Everything seemed quite familiar on the palm tree avenue of the paddock in the Sakhir desert. World champion Max Verstappen disappeared from the hospitality area into the dark blue garage entrance decorated with two red bulls. Lando Norris, dressed in his orange uniform, chatted casually with those around him. And Fernando Alonso jogged from one side to the other in dark green racing overalls. Whether they were on the way to their cars or to their meeting rooms: no driver had to get used to new routes for the first Grand Prix of the new Formula 1 season in order not to make a mistake in the door. Because nobody changed teams. And yet in one case it felt a bit like that.
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