- Russell hopes hit by puncture and Mercedes pit-stop howler
- Pérez takes chequered flag after extraordinary race
The exultation and heartbreak could not surely have been as stark or delivered in more riveting fashion than the high drama on show at the Sakhir Grand Prix. For Racing Point’s Sergio Pérez, there were tears of joy as he took his first win in Formula One, while George Russell put in the drive of his F1 career only for victory to be snatched from his grasp through no fault of his own. He, too, admitted that the tears briefly flowed, but his were tainted by bitter disappointment.
The flag belonged to Pérez – who has no drive for 2021 – and he was a hugely popular winner, the first Mexican to win an F1 race since Pedro Rodríguez did so in Belgium in 1970. Esteban Ocon was second for Renault and Pérez’s teammate Lance Stroll third.
