Season Opening Weekend Qatar/Bahrain

 Bahrain, in Formula One, Hamilton masterly keeps Verstappen at bay in the final laps to secure the win for Mercedes, with Bottas rounding out the podium for Mercedes.  Ferrari and Red Bull show pace to challenge the Mercedes team following floorboard aerodynamic regulations which Mercedes and Austin Martin teams did not miss a chance to lament.


In Qatar, MotoGP youngblood Bagnia takes pole with Yamaha poised at the front to attack Ducatti"s unrivaled straight-line speed.  Zarko pulling a new GP speed record of 225mph, showed the field the mountain of speed the teams are facing in the Ducati's.

It was a flurry of red as 4 Ducatti surged to the front, but engineering and racecraft reeled in the scarlet wave, as the Ducattis and Quatarraro on the factory Yamaha spent too much rubber from their tires.  Maveric Vinalles was the Top Gun making a campaign to the front, then set a pace that no riders in the field could answer.  As with 2020, the Suzukis were the dark horses challenging for the podium and even the win.

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