The top five teams are within a second of each other in Bahrain – three more than last year – which suggests 2021 will be a much more competitive season.
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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
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Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Verstappen beats Mercedes pair to claim pole for Bahrain Grand Prix
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onMax Verstappen beat the Mercedes pair to pole position for the first race of the 2021 F1 season, despite picking up damage on his Red Bull early in the qualifying session.
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix grid
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has taken pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
Flying Verstappen makes it three-in-a-row in Bahrain practice
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen continued his perfect start to the Formula 1 season by completing a hat-trick of practice sessions at the Bahrain Grand Prix as the fastest driver.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix part one
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onF1 is back, and so is Fernando Alonso, who made an eyebrow-raising remark as the new season opened in Bahrain. Dieter Rencken brings more tales from the paddock.
Live: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice
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Live: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
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Mercedes count cost of floor rules change as Red Bull lead the way in Bahrain
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen’s Red Bull led practice, Mercedes suspect they have suffered more than most teams from changes in the aerodynamic regulations.
Verstappen stays on top in second practice, pursued by Norris
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice
Posted onMax Verstappen completed a perfect first day of the Formula 1 season for Red Bull by going fastest under the floodlights in the second free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix practice in pictures
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Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Red Bull on top in first practice as Verstappen leads Bottas and Norris
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice
Posted onRed Bull’s Max Verstappen topped the first free practice session of the 2021 Formula 1 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Lando Norris.
Live: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice
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Live: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice
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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix build-up in pictures
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Posted onThe F1 teams have assembled at the Bahrain International Circuit for the first race of 2021. Here are the first pictures from the build-up to the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Risk of sandstorms again during Bahrain GP weekend
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix weather
Posted onStrong winds could impact the results of qualifying and the race during Formula 1’s first round of the season, the Bahrain GP, according to pre-weekend weather forecasts
Does Hamilton finally have a fight on his hands? Six talking points for the 2021 Bahrain GP
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAfter a one-sided contest last year, will the 2021 F1 season provide the championship contest we all crave? We’ll start to find out in Bahrain this weekend.
Survival is also victory as Hamilton wins and Grosjean climbs out of an inferno
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton won for the 11th time this year in Bahrain, but Romain Grosjean’s escape from a crash which appeared unsurvivable was a victory of a different kind.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean’s shocking crash in Bahrain presents Formula 1 with difficult questions. But the media’s ability to scrutinise the sport remains compromised by Covid-19 restrictions.
Hamilton equals his best winning streak in F1’s longest race since Brazil 2016
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored his fifth consecutive win in the longest Formula 1 race since the rain-drenched 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix.