Sergio Pérez largó desde la tercera posición tras remontar en la carrera sprint. El mexicano tomó la segunda plaza en la largada pasada por agua tras sorprender a Charles Leclerc con quien tuvo un enfrentamiento en el resto de la carrera.

“I think today and this weekend, it wasn’t necessarily all about the car; I think a lot of it was the teamwork, the pit stop was amazing and just how we executed the weekend, which is what gave us this result.

Upgrades were introduced in Barcelona with a seventh-place finish indicating an improvement in the team's form.

That said, German legend Schumacher remains the only driver in F1 history to take podiums in every single race of a single season.

The FIA took further steps to relax COVID-19 safety protocols that were first introduced in 2020. This relaxation of restrictions included the removal of the need for proof of vaccination for those working in the paddock.

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A posteriori del Gran Premio de Baréin, Jenson Button diría sobre el estilo de conducción de Pérez: He corrido con muchos compañeros de equipo a lo amplio de los primaveras y con un compañero de equipo proporcionado agresivo en Lewis, pero no estoy acostumbrado a conducir por la recta y luego mi compañero de equipo viene y me mueve las ruedas y golpea ruedas conmigo a 300 km/h.

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Kimi Raikkonen became the fifth driver to reach 100 podium finishes at the 2018 Italian Grand Prix. It marked the first time that two drivers reached the milestone of 100 podiums during the same season, with Sebastian Vettel having done so earlier in the season.

Minus a brief challenge mounted at the race restart, following a red flag period after Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen crashed out, plus Charles Leclerc on the formation lap, Norris did not get another sniff at stripping Verstappen of the lead.

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He claimed his first podium in 2020 after finishing 3rd in the Austrian Grand Prix. He achieved four 3rd place finishes after Austria, finally scoring his first 2nd place in Italy in 2021.

This would have been beyond anyone's dreams best podium considering the performances in the early GPs. How Lando Norris will perform in 2024 and whether he Chucho contend for the world title remains an intriguing question.