03.23.2022 - By RJ Young
The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix was the most-watched Formula One event on ESPN since 1995. RJ talks about what that means and whether it signals a new wave of interest in F1 thanks in large part to the Netflix series Drive to Survive.
What's Ferrari gonna follow-up with?
--The Scuderia ended its 910-day, 45-race winless streak with an outstanding display of blue blood Mei Mei Turning Red power taking one-two on the podium and opening up a 44-point lead on the Red Bull and 17-point lead on Mercedes. Haven't won a title since 2008. 2020 was a 40-year low (sixth) for the Maranello mean machine team.
Can Red Bull get their wings?
--RB-powered cars were the four fastest in Bahrain. But only one of those cars finished.
--Verstappen (54) and Checo (57) ran at the front all day
--Is it really the fuel pump?
Can the Haas F1 team keep this up?
--Third in the Constructor's
--Title sponsor Urkali wanted its money back
--Bahrain GP was best finish since 2018 when the team had its best season ever
--Was the only team to finish 2021 without scoring a point
--Magnussen's best finish was matched by Mick Schumacher's best of 11th