Drivers rev their engines in the first race of the 2023 Formula 1 Season on Sunday when Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and the rest of the stars at F1 take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Last year, the Bahrain Grand Prix was one of the few events that Red Bull driver Max Verstappen didn’t win. Will history repeat itself on Sunday?

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2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Info

FP1 CLASSIFICATION

It's @SChecoPerez who tops our first session of 2023! #BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/eESOoqgOJ3

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 3, 2023

• When: Sunday, March 5 at 10:00 am ET
• Where: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
• TV: ESPN/ABC
• Live Stream: Formula1.com
• Circuit Length: 5.412 km
• Laps: 57
• Number of Corners: 15

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Odds to Win the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

• Max Verstappen -120
• Charles Leclerc +350
• Lewis Hamilton +900
• Sergio Perez +900
• Carlos Sainz +900
• George Russell +1600
• Fernando Alonso +2000
• Lance Stroll +12500
• Valtteri Botas +25000
• Lando Norris +25000
• Guanyu Zhou +25000
• Pierre Gassly +50000
• Esteban Ocon +50000
• Oscar Piastri +50000
• Nico Hulkenberg +75000
• Kevin Magnussen +75000
• Alex Albon +100000
• Nyck de Vries +100000
• Logan Sargeant +100000
• Yuki Tsunoda +100000

2022 F1 Bahrain GP Recap

Ferrari started out the 2022 F1 Season with a bang. Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain GP and Carlos Sainz finished second. Following the two Ferrari drivers were Lewis Hamilton in third and George Russell in fourth.

Max Verstappen finished nineteenth due to a fuel system issue. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished eighteenth.

2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Picks

Top Pick to Win the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

Last season’s Bahrain Grand Prix winner won two more races during the year, but it wasn’t close enough to catch Max Verstappen. Still, Charles Leclerc got the top podium spot in this event last year.

Can he repat? For sure, he can. Ferrari is tired of playing second fiddle to Red Bull. No doubt, the constructor has spent the better part of the offseason finding a way to catch up to Red Bull’s cars.

Expect Leclerc to have a great performance. Charles is the pick to win the first race of the season.

Second Pick to Win the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

For Max Verstappen, Bahrain is one of the few sore points from a fantastic 2022. Verstappen won 15-of-22 races last year, including the final event in Dubai.

Max was unstoppable. He sewed up the F1 Drivers Championship a few weeks before the final race. So when Max steps into his vehicle on Sunday, he will be hoping to continue 2023 the way he ended 2022.

Third Pick to Win the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

Sainz’s second place finish at the 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix is encouraging. But the real reason to like Carlos as a top play in this is because he had a decent 2022.

Sainz won the Lenovo British Grand Prix last year. Any victory in F1 is a big deal. It’s especially a big deal when you beat a driver and team like Red Bull and Max Verstappen.

If Ferrari has caught up to Red Bull, Sainz, like teammate Charles Leclerc, will benefit. If you believe, know that the odds are fair.

Top Underdog Pick to Win the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

This could be the F1 Season where Mercedes makes George Russell their top driver. Lewis Hamilton had an okay but not great 2021. Hamilton’s 2022 was even worse.

If Russell does become Mercedes’ top driver, we’ll know right away, but there’s another reason to like Russell in this. George won the Heineken Brazil Grand Prix last season. At the odds, Russell is worth a look to step to the top podium spot.

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