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Max Verstappen says he is 'very happy to FINALLY' claim first win in Bahrain, after opening his Formula 1 title defence in dominant fashion - but admits his 'pace will depend from race to race' despite insisting Red Bull 'have a good race package' Max Verstappen opened the 2023 F1 season with a dominant win in Bahrain The defending world champion said 'he was very happy to finally win in Bahrain' The driver, who started in pole, said that his car's 'pace will depend race to race'

By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline

Published: 21:47 GMT, 5 March 2023 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 March 2023

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Max Verstappen says he is very 'happy to finally win a race in Bahrain' after he opened his Formula 1 title defence with a dominant win in the Middle East.

The 25-year-old is looking to win back-to-back world championships, and started his 2023 off on the right foot, starting in pole position and finished 12 seconds in front of his teammate Sergio Perez, in what was a perfect night for Red Bull.

Fernando Alonso took third place, finishing 38 seconds back from the leader in his first