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Max Verstappen won his first Formula 1 race of the season, taking the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia for Red Bull. He finished ahead of championship leader Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton; George Russell retired, according to one report. Verstappen had started from pole position and was described as having controlled the race after an early fight.
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The Formula 1 race described as the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was delayed after rain affected the Sepang circuit. The initial start was postponed, and a later start procedure was cancelled after cars developed problems during two formation laps on the wet track. Reports attributed the problems to software in the semi-electric cars, with several drivers unable to accelerate or facing engines that stopped running. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were among those reported to have had difficulties. The race eventually started later than planned, and Verstappen took his first win of the season.
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Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas set off on a gravel-bike trip from Malaysia to Singapore after the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit. The route is more than 300 kilometres, and he is expected to arrive in Singapore on Thursday for the press day ahead of the next Grand Prix. His journey can be followed through the Strava app.
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Marc Márquez won the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi for his sixth victory of the season. The Spaniard cut the gap to championship leader Jorge Martín to two points, with six rounds remaining. Martín started from pole position on his Aprilia and led for 10 laps. A single report said Márquez, riding a Ducati, passed him on lap 11.
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Red Bull Racing team boss Laurent Mekies flew to Singapore with Max Verstappen on Sunday evening, one day after Verstappen won the Malaysian Grand Prix. Mekies said Red Bull would take an aggressive approach and thanked the late team founder Dietrich Mateschitz, saying that the whole world had rejected the project at first. He was set to explain what the victory meant for the team ahead of the next race in Singapore the following weekend.