F1 NATION: ‘A champion is cooking’ and why Norris vs Piastri is ‘fire and ice’ – it’s our Bahrain GP review with Mark Webber

Bahrain played host to a thrilling spectacle for the second stop of a triple header sequence, with Oscar Piastri sealing a commanding win while Lando Norris recovered from sixth to third on a mixed weekend for the Briton.

The F1 Nation crew are here to discuss Piastri's impressive performance, along with a host of other topics from a weekend that saw the Australian close the gap to championship leader team mate Lando Norris down to just three points.

Podcast host Tom Clarkson is joined in the paddock by 2012 GP2 champion Davide Valsecchi and ESPN's Albert Fabrega to discuss all of the big questions after Sakhir.

The crew compare very contrasting weekends for the McLaren drivers – why did Piastri dominate, and why did Norris make so many mistakes?

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Piastri’s manager and nine-time Grand Prix winner Mark Webber also joins the pod to share his thoughts on where his charge has made a step this year.

Also on the agenda: is George Russell underrated? Have Ferrari taken a step forward? What went wrong for Red Bull? And how does the midfield battle look after big results for Alpine and Haas?

POWER RANKINGS: Who made all the right moves under the lights at the Bahrain GP?

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