Simon: I know that it won't be any consolation, but @Charles_Leclerc, external well and truly deserves the biggest cheer on the podium, even though he deserved the win more.

Euan: I can't remember feeling so emotional over an F1 race before...

Kayleigh: Oh brother what a race! So, so many ups and downs but points for @LandoNorris, external! And Bottas still leads the WDC. Can’t wait to see what happens in China.

What a race indeed Kayleigh!

You just have to feel for Charles Leclerc. An engine problem costs him his first ever victory, it is still the first podium of his career, but it could and should've been so much more.

The only thing to say is, it surely will not be long before he stands on the top step after a race.

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Max Verstappen spins around after he's crossed the line. A donut for finishing fourth from the Dutchman? Nope, he just spins it.

Fireworks on the track, fireworks now in the sky. Formula 1 lights up Bahrain.

Wow! What an incredible race. Absolutely nuts, but brilliant.

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
6. Norris
7. Raikkonen
8. Gasly
9. Albon
10. Perez

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Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

The flashing red light on Ricciardo's car signals that it's not safe to touch, that's why the marshals were wearing rubber gloves to not get an electric shock.

Joshua: Awful times for both Renault drivers. Safety car out will keep Leclerc in 3rd, some consolation prize.

Russell: I know it's exciting at the top, but can we also mention that McLaren are currently 6th? What an improvement from last year!

Sara: I'm just feeling so sad for Leclerc. He truly arrived today as a driver. Unfortunately his car didn't.

What has happened to Renault? Both cars conked out at the same moment, at the same corner. No contact between them, (well, not that time) just a double car malfunction.

Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

All the good races last year were spiced up with a safety car. This is just good motor racing.

That is a sensational return from Lando Norris, sixth if it stays like this in only his second race at McLaren.

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We could well be finishing under the safety car. If so, it will end Hamilton one, Bottas two, Leclerc three, Verstappen four, Vettel five, Norris six, Raikkonen seven, Gasly eight, Albon ninth, Perez 10th.

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That may have just saved Leclerc's podium.

That is an absolute rubbish 30 seconds for Renault. Both men gone. Both were in the points. "Everything cuts out," says Ricciardo.

What's happened here? Hulkenberg from sixth, is out.

The latest from the Ferrari camp

Bottas gets Leclerc. Verstappen is closing in on the Monaco man as well.

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Verstappen: "At this pace will we catch him?"

Engineer: "Yes, he's 48kph down."

• Leclerc leads for the majority of the race, but loses the lead to Hamilton after engine problems, who is now down to third.
• Hamilton and Vettel go wheel-to-wheel, Vettel spins, flat spots his tyres and loses his front wing

• Leclerc also sets the fastest lap - not forgetting there is one point on offer for the fastest lap
• Renault drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo go wheel-to-wheel, and Ricciardo has minimal damage, but Hulkenberg takes the position to go P5
• Carlos Sainz has damage with his front wing after a nudge with Max Verstappen early in the race
• Grosjean retires after contact with Lance Stroll at the beginning of the race

"With this pace will we catch him (Leclerc)," asks Max Verstappen, who has very much woken up.

"Yes," is the answer the Dutchman wants to hear. Attack!