Max Verstappen picks up first victory of the season in Malaysia
What happened
Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix at Malaysia’s Sepang Circuit on Sunday, his first victory of the season, NL Times reported.
Kimi Antonelli finished second, 2.3 seconds behind the Red Bull driver, while Lewis Hamilton took third.
Russell retired with mechanical problems during a later safety-car period, according to NL Times.
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- 2026-10-04 13:19 UTCESPN · espn.com ↗
- 2026-10-04 17:37 UTCNL Times · nltimes.nl ↗
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