Summary

  • Hamilton wins after last-minute brake problem

  • Raikkonen takes 2nd on penultimate lap after Rosberg error

  • Rosberg 3rd with same brake problem, Bottas 4th, Vettel 5th

  • Rosberg battles with Ferraris during race

  • Sainz, Verstappen, Button out

  1. Raikkoen needs to get off those tyres!published at 17:09 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    McLaren's Fernando Alonso has just unlapped himself.

  2. Postpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Mercedes on Twitter: Meanwhile, that man Kimi is continuing to pound round on those 20 lap old mediums. He's still got softs to take. The plot thickens...

  3. Postpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "That pit stop really counts against Vettel getting a podium today and Mercedes like the look of that. But Ferrari still have Raikkonen who is racing against Rosberg for second place."

  4. Double retirement for Toro Rossopublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Max Verstappen has pulled into the garage and that is both Toro Rossos out of this race.

  5. Postpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    New front wing for Vettel - this is his podium finish over then - long stop.

  6. Get involved - #bbcf1published at 17:05 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Alex: The pit stops now are insanely fast, Vettel's stop looked almost instant.

    Jeremiah Kariuki: This must be killing Alonso inside. That he cannot race and is a backmarker, just there to let others overtake at will.

    Olivia Fahy: Can you guess who this house is cheering for? I think I'm in the wrong house (no offence Lewis Hamilton).

    HamiltonImage source, Olivia Fahy
  7. Ferrari team radiopublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Sebastian Vettel: "Think I have some damage on the front wing - don't know why. Keep an eye on the sensors please."

  8. Vettel pits!published at 17:05 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Damage for the Ferrari after that mistake in the final turn.

    He's in for a new nose and his victory hopes are over.

    Between the Mercedes and Raikkonen now.

  9. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "This is one of the best displays of racing ability from Rosberg for sometime."

  10. Vettel error lets Rosberg throughpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Rosberg has passed Vettel again but he got a helping hand from his fellow German.

    The Ferrari driver ran wide through the final turn and it was easy for the Mercedes man to pass down the straight.

    Bahrain
  11. Rosberg pits - and Vettel does the undercut again!published at 17:01 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    A sense of deja vu at he front as Vettel again undercuts the Merc of Rosberg in the pit stops.

    The Ferrari man set the fastest lap of the race on fresh tyres to get the job done. Very much the hallmark of a four-time champion.

  12. Postpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Raikkonen has matched lap for lap the pace of Hamilton who is at the front."

  13. Hamilton pitspublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Lewis Hamilton is on the medium, as he needs to be. He rejoins a few second up the road from Vettel.

    Rosberg leads now from Raikkonen, who is still very happy on those medium tyres.

    He's been on the radio questioning why the team is going to put him on softs at his final stop, but his team assures him it's the right move.

    bahrainImage source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Mercedes on Twitter: That awkward moment when you realise Jenson Button is better at Twitter than you...

  15. Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Force India on Twitter: Feeling of deja vu for Nico (Hulkenberg) - now in a battle with Fernando Alonso! Something we've seen quite a bit of in the last two years...

  16. Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "You could see sparks on the front left wheel of Sainz, maybe the wheel nut was not seated correctly."

  17. Vettel pitspublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    The Ferrari man now is on the medium tyre and with 24 laps remaining he's on a run to the flag.

  18. Sainz outpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz has just pulled off with what looked like a wheel problem following a pit stop.

    "Feeling something strange in the car," the Spaniard tells his team on the radio.

    Possible finger trouble in the pit stop?

    Bahrain
  19. McLaren updatepublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    They may only have one car in the race but McLaren are doing OK - relatively speaking.

    Fernando Alonso is battling with Saubers, Force Indias and Williamses in the low teens, and on a two-stop strategy too.

    He's been told to expect to be racing the three-stoppers again come the end of the race.

  20. Massa 'has a problem'published at 16:53 British Summer Time 19 April 2015

    Pat Symonds, Williams technical director, speaking from the pit wall: "Massa has a problem. He was hit by Pastor Maldonado early in the race and has got some floor damage which was confirmed at the pit stop. He is struggling on down force at the moment.

    "Our target is fourth place, but with the way Raikkonen is going on the prime he has a performance advantage on us."

    bahrainImage source, AP