Frederic Vasseur was delighted to see the first points of the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team partnership come so soon in the season, with Marcus Ericsson securing his first points for fifty races by finishing ninth in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Ericsson ran as high as sixth as he made it through the race with only one trip to the pit lane on lap twenty-three, when he switched from the Soft to the Medium compound, which was enough for him to get to the chequered flag inside the top ten for the first time since the 2015 Italian Grand Prix. Team-mate Charles Leclerc was less fortunate with his strategy after an early flat-spot necessitated an early visit to the pit lane, which meant a...
Full Story »