SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Fernando Alonso has won the Bahrain Grand Prix in his debut for Ferrari, leading the team to a 1-2 finish in Formula One’s season-opening race.
Alonso passed teammate Felipe Massa at the second corner after the start on Sunday. He then overtook pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel on the 34th lap for a lead he would never relinquish.
Massa passed Vettel soon after to claim second on his return to racing after a life-threatening crash last July in Hungary.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton overtook Vettel at the same spot to finish third ahead of the Red Bull driver.