10 things we learned from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix

The dawn of a second ground-effect era for Formula 1 only heightened the anticipation around the first race of a new season, as a fresh competitive order was revealed in Bahrain.

Those lofty expectations were largely met as Charles Leclerc and defending champion Max Verstappen battled hard for victory over three critical laps before the Red Bulls faltered.

That in turn reduced the pressure on Leclerc as he delivered on the promise shown by Ferrari in testing to head a…