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Lewis Hamilton Admits Disastrous Tire Gamble Cost Him a Bahrain GP Victory: "My Heart Sank"

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The relocated 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix delivered exactly what everyone expects from the Sepang International Circuit: pure, unpredictable tropical chaos. With torrential rain throwing the starting grid into a strategic frenzy, Scuderia Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton found himself locked in a…
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The 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, the 16th race of the season held in Sepang, Malaysia, was full of surprises, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) securing his first victory of the season with a pole-to-win performance. His exceptional speed, not just in single-lap bursts but also in long-run pace, was outstanding. […]

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Lewis Hamilton finished Bahrain's GP in Sepang in third place, signing one of the race's recoveries after a selection of tires that compromised its initial phase. The British, who started from the first line, bet on soft tires when the track still did not offer conditions for the slicks and quickly fell to [...] The post Bahrain's GP F1, Lewis Hamilton: "We made the wrong decision at the start of the race."

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finished third in the Bahrain Grand Prix and explained the reason for losing one position during the race.

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