It is the final stop of the first triple-header of the Formula One season as the drivers head to the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
It was an eventful Bahrain Grand Prix last time out, which eventually saw Oscar Piastri win from pole position.
Piastri’s teammate, Lando Norris, came home to finish third after starting the race from sixth position.
George Russell rounded out the podium sitters by placing his car in between the two McLarens with a fine drive.
The same could not be said for either Red Bull driver, as Max Verstappen finished sixth and Yuki Tsunoda finished eighth.
VAVEL picks out the drivers and teams who need a pick-me-up in Saudi Arabia.
It was a weekend of mixed emotions for Norris as the Brit had a tricky qualifying but an ultimately successful race on Sunday.
Norris could only finish sixth in qualifying on Saturday and said afterwards it felt as if he had "never driven an F1 car before".
Norris had it all to do on the Sunday and it got off to a horrible start. Norris was penalised for a false start due to being ahead of his grid box.
As a result, Norris was given a five-second time penalty which he later served in a pit stop.
Norris struggled to catch Russell in his first stint and, after the safety car, struggled to get past Charles Leclerc.
When Norris eventually passed Leclerc, there were too few laps to go and chase Russell.
Norris will be wanting a much smoother weekend in Saudi Arabia, one that hopefully gets him the win.
It is safe to say that Red Bull had a disappointing weekend considering they were coming off the back of a win in Suzuka.
The RB21 did not have the answers to its competitors’ pace advantage in qualifying and on race day.
Verstappen qualified in seventh whilst Tsunoda finished tenth. Both cars finish six-tenths off Piastri’s pole time.
The team also suffered technological mishaps with their automatic release light system during pit-stops, which delayed both drivers and doubled stop times.
Only 14 points went the way of the team from Milton Keynes. They will be looking to collect a bigger points haul in Jeddah.
Red Bull has won the last three races in Saudi Arabia; the last two races being a one-two finish.
Can they continue that impressive record this year? It is going to be difficult.
This is not to say that Hamilton had a bad weekend.
Starting from P9 on the grid to coming home in fifth place is a stellar drive from Hamilton.
Despite that, Hamilton could have easily achieved more from the weekend had he performed better in Saturday’s qualifying.
With Ferrari bringing an extensive upgrade package to Bahrain, it was thought both drivers would be up there in the order.
Leclerc indeed did have a great qualifying and finished third-fastest, eventually being bumped up to second due to a Russell penalty.
However, Hamilton only finished ninth in qualifying behind the likes of Pierre Gasly in an Alpine and Carlos Sainz in the Williams.
Hamilton has come out after the Grand Prix saying he feels more at home with the car, so let us see whether that transfers this weekend.
The rookie has had a solid start to his debut season in Formula 1, however the Italian took a backward step in Bahrain.
Antonelli qualified fourth-fastest in qualifying, however he finished outside the points in P11 on Sunday.
Antonelli was undercut by multiple drivers on the first round of pit stops and then was unlucky with the timing of the safety car.
During the safety car period, Antonelli was pitted for a third time which, of course, dropped him further down the order.
Antonelli was left confused by his team’s strategy considering his teammate Russell finished second.
He had finished within the points in the first three races, so Antonelli will be hoping to return to that streak in Saudi Arabia.
Isack Hadjar seemed to have found form in Japan by finishing eighth and picking up points for the team.
Hadjar had a poor start to the race, dropping three places which eventually compromised his whole race.
Hadjar’s teammate Liam Lawson suffered from two time penalties which ultimately hampered his race further.
Racing Bulls have shown pace in parts of weekends and have a car that can win in the midfield.
However, the team’s strategy and mistakes by drivers mean they are not making the desired progress.
They will be looking to get back in the points in Saudi Arabia.
