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Motorsports Monday: Sparks fly in Bahrain for a charging Ferrari

Ferrari Formula One Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari Formula One Kimi Raikkonen

Here's everything you need to know about the wonderful world of motorsports this week.

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen returns to championship form.

Over the weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton took the checkered flag for the third time in four races this season .

But the biggest story of the race was the sparkling second place finish by Ferrari's surging Kimi Raikkonen.

Bahrain marks a dramatic comeback for the enigmatic Fin, who has struggled to regain the speed that made him a world champion in 2007. In fact, the runner-up finish is Raikkonen's first podium in two years – and his first since returning to Ferrari in 2014.

Scott Dixon Indycar Long Beach
Scott Dixon Indycar Long Beach

Scott Dixon wins on the streets of Long Beach. Three-time IndyCar series champion Scott Dixon earned his first win of the season on the streets of Long Beach. Polesitter Helio Castroneves followed in second, while series points leader Juan Pablo Montoya finished third.