If this is a sign of Formula One this season, where do we sign for more?. It was the first of what will be many tussles as the year goes on. ‘Bono [Peter Bonnington, Hamilton’s race engineer] just kept telling me how many laps were left!’ Nobody can take those Red Bull titles away from him, of course, but he hasn’t got his hands on one since 2013. ‘I don’t think it’s the most important thing for everyone to kneel,’ Hamilton said. Making mistakes on and off track, this could be a long season for the Russian. Tsunoda, 20, became the first Japanese driver to race in F1 in seven years when he put foot to the throttle in Bahrain.

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