Summary

  • Vettel holds on to win, Bottas 2nd, Hamilton up to 3rd from 9th

  • Raikkonen runs over mechanic in pits - breaking his leg

  • Hamilton overtakes three cars in one corner

  • Both Red Bulls out early on

  • Ricciardo, Verstappen, Raikkonen out

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

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    Shaun Bristow: Hamilton overtakes three cars in one go. Just another day at the office.

    Sho: 3 in 1 for Lewis! Wow!

    Josh Earl: Hamilton passing 3 cars at once, brilliant!!

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  2. 'Breathtaking'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Breathtaking stuff. Six laps of the most action packed Formula 1 racing.

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  3. Lap 6/57

    Hamilton is now up to fifth after zooming past Kevin Magnussen. He started 10th, six laps gone and the world champion is fifth.

    At the front, Sebastian Vettel is 2.3 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with Kimi Raikkonen third after a sluggish start.

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    Josh Earl: Not the best weekend for Verstappen so far, big learning curve, lack of experience there

  5. 'Brilliant for Hamilton'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    This is brilliant for him, the race has unfolded perfectly for him after a tough start. Hamilton had more straight line speed in a treble tow and breezed past them all.

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  6. Verstappen out

    Max Verstappen has to pull over by the side of the road. Race done. Red Bull done, already.

  7. What a move from Lewis Hamilton. He was ninth, he dives inside three cars at the same corner. Incredible.

    Hulkenberg, Alonso and Ocon left floundering. A stunning, stunning move.

  8. Lap 4/57

    Magnussen goes wide after trying to get past Pierre Gasly in fourth. What a start in Bahrain, great stuff, unless you are a Red Bull fan.

  9. We are back under way.

  10. 'Bigger contact'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Quite a big contact, Sergio Perez complaining of damage, Brendon Hartley able to carry on. That was certainly bigger contact than Verstappen-Hamilton.

  11. Perez is complaining of damage to his Force India after being clattered into by Brendon Hartley.

  12. We are under a virtual safety car. Max Verstappen managed to limp home, so is still in the race, theoretically, but is in effect a lap down already.

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  13. Verstappen team radio

    Max Verstappen: I think I lost drive, mate.

    Race engineer: OK, try and limp home.

  14. The back left tyre of Max Verstappen bangs into the front right of Lewis Hamilton. We are not sure yet what that done to Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.

  15. 'So unlucky'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    That is so unlucky for Max Verstappen. It was a great move down the inside. The nightmare for Verstappen is the puncture happened at the first corner so he has to do the entire lap on effectively three wheels.

  16. Ricciardo out

    The cameras focus on some distraught faces in the Red Bull garage. Disaster for them. Verstappen has a puncture, and Ricciardo is out.

  17. Problems for Daniel Ricciardo as well.

  18. Verstappen puncture

    Max Verstappen, who started 15th, goes wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen gets past him, but immediately picks up a puncture.

  19. Lap 1/57

    Fernando Alonso has got the jump on Lewis Hamilton, the world champion is down to 10th.

  20. Brendon Hartley has hit the back of one of the Force Indias - Sergio Perez, who spins.