F1 Paddock Notebook – Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday
Crash.net brings you its daily round-up of all the news, updates and added gossip from the paddock after Sunday’s action briefings at of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Daniel Ricciardo had to face the FIA race stewards after not reattaching his steering wheel after retiring from the race late on. Upon review, Ricciardo was warned about an ERS system alert which made it unsafe to touch the car and was cleared of any punishment.
Crash.net brings you its daily round-up of all the news, updates and added gossip from the paddock after Sunday’s action briefings at of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Daniel Ricciardo had to face the FIA race stewards after not reattaching his steering wheel after retiring from the race late on. Upon review, Ricciardo was warned about an ERS system alert which made it unsafe to touch the car and was cleared of any punishment.
- David Beckham waved the chequered flag at the Bahrain Grand Prix but his part in the race was largely unnoticed as the race finished under safety car conditions.
- A record 97,000 fans attended the Bahrain Grand Prix (34,000 on race day) on the event’s 15th anniversary.
- Charles Leclerc claimed his maiden Formula 1 podium after the bittersweet miss out on victory due to his engine issue.
- Alexander Albon secured his first F1 points and becomes the first Thai driver since Prince Bira finished fourth at the 1954 French Grand Prix.
