Oscar Piastri got the 2023 F1 Losers League off to a roaring start on Sunday when he ended his F1 debut after just 14 laps. His electrics conked out, probably possessed by the spirit of fellow Aussie struggler Daniel Ricciardo. In fact, both McLarens had a stinker, with Lando Norris pitting 92,000 times.
The papaya gang had a very visible meltdown, scoring three-times more Track Points than any other constructor. This helped remove attention from the silliest loser of the race. Esteban Ocon piled penalty upon penalty for his Alpine team, and then got a penalty for it. He was in his own penalty shoot-out, kicking the ball in his own face over and over again.
Before we get into the Track Points for this race, hat doff to last year's Losers champion Vladimir Mazepin. Instead of competing, VladMaz will join the dark side in 2023, working behind the scenes to help the League come up with devious Pitlane Punts and other schemes to keep teams on their toes.
Read on for all the Track Points in Bahrain.
TRACK POINTS IN BAHRAIN: DRIVERS
Finish: Norris 7 | Zhou 6 | Hulkenberg 5 | De Vries 4 | Magnussen 3 | Sargeant 2 | Tsunoda 1
Retirement: Leclerc 10 | Ocon 10 | Piastri 10
Earliest exit: Piastri 5 | Retired on lap 13 with electrical problems
Biggest drop: Norris 5 | Lost six cumulative places after multiple pitstops
Unlucky dip (slowest Fastest Lap of the race): Piastri 5 | In the 1m40s, far slower than anyone else
Beige flag: De Vries 5 | For his shrinking suit^ and subsequent careless comment
Beige flag: Norris 5 | For getting punchy in the paddock^
Beige flag: Stroll 5 | For destroying himself^ in a training accident (well done for racing)
In summary:
|
Piastri |
20 |
Tsunoda |
1 |
|
Norris |
17 |
Albon |
0 |
|
Ocon |
10 |
Alonso |
0 |
|
Leclerc |
10 |
Bottas |
0 |
|
De Vries |
9 |
Gasly |
0 |
|
Zhou |
6 |
Hamilton |
0 |
|
Hulkenberg |
5 |
Russell |
0 |
|
Stroll |
5 |
Sainz |
0 |
|
Magnussen |
3 |
Perez |
0 |
|
Sargeant |
2 |
Verstappen |
0 |
TRACK POINTS IN BAHRAIN: CONSTRUCTORS
Finish: Haas 8 | McLaren 7 | Alfa Romeo 6 | AlphaTauri 5 | Williams 2
Retirement: Alpine 10 | Ferrari 10 | McLaren 10
Earliest exit: McLaren 5
|
McLaren |
32 |
Alfa Romeo |
6 |
|
AlphaTauri |
10 |
Williams |
2 |
|
Alpine |
10 |
Aston Martin |
0 |
|
Ferrari |
10 |
Mercedes |
0 |
|
Haas |
8 |
Red Bull |
0 |
MORE POINTS
Here is the Losers team commentary for Bahrain.
Here is the complete Losers team data for Bahrain.
And here's how it's affected the standings.
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WHAT'S NEXT?
March 12th: Our first Pitlane Punts of the season
March 19th: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - team actions close 5pm GMT
April 2nd: Australia Grand Prix
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