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Formula 1 is back for the inaugural race of the 2024 season. And, while the season has yet to officially start, the drama is already ramping up. There have been driver lineup switches, most notably Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton making the jump to Ferrari for 2025, after what will be an 11-year tenure on the team.Â
Last season, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen ran away with the Constructors’ and Drivers’ championships, with Red Bull winning by a massive margin of 451 points and Verstappen winning by a margin of 290 points. After preseason testing, where teams put their 2024 contenders on the track for the very first times, all eyes will be on the championship winning team to see if they make a return to the podium this year.Â
Red Bull will have a bit of extra attention for another reason this weekend. Earlier this month, allegations of inappropriate conduct with one of Red Bull’s employees were made against team principal Christian Horner. He denied the allegations, and this week was cleared by an internal investigation. Other leaders in the sport, including Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, have questioned the results of the investigations.Â
Fans of the sport will be watching out for something called the “Bahrain Curse,” which is the idea that whichever team wins the first race of the season will be destined to come in second place in the Constructors’ championship. (Granted, Red Bull proved this wrong in 2023.) After teams debuted their cars on track for the first time last weekend, this weekend’s race will be the first true test of each team’s 2024 model.Â
The Bahrain Grand Prix follows the traditional race weekend format, with three practice sessions across Thursday and Friday, a Friday qualifier and Saturday race. It’s important to note that both the Bahrain Grand Prix and the…
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