Incredible Hamilton secures win at F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix!

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Lewis Hamilton scored a nail-biting season-opening victory in the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 last night at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).

The seven-time F1 drivers’ world champion kicked off Mercedes’ eighth-successive title defence in style after a thrilling battle with Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen under BIC’s bright floodlights.

Following the conclusion of the race, BIC chairman Arif Rahimi said: “We have witnessed yet another amazing spectacle this evening and I congratulate Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes on their amazing victory.

It was a particular delight to be able to see our fans in the stands brimming with excitement throughout the race. “I’m deeply proud of what Team Bahrain has achieved over the last four months in hosting no less than four F1 events in the last four months.

We are only able to deliver this with the work of so many colleagues across the Government, coordinating with the dedicated team here at BIC to deliver these major events, in what are challenging global circumstances.

Most notably, the guidance and support we have received from the Ministry of Health and the National Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus has enabled us to run these events in a safe manner, whilst ensuring we could welcome fans and offer them an experience they will never forget.

“Our thoughts now turn to the future, as we continue to improve on everything that we do.

We are especially excited to commence our solar energy project in the coming weeks, the first phase of which will provide enough energy to power our whole F1 race weekend, with future ambitions to have 100% of our energy usage coming from solar.

This is just a part of our plan to build a sustainable future.

“Finally, I offer my thanks to Formula 1, the FIA, The Bahrain Motor Federation, the marshals, volunteers, our colleagues across Ministries, and of course the team at BIC.”