F1/ Bahrain: Vettel winner, Grosjean 3rd

Sebastian Vettel found the victory he had been missing since the Indian Grand Prix. The pilot Red Bull who started from pole was able to resist the pressure from the Lotus drivers to become the fourth winner in four races, a first since the 2003 season. The German is now the new leader of the Championship with four points more than Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen returns to the podium after using a winning strategy by exploiting his soft tires. Romain Grosjean made an exceptional start to climb to the front and sign the first podium for a Frenchman since Jean Alesi at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. Mark Webber (Red Bull) finished fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), the German having narrowly crossed the finish line before stopping at the end of the stands.

By making one less stop, Paul di Resta takes sixth place ahead of Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), author of a result consistent with its objectives. The Asturian took advantage of the abandonment of Jenson Button (McLaren) occurred in the final laps due to a problem with the MP4-27's exhaust. His teammate Lewis Hamilton could claim a much better position than eighth place but the Briton once again saw his race destroyed by a problem during his pit stop. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) finally signs his first points of the season by finishing in ninth place, while Michael Schumacher completes the top ten at the cost of a superb comeback from the back of the grid. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) took 14th place, once again ahead of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo who had nevertheless started from sixth place. Charles Pic (Marussia) retired even though he had kept the advantage over his teammate Timo Glock.

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