Summary

  • Piastri wins, Russell 2nd, Norris 3rd

  • Norris handed early five-second penalty for false start

  • Sainz out

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Piastri wins in Bahrain

    Charles Leclerc comes home in fourth after being passed by Lando Norris towards the end of the race, Lewis Hamilton goes from ninth to fifth, Max Verstappen is sixth and Pierre Gasly delivers Alpine their first points of the season with his seventh place.

    Esteban Ocon is eighth, Yuki Tsunoda is ninth and Oliver Bearman finishes 10th after starting last on the grid. Double points in Bahrain for Haas.

  2. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Oscar Piastri wins the Bahrain Grand Prix! The McLaren seals his second victory of the season from pole position.

    George Russell keeps Lando Norris at bay to take second place, the other papaya car settles for the final podium place in third.

    Oscar PiasriGetty Images

  3. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was wheel-to-wheel stuff, both drivers got away with it. You may argue that Lando Norris was not aggressive enough through there.

  4. Final lap

    Lap 57/57

    This is it then. Lando Norris tries to pounce on George Russell at the start of the lap but is denied by the defensive of the Mercedes driver. They complete a few more corners but still the McLaren can't make a DRS attack stick. Is Russell going to hold on to this second place? I think he is...

  5. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Maybe McLaren are particularly wary with what has happened on the Mercedes of George Russell and are maybe starting to see signs of something similar happening on their own car.

  6. Lap 56/57

    George Russell is in defensive mode now because Lando Norris is in 4K in his mirrors. The McLaren hasn't attacked for second just yet, but Russell is keeping his soft tyres happy for now.

  7. Lap 55/57

    The McLaren of Lando Norris has arrived at the rear wing of the Mercedes of George Russell. Norris is being told about when to use DRS, so it looks like there are some technical issues, as Charles Leclerc also has on issue with his overtaking aid.

  8. Lap 54/57

    The laps are ticking down and Oscar Piastri is comfortably out in front by 10 seconds. Radio messages are flying behind him, the latest one being from Ferrari to tell Charles Leclerc George Russell is under investigation for using DRS when he shouldn't have.

  9. Lap 53/57

    George Russell is struggling and has now been noted for DRS infringement. The Mercedes man is still running in second place but now he has the second McLaren of Lando Norris just behind him.

    Pierre Gasly is holding off the attack of four-time world champion Max Verstappen for sixth place, as Lando Norris is handed a black and white flag for track limits. No more, his engineer says.

    George RussellGetty Images

  10. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It was on the limit, it could go either way but it's a shame to see that one being decided in the stewards room rather than on the track.

  11. Norris overtakes Leclerc

    Lap 52/53

    Lando Norris takes thrd place away from Charles Leclerc! It's probably taken longer than he would've liked but a move around the outside at Turn Four sees the McLaren driver reach the podium places.

  12. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Lando Norris has clearly got the quicker car right now but finding a way past [Charles Leclerc] is not proving quite as easy as we thought.

  13. Lap 51/57

    Turns One and Four are Lando Norris' best chances to overtake Charles Leclerc. He's on the red car's tail and their battle goes on but the McLaren still can't land the killer blow.

  14. Lap 50/57

    Oscar Piastri leads, George Russell is second, but he has been told he has a bit of an issue, and Charles Leclerc is staying in the final podium place. Lando Norris is continuing to try his luck from fourth, though.

  15. Fight on between Leclerc and Norris

    Lap 49/57

    Lando Norris has drawn alongside the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and here's his chance to take P3 from the Monegasque driver. He tries his luck around the outside but Leclerc closes the door.

    The pair then reach Turn Four and Norris goes for the long way round once again, but still he can't get by. Norris thinks he was pushed wide, his engineer agrees.

    Lando Norris and Charles LeclercGetty Images

  16. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The hard tyre is not looking as bad as it certainly looked on Max Verstappen's Red Bull earlier in the race.

    The likes of Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly are all doing pretty reasonable lap times in comparison to Lando Norris and Verstappen who are on the medium tyre.

  17. Lap 48/57

    McLaren remind Oscar Piastri to have a drink of water. He would, he says, but it's not working. Erm... only a few laps to go.

    Oscar PiastriGetty Images

  18. Sainz reitres

    Lap 47/57

    And that's Carlos Sainz out of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Williams retire the Spaniard's car because of the damage, as team principal James Vowles says he has done a good job today.

    Oscar Piastri is clocking fastest laps and is now 4.9 seconds up the road from the Mercedes of George Russell.

  19. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    The fight for the final two podium positions is really on.

  20. Lap 46/57

    Carlos Sainz is carrying a bit of damage to his car after his tangle with Yuki Tsunoda. The Spaniard has been informed of his penalty but thinks race control should investigate the Japanese driver too.

    Lando Norris, meanwhile, has Charles Leclerc's podium place on his wish list.