Vettel on pole for dominant Ferrari, Raikkonen 2nd
Hamilton starts ninth after penalty, Verstappen crashes in Q1
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Your thoughts on grid girls
Kayleigh: Preparing myself to start WW3. I honestly could not care less about grid girls/no grid girls. If the girls are there because they want to, let them be there. Just be consistent! They can’t be at some races and not the others. People should just stop moaning.
It was a fifth-placed finish for Fernando Alonso last time around, a better finish than any he achieved in 2017.
Earlier this week Alonso warned McLaren to "not get complacent", so can he and they get themselves into a good spot for tomorrow?
Both Renault men finished in the top 10 in Australia in the first race of the season. Can they get themselves in the position for more points this weekend?
Image source, Getty ImagesWho takes pole position in Bahrain?
Well Sebastian Vettel has done so twice and Valtteri Bottas has once. Lewis Hamilton has done so twice as well, but because of a dodgy gearbox and a subsequent five-place grid penalty he will start on the third row (at best).
Image source, .Kristine Kirby: For the first time EVER I am not going to watch qualifying. What is the point? Grid penalties will change quali grid, penalty for issue that would have made the track unsafe, driver gets the penalty, no passing is possible, & F1 is getting worse under Liberty, not better.
Harrison Fretwell-Bates: If Raikkonen was running in high engine mode during practice, then he’s wearing the engine more quickly, risking retirement from the race or qualifying.
Heartwoodturning: I would love to see Kimi take pole. That would be awesome
Not watching? Remember, you can still listen along with our excellent BBC Radio 5 live commentary from 15:55 BST, via the play button at the top of this page.
It has been an encouraging weekend so far for Red Bull, with Daniel Ricciardo fastest in first practice and then Max Verstappen and Ricciardo second and third in third practice earlier today.
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Your thoughts on grid girls
Flintlock: Grid girls send a message that men are there to do serious work and women are there to look nice. In modern Formula 1 that couldn’t be further from the truth; there are lots of women employed by the teams, including a Team Principal. Would be regressive to bring them back.
LisaMoran:Kids watching F1 should see women they can aspire to be-valued for their ability not fleeting youth/beauty. Grid kids way better.
In the three practice sessions, Daniel Ricciardo was fastest in session one, before Kimi Raikkonen was quickest in both sessions two and three.
Fancy a full recap from FP3? Well, luckily Formula 1 have produced this highlights package, which you can watch by clicking on the link below.
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In only one of the past five races here has the pole-sitter claimed victory (Lewis Hamilton in 2015).
Image source, Getty ImagesMercedes boss Toto Wolff tells Sky Sports: "We don't look Jesus-like today and with the grid penalty we are doing everything we can to make (the show) spectacular.
"Let's see if the temperatures when it is cooling down makes it better for us, but certainly it is one of the more difficult weekends. We want to have a clean session and see where that ends up."
On Lewis Hamilton's five-place grid penalty, Wolff adds: "This is motor racing, these things happen and sometimes things go wrong."
Image source, Getty ImagesRivlud: I think Ferrari have a much faster car than last year on the straights, I do expect a much better race car over the course of the season, improvements may make it even better and that gap could be overturned with Mercedes!
Kayleigh: Quali day is my favourite day of the F1 weekend! Kimi on pole would be wonderful. Both McLarens into Q3 too please.
Send us your thoughts using the hashtag #bbcf1. We are also talking about whether grid girls have a place in Formula 1 and whether Lewis Hamilton's five-place grid penalty for a gearbox issue is fair?
Image source, Getty ImagesThe qualifying starts at 16:00 BST so you still have time to listen to the BBC Radio 5 live Chequered Flag Podcast.
Click on the link below to listen along to the podcast as Jack Nicholls, Jolyon Palmer and Jennie Gow preview this weekend's race.
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Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has made it to Bahrain.
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No panic, there is still time to take part in the prediction game where you can forecast the first, second and third finishers in the race tomorrow.
Kimi Raikkonen was quickest in the third practice session earlier, with Max Verstappen second.
However, late in the section they nearly took each other out.
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Sixth is the best Lewis Hamilton can start tomorrow after being hit with a five-place grid penalty.
Let's find out Hamilton gets on and who will take pole with the qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Image source, EPAAnd we are going to take a break there. We will be back at 15:00 BST for the qualifying so join us then.
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Bahrain
Image source, Getty ImagesFerrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in Bahrain Grand Prix final practice with Mercedes only fourth and sixth.
How did my driver do in third practice? Here you go...
Image source, Formula 1Ferrari - 1st and 5th (Raikkonen and Vettel)
Red Bull - 2nd and 3rd (Verstappen and Ricciardo)
Mercedes - 4th and 6th (Hamilton and Bottas)
Renault - 7th and 8th (Hulkenberg and Sainz)
Toro Rosso - 9th and 11th (Gasly and Hartley)
McLaren - 10th and 17th (Alonso and Vandoorne)
Haas - 12th and 15th (Grosjean and Magnussen)
Force India - 13th and 14th (Ocon and Perez)
Sauber - 16th and 18th (Ericsson and Leclerc
Williams - 19th and 20th (Sirotkin and Stroll)