Sebastian Vettel produced a gutsy drive this evening to win the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday evening, having started from third on the grid behind the two Mercedes drivers of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.
His victory was partially down to the strategic calls from the Scuderia Ferrari pit wall who called him earlier than the Mercedes duo, who pitted under safety car, and as such performed the undercut on both of them.
"It is, of course, hugely satisfying to be back on the top step of the podium with Seb,” said Ferrari President Sergio Marchionne. “More importantly, however, we are now completely confident that our victory in Melbourne wasn't just a one-off and that we will be at the forefront of this World Championship until the last. We finally have a competitive car to count on and it is important to recognize the speed with which we implemented the developments demanded for each new race.”
“All this is the fruit of superb work at the track and in Maranello, so my compliments not just to Seb for his achievements in Bahrain, but also to the whole team. Congratulations to Kimi too on a good race. That said, we are well aware we have a long road ahead and know that if we want to get to the most important finish-line of all, we cannot stint on our commitment and focus for a second.”
Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth, despite encountering a few difficulties. He fought back to finish just off the podium.
After the first three rounds, Ferrari lead the Drivers' Championship with Seb, on 61 points, and the Constructors in which it has 102 points.
This is Seb's fifth win in Prancing Horse colours.
