Hamilton sweeps in Sakhir: Pérez's drama and Sainz's great comeback

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Without any qualifying pressure, just for the sheer joy of replay,

claimed his 11th victory at Sakhir in 2020, the year in which he has been crowned for the seventh time.

A conclusive victory ahead of

and

, who took advantage of

engine

failure with three laps to go to get on the podium for the second time in his life.

Just two hours after

accident took the

entire paddock out of breath, the seven-time champion continued his relentless routine, while

staged a brilliant comeback, from fifteenth on the grid to fifth at the finish.

The misfortune of Pérez, formidable at the wheel of Racing Point, was the sad epilogue to a race lasting more than three hours.

In the wake of the 'safety car', Hamilton saw the checkered flag with the usual authority.

There are already 95 victories in F1.

An overwhelming balance for Verstappen, his most qualified opponent, who did not even dream of the possibility of making him nervous.

Red Bull, despite a failed tire change, was able to at least celebrate Albon's third place finish.

That privilege was destined for Pérez, along with Sainz, the best driver on Sunday, although the award ended up, symbolically, in the hands of Grosjean.

The Mexican was coming from a podium in Turkey and sailed with a steady hand until his car began to vomit oil.

There is no logical explanation for their being deprived of a seat in 2021. Or that Aston Martin entrusted that fate to

.

"Hanging upside down"

The Canadian's roll-over, after a wild maneuver off

at Turn 8, caused another break in the jump.

"I'm fine, just hanging upside down", detailed the protagonist, with unprecedented poise.

After seven laps in the safety car, the stewards punished the hapless Alpha Tauri driver with 10 seconds.

Fortune did not smile on Valtteri Bottas, who had already lost second place in the first outing, and later stepped on some pieces of fiber.

There was no way to keep up with Hamilton.

Not even Verstappen.

"My car jumps like a kangaroo, I promise," explained the Red Bull leader, demanded even by Alex Albon, his garage partner, determined to justify himself after his accident on Friday.

Although nobody had as much motives as Sainz, convicted on Saturday for the failure of his brakes.

Forced to take risks, he was the only one on the grid with soft tires, with which he won two places in the first lap, to start thirteenth on the highlight.

From there he developed his plan of attack to perfection.

On lap 11 he passed

on the inside of Turn 1. It was not just a matter of taking seventh position, but making certain issues clear to his next Ferrari teammate.

Ferrari, backwards

The Spaniard looked hungry, who overtook

and

shortly after changing their tires.

Lando Norris seemed like his next and last goal, since the McLarens could never keep up with Albon and Sergio Pérez.

However, the slowness of the mechanics in the last wheel change doomed Carlos, deprived of options for further improvements.

Leclerc's efforts were useless either, brilliant in the highlight despite the obvious limitations of his Ferrari.

"The car is unbeatable," lamented

.

Another step back for the

in Bahrain, where it will suffer even greater rigors next Sunday.

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