Nightmare for Verstappen as Leclerc wins F1 season opener

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco celebrates after he won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

First placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, right, and second placed Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain celebrate on the podium after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

First placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, right, and second placed Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain celebrate on the podium after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

From the left, second placed Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain, first placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco and third placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain stand on the podium after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Third placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain stands on the podium after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, left, and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain pose for photograph with team members celebrating winning the first and second positions during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A sign, No war, is placed on helmet of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco in support of Ukraine as he celebrates the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, left, and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain pose for photograph with team members celebrating winning the first and second positions during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, centre, greets Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain, left, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)