Signing Off from Sakhir
Before we pack our suitcases and head to the Corniche, there was a lot to unpack from an intense Bahrain weekend, and our result was in doubt up until the very final corners of the Grand Prix.
"Bahrain was an eventful race," said Toto.
"George battled through several failures on his car to take P2 along with his, and the team's, third podium of the season. It was a superb drive from him under significant pressure, aided by the calm troubleshooting input from the team.
"We are hard at work to understand what caused the issues we had in order to avoid a repeat in the future."
An Important Milestone
There was no statistic to mark or record to celebrate in Bahrain, but the weekend was a vital step in the development of Kimi as an F1 driver.
Toto said: "For Kimi, Bahrain was an important part of the learning curve. He showed through the weekend that he had the pace to challenge for the top five.
"He found himself out of position on the opening lap though and, as he fought back in the opening two stints, his tyres suffered.
"Switching to a different strategy, he was then unfortunate with the timing of the Safety Car and our choices didn't give him the chance to fight back to the points.
"It has been easy to forget that Kimi is in the very earliest stages of his F1 career given his performances so far. Bahrain will prove an important milestone in his continued development."