Tyre strategy was at the forefront of this exciting race, with Hamilton and Mercedes twice stopping earlier than Verstappen. read more »

Nikita Mazepin called his Formula 1 debut "one of the worst days" of his life after crashing on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

You cannot force these things and you cannot buy them. Every day we are together working is a plus. read more »

Tonight gave us a strong indication of the progress we have made in the last twelve months. We raced with authority, leaving the Alpines and an Aston Martin behind us. read more »

Verstappen had closed in on Hamilton during his 17-lap third and final stint - during which he enjoyed an 11-lap tyre-life advantage over his rival - in what was a thrilling... read more »

It's not the best start to the season for us as we had our fair share of bad luck throughout the weekend. read more »

Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner was left frustrated by the "shades of grey" nature of track limits rules during the season-opening Bahrain GP. read more »

Nikita Mazepin apologised to Haas after spinning out three corners into his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel's troubled start to life at Aston Martin continued to head in the wrong direction with more woes in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

With four laps to go in F1 2021's season opener, Verstappen went off track in Turn 4 in an attempt to snatch the victory away from leader Lewis Hamilton, forcing him to... read more »

The Mercedes driver's third and final stint was 11 laps longer than Verstappen's equivalent, as the Black Arrows opted to take an aggressive strategy to get ahead of... read more »

What a way to kick-start the 2021 season! Watch all the best bits from an enthralling race under the lights of Bahrain. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff still believes Red Bull are a "tiny edge" infront of the Silver Arrows, despite Lewis Hamilton's victory in Bahrain. read more »

Hamilton holds of Verstappen to win an epic battle at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel's underwhelming Aston Martin debut saw him leave the Bahrain Grand Prix with five penalty points on his superlicence for two different incidents during... read more »

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen was right to let Lewis Hamilton back through into the lead following his off-track overtake. As the Bahrain Grand... read more »

Max Verstappen returned to criticising the current cars after missing out on victory in Bahrain, saying track position is "too powerful". read more »

Max Verstappen fell foul of track limits rules as he came agonisingly close to beating Lewis Hamilton to the first win of the 2021 season in a spellbinding and dramatic Bahrain GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described his titanic battle with Max Verstappen for the Bahrain Grand Prix Formula 1 victory as "one of the hardest". read more »

Lewis Hamilton said his thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix victory was one of the hardest races he's had in a while, after he claimed a 0.7s victory over Red Bull's Max... read more »

Updated F1 drivers' and constructors' world championship standings following the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was unhappy with the strategic choices made by Mercedes during the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton fends off Max Verstappen to win the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix following a pulsating battle.  read more »

The first race of 2021 is in the books - hear what the Bahrain grid have to say about the race and the season ahead. We're LIVE from the paddock with Will Buxton, Pietro... read more »

Valtteri Bottas complained his race strategy applied by the Mercedes team had compromised his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »