In a new era of F1 with ground effect cars, on paper Ferrari dominated the Bahrain race weekend as Leclerc took pole position, the race win in a team 1-2 and the fastest lap, but in truth its battle with Red Bull and Max Verstappen made it a much more even contest.
But Red Bull ended the first round with zero points as both Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez retired late on due to a suspected fuel pump problem.
