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The 2022 Formula One season opener was one for the ages as an early favorite retired, one team ended its win drought and a late driver addition seems to be a dark horse for the season.
Charles Leclerc managed to fend off reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, coming out on top after a wheel-to-wheel showdown following their first pit stops. The Monegasque driver went on to win the Bahrain Grand Prix, and teammate Carlos Sainz took second after Verstappen had to retire in the final laps. Verstappen had been chasing Leclerc most of the race.