Bahrain Grand Prix live 2019

Summary

Hamilton wins from Leclerc after Ferrari loses power
Vettel spins and loses front wing
Vettel overtakes Leclerc at start, but Ferrari team-mate retakes lead
Grosjean, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg out

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

A puncture for Grosjeanpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
An early pit stop for the Haas driver
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Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Hamilton has now got past Valtteri Bottas and is third, just as he started. Sainz damage.
Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Lap 3/57
An eventful opening two laps then for Charles Leclerc. Starts first, drops to third, climbs back up to second.
Ferrari have told us there will be no team orders, so will he be able to hunt down his team-mate and race leader Sebastian Vettel?
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Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live
Bottas locked up leaving the Ferrari to go on the inside, making a mistake and Charles Leclerc nipped through.
Straight away Mercedes have lost that advantage.
Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Lap 2/57
A new front wing for Lance Stroll and Romain Grosjean has already come in as well after suffering an opening lap puncture.
Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Lap 2/57
But not for long, Charles Leclerc gets back up to second, so we're back to a Ferrari one-two just as we started, just the different way around.
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Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
1. Vettel
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Hamilton
5. Verstappen
6. Sainz
7. Magnussen
8. Raikkonen
9. Ricciardo
Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Bottas zooms past Leclerc. The youngster started first and has dropped to third very, very quickly.
Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Bottas gets past Hamilton into third.
Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Vettel into the lead.
Go! Go! Go!published at 16:13 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
What does history tell us?published at 16:12 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
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Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
This is how things stand in the title race after Australia. Will Bottas still be in front in a couple of hours?
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Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Everyone gets going for the formation lap. Always a good start.
How they line uppublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
A reminder of how we start. How will we finish?
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What tyres today?published at 16:08 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Softs all around, apart from Robert Kubica who starts at the back on the mediums.
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Front of the Gridpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Our man Andrew Benson in Bahrain has sent close-up pictures of the Ferrari and Mercedes teams out on the grid.
'Scandalous'published at 16:05 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
It will be scandalous if there are team orders from Ferrari. I don't expect it, you can't do it off the start, with two Silver Arrows behind them.
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Get Involved #bbcf1published at 16:04 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Will there be Ferrari team orders?
Phil: Leclerc is the best chance Ferrari have for a win so I hope they let him race and do not compromise his race to help Vettel.
Hayley: Lots of talk of whether the Ferraris can race. I think many people are underestimating Vettel in a racing situation against a teammate.
'Mercedes will have to do it the hard way'published at 16:03 British Summer Time 31 March 2019
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
It's been a Ferrari weekend, but yesterday Mercedes were a lot closer. It means Mercedes will have to do it to the hard way, but strategy will play a part and it is very windy out there, so it will blow a lot of sand on to the track so I'm expecting mistakes.