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Bahrain GP practice: Ferrari one second ahead of Mercedes in Bahrain practice
By Andrew Benson
Second practice in live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 15:00 GMT
Ferrari set a scintillating pace in first practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, nearly a second quicker than the fastest Mercedes.
New Ferrari recruit Charles Leclerc was quickest, 0.263 seconds ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel and 0.974secs quicker than Valtteri Bottas.
World champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth, 1.247secs down on Leclerc.
It was encouraging for Ferrari, who were off the pace at the opening race of the season in Australia.
The Italian team had left pre-season testing with most of the grid feeling they had the fastest car but they finished the race in Melbourne a minute behind winner Bottas.
"We learnt some things about ourselves and the car that will help us to be more competitive but we are not in a position to be able to make promises. We need to wait and see."
Valtteri Bottas was third fastest in the first practice session
Initial indications from Bahrain are that Ferrari are back on form but the first session at the Sakhir track is never a good guide for weekend performance because it takes place in the heat of the afternoon, while qualifying and race are held at twilight and into the night.
Hamilton was on course to beat Bottas' time but he ran wide at the final corner on his best lap.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth quickest, 1.319secs off the pace and 0.142secs ahead of team-mate Pierre Gasly.
McLaren's Carlos Sainz was best of the rest in seventh, ahead of Renault's Nico Hulkenberg, Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat and Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Racing Point's Lance Stroll was the only driver to crash, losing control at Turn Four early in the session and damaging his front wing on the wall on the inside of the track.
Williams' George Russell had a spin at Turn Two without damaging his car.
Williams, who had languished more than a second off the back of the grid, looked more competitive in Bahrain.
Russell, in 19th, was just over 0.6secs behind Stroll in 18th, and the Briton's team-mate Robert Kubica was just 0.065secs behind him.
And there was a clash between Hulkenberg and Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi in a mix-up at Turn Seven, when the German turned into the Italian as he tried to pass.
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By Andrew Benson
Second practice in live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 15:00 GMT
Ferrari set a scintillating pace in first practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, nearly a second quicker than the fastest Mercedes.
New Ferrari recruit Charles Leclerc was quickest, 0.263 seconds ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel and 0.974secs quicker than Valtteri Bottas.
World champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth, 1.247secs down on Leclerc.
It was encouraging for Ferrari, who were off the pace at the opening race of the season in Australia.
The Italian team had left pre-season testing with most of the grid feeling they had the fastest car but they finished the race in Melbourne a minute behind winner Bottas.
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"We learnt some things about ourselves and the car that will help us to be more competitive but we are not in a position to be able to make promises. We need to wait and see."
Valtteri Bottas was third fastest in the first practice session
Initial indications from Bahrain are that Ferrari are back on form but the first session at the Sakhir track is never a good guide for weekend performance because it takes place in the heat of the afternoon, while qualifying and race are held at twilight and into the night.
Hamilton was on course to beat Bottas' time but he ran wide at the final corner on his best lap.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth quickest, 1.319secs off the pace and 0.142secs ahead of team-mate Pierre Gasly.
McLaren's Carlos Sainz was best of the rest in seventh, ahead of Renault's Nico Hulkenberg, Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat and Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Racing Point's Lance Stroll was the only driver to crash, losing control at Turn Four early in the session and damaging his front wing on the wall on the inside of the track.
Williams' George Russell had a spin at Turn Two without damaging his car.
Williams, who had languished more than a second off the back of the grid, looked more competitive in Bahrain.
Russell, in 19th, was just over 0.6secs behind Stroll in 18th, and the Briton's team-mate Robert Kubica was just 0.065secs behind him.
And there was a clash between Hulkenberg and Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi in a mix-up at Turn Seven, when the German turned into the Italian as he tried to pass.
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Bahrian GP: Sebastian Vettel top as Ferrari dominate practice
By Andrew Benson
Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix is live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 16:10 BST
Ferrari appear to be back on form after dominating Friday practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Italian team struggled at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, finishing nearly a minute behind race-winner Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes.
But Sebastian Vettel headed Charles Leclerc to a one-two in Friday second practice, 0.603 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.
Leclerc topped the first session from Vettel, nearly a second up on Bottas.
"The Ferraris have been quick from the get-go and picked up more pace from there, so it's completely different to what we've seen in Melbourne," said world champion Hamilton.
"We had some issues with the balance of the car, but we made improvements for FP2. At the moment it looks like the Ferraris are ahead, so we have to keep our heads down, keep working, analyse things tonight and try and come back stronger tomorrow.
"I think as we get to qualifying, everything will get a little bit closer, but it is going to be a tough battle."
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto supported that view, saying he thought the results of Friday practice were "misleading" and that he believed Ferrari had been running their engines more aggressively than Mercedes.
Binotto added that he expects a "very tight battle" with Mercedes in qualifying but did say the team were "progressing" after Australia and they were not suffering from the same problems they had there.
Vettel extended his advantage over Hamilton by 0.1secs, and Leclerc, who had been 0.141s slower than Vettel on his first run, reduced the gap to his team-mate to just 0.035s.
Ferrari's performance on the first day of the weekend at the Sakhir circuit was more akin to what was expected of them in Australia after impressing in pre-season testing.
Mercedes believed they could be as much as 0.5s a lap slower than Ferrari after testing but they dominated the opening weekend of the season while Ferrari struggled.
But the red cars have been quick from the off in Bahrain and at this early stage look the team to beat, although it is notoriously difficult to predict exact form from Friday practice.
However, Vettel did have a spin losing control of the Ferrari under power at Turn Two as he started his race simulation run later in the session.
Meanwhile, Red Bull were unexpectedly slow, at least on one-lap pace.
Max Verstappen was only sixth quickest, 0.783s off Vettel and team-mate Pierre Gasly 0.862s further back in 13th.
The Dutchman was slower than the impressive Renault of Nico Hulkenberg in fifth, with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen and McLaren's Lando Norris, the British rookie, in seventh and eighth, ahead of Haas driver Romain Grosjean and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat.
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By Andrew Benson
Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix is live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 16:10 BST
Ferrari appear to be back on form after dominating Friday practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Italian team struggled at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, finishing nearly a minute behind race-winner Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes.
But Sebastian Vettel headed Charles Leclerc to a one-two in Friday second practice, 0.603 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.
Leclerc topped the first session from Vettel, nearly a second up on Bottas.
"The Ferraris have been quick from the get-go and picked up more pace from there, so it's completely different to what we've seen in Melbourne," said world champion Hamilton.
"We had some issues with the balance of the car, but we made improvements for FP2. At the moment it looks like the Ferraris are ahead, so we have to keep our heads down, keep working, analyse things tonight and try and come back stronger tomorrow.
"I think as we get to qualifying, everything will get a little bit closer, but it is going to be a tough battle."
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto supported that view, saying he thought the results of Friday practice were "misleading" and that he believed Ferrari had been running their engines more aggressively than Mercedes.
Binotto added that he expects a "very tight battle" with Mercedes in qualifying but did say the team were "progressing" after Australia and they were not suffering from the same problems they had there.
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Vettel extended his advantage over Hamilton by 0.1secs, and Leclerc, who had been 0.141s slower than Vettel on his first run, reduced the gap to his team-mate to just 0.035s.
Ferrari's performance on the first day of the weekend at the Sakhir circuit was more akin to what was expected of them in Australia after impressing in pre-season testing.
Mercedes believed they could be as much as 0.5s a lap slower than Ferrari after testing but they dominated the opening weekend of the season while Ferrari struggled.
But the red cars have been quick from the off in Bahrain and at this early stage look the team to beat, although it is notoriously difficult to predict exact form from Friday practice.
However, Vettel did have a spin losing control of the Ferrari under power at Turn Two as he started his race simulation run later in the session.
Meanwhile, Red Bull were unexpectedly slow, at least on one-lap pace.
Max Verstappen was only sixth quickest, 0.783s off Vettel and team-mate Pierre Gasly 0.862s further back in 13th.
The Dutchman was slower than the impressive Renault of Nico Hulkenberg in fifth, with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen and McLaren's Lando Norris, the British rookie, in seventh and eighth, ahead of Haas driver Romain Grosjean and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat.
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Bahrain Grand Prix: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc takes maiden pole position
By Andrew Benson
Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix is live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 16:10 BST
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc beat team-mate Sebastian Vettel to take his maiden pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Monegasque, 21, beat the four-time world champion by 0.294 seconds as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took third and fourth for Mercedes.
Leclerc was fastest in all three parts of qualifying, a powerful statement of intent.
Hamilton was 0.324secs behind, pipping Bottas by just 0.66s.
Leclerc said: "I am truly happy. In the last race I was not satisfied with my qualifying and I worked really hard to do better.
"Seb is an amazing driver and I have learned a lot from him and I will learn from him all year. But today is a good day for me."
Vettel, who had only one run in final qualifying, said: "Charles did a very good job today and he deserves to be on pole. I felt happy with my only run and we are in a good place for the race."
Leclerc's switch to Ferrari this year, as a replacement for Kimi Raikkonen, was highly anticipated as he has talent in abundance.
He qualified fifth for his first race two weeks ago but finished it on Vettel's tail and had to be told to back off by the team to protect their positions in the closing stages.
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said on Friday that Leclerc was free to lead the race and stay there, so their new driver has a great opportunity to take his first win on Sunday if he can convert pole into a lead at the start.
I couldn't have done Charles' time. We have some work to do
Lewis HamiltonMercedes
It remains to be seen whether Ferrari really will carry through on their commitment to let the drivers race, but with this performance Leclerc has confirmed his huge potential.
He has looked quicker than Vettel for much of the weekend and was ahead throughout qualifying.
Vettel actually made a mistake in the second session on his first lap, forcing him to have to take a second set of tyres for a second lap to ensure he progressed.
That left him with only one run in the top-10 shootout. By the time Vettel went out, Leclerc had already taken provisional pole, and after the German completed his sole lap, Leclerc rubbed salt into his wounds by going quicker again.
Leclerc said: "A lot of emotions but I am trying to stay as cool as possible because there are no points for pole position. It has been a great weekend for us but now we have to focus on the race and do the best race possible."
Sparks fly when F1 cars jostle for position at Sakhir
Ferrari come good
Ferrari struggled at the opening race of the season but have dominated in Bahrain after analysing what went wrong.
Vettel said: "We are both much happier with the car this weekend. The credit goes to the team.
"They have done very hard work trying to understand we were not happy what the car in Melbourne but we came here and proved we are capable of fighting at the front and for pole and locking out the front row is a great testament to their work."
Hamilton said: "Ferrari have been incredibly strong. I couldn't have done Charles' time. We have some work to do."
Red Bull adrift of the top
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth but the Dutchman was a massive 0.886s off the pace, while his team-mate Pierre Gasly did not even make it into the top 10, ending up 13th as both drivers struggled with balance throughout.
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was sixth, ahead of the impressive McLaren of Carlos Sainz, whose rookie team-mate Lando Norris made it into the shootout for the second race in a row in 10th, behind the second Haas of Romain Grosjean and Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Daniel Ricciardo was 11th for Renault, ahead of the Anglo-Thai rookie Alexander Albon in the Toro Rosso, who, thanks in part to Gasly's struggles, ensured Red Bull's junior team outqualified at least one of the cars from the senior outfit.
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By Andrew Benson
Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix is live on 5 live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website from 16:10 BST
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc beat team-mate Sebastian Vettel to take his maiden pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Monegasque, 21, beat the four-time world champion by 0.294 seconds as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took third and fourth for Mercedes.
Leclerc was fastest in all three parts of qualifying, a powerful statement of intent.
Hamilton was 0.324secs behind, pipping Bottas by just 0.66s.
Leclerc said: "I am truly happy. In the last race I was not satisfied with my qualifying and I worked really hard to do better.
"Seb is an amazing driver and I have learned a lot from him and I will learn from him all year. But today is a good day for me."
Vettel, who had only one run in final qualifying, said: "Charles did a very good job today and he deserves to be on pole. I felt happy with my only run and we are in a good place for the race."
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Leclerc's switch to Ferrari this year, as a replacement for Kimi Raikkonen, was highly anticipated as he has talent in abundance.
He qualified fifth for his first race two weeks ago but finished it on Vettel's tail and had to be told to back off by the team to protect their positions in the closing stages.
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said on Friday that Leclerc was free to lead the race and stay there, so their new driver has a great opportunity to take his first win on Sunday if he can convert pole into a lead at the start.
I couldn't have done Charles' time. We have some work to do
Lewis HamiltonMercedes
It remains to be seen whether Ferrari really will carry through on their commitment to let the drivers race, but with this performance Leclerc has confirmed his huge potential.
He has looked quicker than Vettel for much of the weekend and was ahead throughout qualifying.
Vettel actually made a mistake in the second session on his first lap, forcing him to have to take a second set of tyres for a second lap to ensure he progressed.
That left him with only one run in the top-10 shootout. By the time Vettel went out, Leclerc had already taken provisional pole, and after the German completed his sole lap, Leclerc rubbed salt into his wounds by going quicker again.
Leclerc said: "A lot of emotions but I am trying to stay as cool as possible because there are no points for pole position. It has been a great weekend for us but now we have to focus on the race and do the best race possible."
Sparks fly when F1 cars jostle for position at Sakhir
Ferrari come good
Ferrari struggled at the opening race of the season but have dominated in Bahrain after analysing what went wrong.
Vettel said: "We are both much happier with the car this weekend. The credit goes to the team.
"They have done very hard work trying to understand we were not happy what the car in Melbourne but we came here and proved we are capable of fighting at the front and for pole and locking out the front row is a great testament to their work."
Hamilton said: "Ferrari have been incredibly strong. I couldn't have done Charles' time. We have some work to do."
Red Bull adrift of the top
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth but the Dutchman was a massive 0.886s off the pace, while his team-mate Pierre Gasly did not even make it into the top 10, ending up 13th as both drivers struggled with balance throughout.
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was sixth, ahead of the impressive McLaren of Carlos Sainz, whose rookie team-mate Lando Norris made it into the shootout for the second race in a row in 10th, behind the second Haas of Romain Grosjean and Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Daniel Ricciardo was 11th for Renault, ahead of the Anglo-Thai rookie Alexander Albon in the Toro Rosso, who, thanks in part to Gasly's struggles, ensured Red Bull's junior team outqualified at least one of the cars from the senior outfit.
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Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain GP after Charles Leclerc loses power
By Andrew Benson
Lewis Hamilton inherited victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after an engine problem hit runaway leader Charles Leclerc's Ferrari late in the race.
Leclerc had dominated after retaking the lead following a poor start and was on course for a maiden victory when his hybrid system failed.
Hamilton closed an eight-second deficit within three laps and swept by for his first win of 2019 with nine laps to go.
Leclerc would have slipped down to fourth behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen but was saved by a late race safety car.
When you've beaten your illustrious team-mate, steamed off into the lead... And the engine's gone. Yeah, that
It cost him 40km/h on the straights and left him helpless as first Hamilton and then Bottas closed in at five seconds a lap.
"Oh my God," he said, as he saw a fairytale victory slip from his grasp on a weekend on which he had destroyed his four-time world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel, meanwhile, made yet another high-profile error, spinning his car while being passed by Hamilton for what at the time was second place with 20 laps to go.
Vettel already needed a pit stop for fresh tyres, but he also suffered a front wing failure as he toured around to the pits, and the German finished fifth, two places behind his team-mate.
"That was extremely unfortunate for Charles," Hamilton said over the radio on his slowing down lap. "We have work to do to keep these guys on our tails."
Following Vettel's spin his Ferrari suffered a huge vibration before the front wing shattered and forced the car up into the air
A new force emerges
It was a bitter blow for Leclerc, who thoroughly deserved the win, but the Monegasque had already done enough to announce himself as a major title contender.
He had started from pole position, but a poor start meant he dropped behind Vettel and Bottas on the first lap.
But he passed Bottas at the start of the second lap and then Vettel on lap four, around the outside of Turn Four, and proceeded to underline his superiority over Vettel by cruising off into a comfortable lead.
Until the Ferrari hit trouble in the closing laps, the race was all behind Leclerc, as Vettel and Hamilton swapped positions behind him.
Hamilton must have thought he had blown it
Hamilton jumped Vettel at the first pit stops, but Mercedes's choice of soft tyres, while the Ferraris fitted mediums, left him struggling.
Vettel closed him down and passed for second on lap 24.
Hamilton felt he was in dire trouble, but he managed to keep Vettel in sight, so when both pitted for a final stint on mediums Hamilton was able to close on Vettel.
The world champion passed Vettel around the outside of Turn Four with 20 laps to go, and the German spun on the exit of the corner.
"Aargh," he said. "New tyres. Box."
It was another mistake that raised questions about Vettel's ability to race in high-pressure situations after a series of errors last year dashed his title hopes long before they should have died.
Vettel said he believed his front wing had failed because of the vibrations from his damaged tyres. Regardless, the dynamics within the Ferrari are now fascinating.
Vettel had started the season as their leader but Leclerc has now staked his claim and proved he will be a major force this season.
On, Renault!
Behind the big three teams, with Verstappen fourth and Vettel fifth, Renault lost a finish in fifth and sixth places when both their cars failed on the same lap with three to go.
It was this retirement that brought out the late safety car that saved Leclerc's podium position and it gave sixth to Lando Norris, who drove a strong race for McLaren.
He beat Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen, Red Bull's Pierre Gasly and Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon, the Anglo-Thai scoring points in only his second grand prix.
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Who else? Leclerc was outstanding and should have taken a maiden victory that marks him out as a major star. But it's clear there will be another chance after a performance as impressive as this
What happens next?
The Chinese Grand Prix in two weeks' time - F1's 1,000th race. After the huge changes in form between Mercedes and Ferrari in the first two grands prix, it is hard to predict.
However, if Ferrari can improve their reliability and continue to show the performance they had in Bahrain, they will start as favourites.
What they said
Leclerc: "It happens. Unfortunately, today was not our day. But I am extremely confident. The team have done amazing job. We have been lucky on an unlucky day with the safety car. Very hard to take but we will come back stronger."
Bottas: "As a team we got lucky today we kept it together. The hard work at the factory is paying off I had a difficult race as the balance of the car was everywhere and I made a few mistakes.
"I never will give space, the first lap was good I had a lock-up in turn one."
Hamilton: "Today was a really, really hard job and the team were incredible. It was a devastating race for Charles.
"We were lucky today. I gave it everything in the race. [Leclerc] has a lot of race wins coming in the future."
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By Andrew Benson
Lewis Hamilton inherited victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after an engine problem hit runaway leader Charles Leclerc's Ferrari late in the race.
Leclerc had dominated after retaking the lead following a poor start and was on course for a maiden victory when his hybrid system failed.
Hamilton closed an eight-second deficit within three laps and swept by for his first win of 2019 with nine laps to go.
Leclerc would have slipped down to fourth behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen but was saved by a late race safety car.
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It cost him 40km/h on the straights and left him helpless as first Hamilton and then Bottas closed in at five seconds a lap.
"Oh my God," he said, as he saw a fairytale victory slip from his grasp on a weekend on which he had destroyed his four-time world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel, meanwhile, made yet another high-profile error, spinning his car while being passed by Hamilton for what at the time was second place with 20 laps to go.
Vettel already needed a pit stop for fresh tyres, but he also suffered a front wing failure as he toured around to the pits, and the German finished fifth, two places behind his team-mate.
"That was extremely unfortunate for Charles," Hamilton said over the radio on his slowing down lap. "We have work to do to keep these guys on our tails."
Following Vettel's spin his Ferrari suffered a huge vibration before the front wing shattered and forced the car up into the air
A new force emerges
It was a bitter blow for Leclerc, who thoroughly deserved the win, but the Monegasque had already done enough to announce himself as a major title contender.
He had started from pole position, but a poor start meant he dropped behind Vettel and Bottas on the first lap.
But he passed Bottas at the start of the second lap and then Vettel on lap four, around the outside of Turn Four, and proceeded to underline his superiority over Vettel by cruising off into a comfortable lead.
Until the Ferrari hit trouble in the closing laps, the race was all behind Leclerc, as Vettel and Hamilton swapped positions behind him.
Hamilton must have thought he had blown it
Hamilton jumped Vettel at the first pit stops, but Mercedes's choice of soft tyres, while the Ferraris fitted mediums, left him struggling.
Vettel closed him down and passed for second on lap 24.
Hamilton felt he was in dire trouble, but he managed to keep Vettel in sight, so when both pitted for a final stint on mediums Hamilton was able to close on Vettel.
The world champion passed Vettel around the outside of Turn Four with 20 laps to go, and the German spun on the exit of the corner.
"Aargh," he said. "New tyres. Box."
It was another mistake that raised questions about Vettel's ability to race in high-pressure situations after a series of errors last year dashed his title hopes long before they should have died.
Vettel said he believed his front wing had failed because of the vibrations from his damaged tyres. Regardless, the dynamics within the Ferrari are now fascinating.
Vettel had started the season as their leader but Leclerc has now staked his claim and proved he will be a major force this season.
On, Renault!
Behind the big three teams, with Verstappen fourth and Vettel fifth, Renault lost a finish in fifth and sixth places when both their cars failed on the same lap with three to go.
It was this retirement that brought out the late safety car that saved Leclerc's podium position and it gave sixth to Lando Norris, who drove a strong race for McLaren.
He beat Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen, Red Bull's Pierre Gasly and Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon, the Anglo-Thai scoring points in only his second grand prix.
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Driver of the Day
Who else? Leclerc was outstanding and should have taken a maiden victory that marks him out as a major star. But it's clear there will be another chance after a performance as impressive as this
What happens next?
The Chinese Grand Prix in two weeks' time - F1's 1,000th race. After the huge changes in form between Mercedes and Ferrari in the first two grands prix, it is hard to predict.
However, if Ferrari can improve their reliability and continue to show the performance they had in Bahrain, they will start as favourites.
What they said
Leclerc: "It happens. Unfortunately, today was not our day. But I am extremely confident. The team have done amazing job. We have been lucky on an unlucky day with the safety car. Very hard to take but we will come back stronger."
Bottas: "As a team we got lucky today we kept it together. The hard work at the factory is paying off I had a difficult race as the balance of the car was everywhere and I made a few mistakes.
"I never will give space, the first lap was good I had a lock-up in turn one."
Hamilton: "Today was a really, really hard job and the team were incredible. It was a devastating race for Charles.
"We were lucky today. I gave it everything in the race. [Leclerc] has a lot of race wins coming in the future."
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