2021 Bahrain GP Review: It's only illegal if you get caught
Five days following the Bahrain Grand Prix, I'm finally ready to speak publicly. This, of course, is against the advice of my lawyers and family. They believe I'm "not thinking straight," "too caught up in the emotion of the sport" and "please stop sending me extensive breakdowns of the Verstappen vs. Hamilton Turn 4 incident I am on a very important work call." It's true, I have been a basket case since Sunday. I'll admit it. I'm still grappling with mixed feelings: deeply mourning Max's loss, while also in awe of the spectacular opening race we witnessed. Storylines were aplenty heading into the weekend with so many new faces and teams, each session conjured up equal parts excitement, surprise and intrigue, and for the race on Sunday, overtakes were nearly as frequent as human rights violations by the local government. While Bahrain is definitely in the top 195 countries in the world, its race track is part of a much more illustri...