The 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix got off to an explosive start as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas collided. See the race in pictures.
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zicasso (@zicasso)
3rd April 2016, 16:49
1st – What an enjoyable race this far.
2nd – Haas is once again the dream team.
3rd – Button out (pay him to enjoy the rest of the season cycling and running) Vandoorne in.
Melvin (@)
3rd April 2016, 17:48
If anything, Stoffel could do with a year in Japan. He’s young enough
Christos (@christosts)
3rd April 2016, 18:04
Button was ahead of him when he retired
zicasso (@zicasso)
3rd April 2016, 22:53
Got a bit over excited about Vandoorne’s drive today. Of course, I understand this sounds harsh and unfair to Button but I was thinking on the lines of: McLaren have already done the damage by taking this bold and expensive step which I hope will pay dividends long term so they might as well take Vandoorne now. This would be drastic but very positive step forward.
AceAce
3rd April 2016, 16:52
God them Williams are horrible. Also why wasn’t Hamilton red/yellow flagged for operating a dangerous car he nearly wiped out a Hass with his unstable bodywork.
George (@george)
3rd April 2016, 23:59
Because this isn’t football? It’s an interesting question though, I don’t know if they’ve just decided bargeboards aren’t large enough to warrant a meatball. I don’t know how often they’re shown but I can’t remember ever actually seeing an F1 driver get one.
AntoineDeParis (@antoine-de-paris)
4th April 2016, 12:22
Angry Carlos Sainz Jr. leaving the track yesterday. Destination: China.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDvOYGQGq6D/?taken-by=gluckcycles
Jerejj
4th April 2016, 13:03
That top left photo looks great.