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The glory of Ferrari, the ruin of Red Bull, all in one, all in the first round of the World Cup, in an advance that promises.

Wow if it promises.

and

gave the

their first one-two since the 2019 Singapore GP, while

and

cruelly fell by the wayside at the last minute, victims of a breakdown and a spin, giving way to the podium a

who had never been able to get close to the head.

Between the hugs of the mechanics, in that bath of euphoria, Sainz outlined a broad smile: that of a pilot who this year will compete, now, for victories.

If the business owners wanted something new, a captivating show, they can be satisfied.

Also the amateur, expert or novice, demanding or accommodating.

For now, this regulatory revolution worked yesterday in Bahrain, a route that was not very propitious, but that left some previews of what is to come.

It wasn't just Hamilton's Mercedes sweating to overtake

's Haas at the end of the straight , nor the exciting fight for the lead, nor the multitude of battles between cars separated by a minimum distance.

The best, it seems, is yet to come.

To that hope must be added

, ninth at the finish line, although with a performance below expectations.

The times did not work out in Alpine, nor did the A522 feel competitive, because

, seventh, was also unable to get close to

' Alfa Romeo , who had initially lost numerous positions.

If the Renault engine does not push, if a new aerodynamic package has to be bet, the truth is that there are hardly any hours left to improvise something on the way to Yeddah.

And it doesn't seem like Fernando wants to be outdone by

again .

lack of reflections

AlphaTauri, by the way, was also crucial for the resolution of the race, when with 11 laps to go,

had to save his rear from the flames that devoured his engine.

The pertinent

gave Verstappen an extra ball, determined all night to rush, at any price, his chances of victory.

That restart, however, caught the current champion in the opposite direction, who would even be surpassed by Sainz.

At that moment, the RB18 stopped carburizing.

And Pérez's subsequent mistake, at the hairpin at the end of the straight, made

's nightmare come true .

Leclerc was somewhat uneasy with what happened at the start, given the predictable push from Verstappen.

Upon arrival at the first corner, he looked for the tickle, although with no real options to get rid of the Ferrari.

Meanwhile, Sainz blocked any attempt by Hamilton, Alonso lost position to Russell and Ocon collided with

.

The first fears banished, the best remained to be known.

Two laps before the window planned by Pirelli, Hamilton and Alonso changed tires for the first time.

The Briton, with the hard ones, with hardly any grip, had a hard time against

's Alfa Romeo , while Fernando struggled to find the sensations with the medium compound.

It was not possible.

Absolutely.

brutal hand to hand

In each step through the finish line, the Asturian lost more than a second compared to his rivals and that heaviness was so evident that Alpine retired his footwear in favor of the hardest available.

Better that than slow Ocon down.

Three laps later Verstappen would pass, forcing an immediate response from Leclerc, also mounting the soft tires.

At that moment, to everyone's delight, a beautiful battle broke out between the two.

If the Dutchman took advantage of the full width at the end of the straight, with a fizz of a thousand demons, the Monegasque counterattacked a few meters further on with another exquisite maneuver.

The melee, with hurried braking of pure vertigo, not only evidenced the guts of Leclerc, but also the fantastic verve of the SF-75 designed in Maranello.

, the great architect of the project, can congratulate all his boys.

And Sainz can remove that tension with which he seems to have lived all this weekend.

There are plenty of reasons to enjoy all this.

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