Vettel’s victory in Bahrain ‘flawless’

Sebastian Vettel summed up his 28th victory in Formula One as “flawless, seamless” and “pretty dominant”.

It was all too easy for Vettel in yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as the reigning three-time champion took the chequered flag for the second successive occasion at this race. Once Vettel passed pole-sitter Nico Rosberg on the third lap, as the Mercedes driver had done all he could in holding onto his advantage from the start, there was only going to be one winner.

Regaining the lead from lap 14 after the first round of pit stops, it reached a point that after 25 laps, and with a 22-second cushion to Lotus’ Romain Grosjean, Vettel was able to pit and still retain top spot. After repeating the feat on lap 42 at his third and final stop, it was then a coast to the line for the 26-year-old who now has a 10-point cushion over Raikkonen after the first four races.