P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Verstappen secured a dominant victory in the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Mercedes Team Principal, Toto Wolff, admitted that Max Verstappen’s performance at the Bahrain Grand Prix was on a whole different level, calling it extraordinary. Despite securing pole position, Mercedes could only manage fifth and seventh places due to issues encountered by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton during the race. Wolff highlighted the differences in performance among teams, mentioning Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes being in a similar range. He emphasized the need for Mercedes to address their own problems and optimize race weekends to compete better against their rivals. Wolff acknowledged Verstappen’s strong talent and Red Bull’s potential for a dominant season following their impressive one-two finish in Bahrain.
