Max Verstappen wins rain-delayed Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

sportsOct 4, 202615313

Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, taking his and Red Bull's first victory of the year after a dominant drive in a race delayed by one hour and 33 minutes. Heavy rain and then a string of technical problems during wet formation laps forced the long delay and left the FIA deciding starting order. Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli finished second, gaining a massive championship advantage when team-mate George Russell retired with a power unit failure five laps from the end; Antonelli now leads Russell by 84 points with six or seven races remaining. Lewis Hamilton recovered from an early tyre-choice error on slicks at the wet start to pass Red Bull's Isack Hadjar for third with three laps to go. Verstappen repassed Russell on lap six, pitted for slicks under a safety car after Valtteri Bottas spun on lap nine, and passed Antonelli at Turn Four when the race resumed four laps later. A late safety car for Alex Albon produced a four-lap dash to the flag, but Verstappen remained unchallenged; Russell stopped before Turn One with five laps to go, and Lando Norris briefly ran through gravel avoiding Russell's stranded car. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso finished immediately ahead of Norris to score points for the team for only their third time this season.

Formula 1

@f1tv.bsky.social

MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX IN MALAYSIA 🏁🏆🎉 #F1 #BahrainGP

1484h ago

ard2025.bsky.social4

Keep this circuit on the calendar! Money is not everything #F1 Malaysia thank you

Philip J. Fry1

what a total clusterfuck, FIA showing it's incompetence yet again.. push a FIA software update before the warm up lap, and all the cars grind to a halt (those that followed the FIA instructions that is..) Painfully overly extended safety car procedures at the end.

Quoting this

𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚞𝚜6

He remembered how to be Max VerGoenn

𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 ×͜×3

Verstappen ganando. Alonso 8º y con 3 puntitos. Pues se ha quedado un buen domingo 😏😏 #F1 || #BahrainGP

EmmaKittyKat 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈2

What an entertaining chaos that was! We had everything! Rain, cars getting blue screened, tire strategy thrown out the window, drivers pushing and make the best out of their situation! I'm still wrapping my head around! Missed Sepang so much, I hope they bring it back full time! #F1

leslie🍓🏁2

THANK GOD WE GET THIS GRAPHIC FINALLY

penta2

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK I'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS.

minimalist2

Adamım 1'inci bitirmemiş olsa erkek tenasül uzvu gibi yarış oldu

Chain Bear F1

@chainbear.bsky.social

The fact that no one knows where they are on the grid is very apt in a Bahrain GP that isn't in Bahrain

466h ago

Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁

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We’ve had #F1 GPs in countries not in the event name before - eg, San Marino in Italy & Luxembourg in Germany - but Bahrain in Malaysia feels sillier because, unlike the others, Sepang has hosted only Malaysian GPs in the past. So I’m calling today’s F1 GP #NotTheMalaysianGP. Max Verstappen won it.

364h ago

Rob1

It's #NotTheMalaysianGP, it's a very naughty... track. Idk, it sounded better in my own head.

sbsb6969.bsky.social1

Swiss GP at Dijon where the French GP had been held?

PlanetF1

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FIA: "Medical car is reporting a a signifiant amount of standing water around the track. Current conditions are not suitable to start the race." Given you rarely see the Medical car suffer oversteer on a lap, it's probably a fair call. Live updates: www.planetf1.com/news/bahrain...

227h ago

The Associated Press

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Max Verstappen has taken his first win of the year but a retirement for George Russell handed a huge title boost to Kimi Antonelli at Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

163h ago

Rory Mitchell

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Verstappen wins the #BahrainGP in Malaysia! Antonelli P2, and Hamilton salvages a P3 after being P15 at one stage. #F1

74h ago

leslie🍓🏁

@edogawa.bsky.social

the anthem being delayed, the crowd scream singing dudududu max verstappen, and actually hearing the dutch anthem finally....................... i'm in tears i love this so much

83h ago

Racingnews365

@racingnews365.com

One word says it all from Max! #F1 #MalaysianGP #Bahrain #Sepang Max Verstappen and Red Bull-Ford make F1 history: 'Incredible!'

43h ago

Sean Kelly

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Max Verstappen has now won as many Grands Prix with Red Bull as Michael Schumacher did with Ferrari (72 each) #BahrainGP

53h ago

Ryan Erik King

@ryanerikking.com

A few years ago, it would've been inconceivable that Max Verstappen's first victory of the year would be in October. #F1

44h ago

Dan Conn

@danconn.dev

Good morning! Coffee is on and ready for the @f1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia! I’m joined by Buffy and Britney is their respective racing modes - Buffy Antonelli and Mewis Hamilton! Very looking forward to what Lewis Hamilton will do today! Forza Ferrari! #f1 #bahraingp #malaysia

46h ago

David Kuszmar

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The irony that the Bahrain GP is being rained out is not lost on me (I know it's in Malaysia, lol, but I'm still amused.)

47h ago

Junaid Samodien

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MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE BAH-LAYSIAN GRAND PRIX ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton LECLERC HADJAR PIASTRI LAWSON ALONSO NORRIS LINDBLAD HULKENBERG STROLL COLAPINTO BEARMAN OCON GASLY SAINZ BORTOLETO PEREZ DNF RUSSELL ALBON BOTTAS

34h ago

@ebthen.bsky.social

It's so funny to see Max Verstappen looking like an actual grown man because in my head he's still the kid from the early seasons of Drive to Survive.

33h ago

Kym Illman

@kymillmanf1.bsky.social

MAX IS BACK It’s been 15 races since Max Verstappen last stood on the top step of the podium, but he’s back on top here in Sepang. It’s a fitting place to end that drought, having secured his second career victory at this circuit when Formula One last raced here. #f1 #f1news #bahraingp

33h ago

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