The race winner at Bahrain was exactly who everyone expected as World Champion Max Verstappen led the Grand Prix from start to finish. Behind him the battle was closer but it was Perez who made it a perfect Red Bull result with Ferrari's Sainz completing the podium.
Looking at Max's onboard his battery is always at nearly 100%, so not much deployment being used up.
Yikes. Well done to Red Bull, but that's terrible for the sport.
How does sport work...
At least with aero/chassis formulas we get to SEE the differences amongst the cars incl the leading car. In the Merc era it was all hidden under the engine cover.