grand Prix will continue on the schedule until at least 2036.
