Rio Haryanto Finishes Bahrain F1, Optimistic to See Shanghai Race

Jakarta-Indonesian F1 racer of Manor Racing team Rio Haryanto glad to finally see his first chequered flag at the 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, in Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday night local time, April 3.

“It was great to see the chequered flag today. It feels good to have a race distance under my belt, which is vital experience for me and the team as it gives us more data to analyse and develop the car further,” said Rio as cited from Media Relation Cep Goldia email release on Monday, April 4.

He is optimistic to go on the next race in China on April 17. "Shanghai is a track I know well so I’m looking forward to making another step forward there,” said Rio.

Rio Haryanto finished the Bahrain Formula 1 race at 17^th place while his Germany team mate Pascal Wehrlein finished at 13^th place.

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Vandoorne: Saya memaksimalkan kesempatan!

Fernando Alonso yang digantikan Stoffel Vandoorne mencetak poin pertama McLaren musim ini pada hari Minggu setelah balapan yang berjalan sempurna di Bahrain dengan meraih posisi 10.

Pemuda belgia, yang menggantikan peran Fernando alonso, Start dari posisi 12,  yang berhasil dari kekacauan di turn ke 1 dan melaju dengan penuh percaya diri dan konsisten hingga finish.

"Hasil ini kurang lebih seperti apa yang saya harapkan - saya memaksimalkan kesempatan dan saya cukup puas," kata Vandoorne, yang bahkan belum pernah menguji McLaren tahun ini sebelum tiba di Sakhir.

Awal lomba sedikit sulit, banyak debris bertebaran, dan juga terjadi banyak pertarungan sengit di lap-lap awal.