Sir Lewis Hamilton needed something "pretty special" to win the Bahrain Grand Prix, but that is exactly what he and Mercedes delivered. read more »

The world champion took victory in the F1 season opener as he eked out his tyres for a long final stint at Sakhir and held off pre-race favourite Verstappen for the... read more »

After reeling in leader Hamilton on fresher tyres during an absorbing duel, Verstappen used the DRS with four laps to go to attack the Briton into Turn 4.Verstappen managed to... read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen's Red Bull for victory in an extraordinary finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 1 2021 is alive and kicking as Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain GP after surviving a gripping late-race battle with Max Verstappen - with the season-opener serving up an... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's miserable first weekend with Aston Martin concluded with the four-time World Champion amassing a total of five penalty points at the Bahrain Grand Prix.... read more »

Mercedes and Red Bull deployed differing tyre strategies, with Verstappen's offset rubber life advantage in the final stint meaning he was chasing Hamilton after leading... read more »

Result of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Full race results for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit, the opening round of the 2021 F1 world championship season. read more »

FOLLOW CRASH.NET's LIVE COVERAGE OF THE SEASON-OPENING 2021 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX read more »

Lewis Hamilton has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after a very close battle with Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the race. Verstappen finished furiously in second after... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has won the opening race of the 2021 season in Bahrain, producing an eye-catching defence on Max Verstappen to take the victory. Both drivers... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen did their talking on the track with the Mercedes driver taking the win after a thrilling battle over the final six laps of the Bahrain GP. read more »

The first Formula 2 Feature Race of 2021 got under way in Bahrain! Guanyu Zhou started from pole, but will he convert it into his first Feature Race victory? For more F1®... read more »

Join us LIVE as we count down to the opening race of 2021 in Bahrain. Verstappen has the advantage after a stunning pole - can the Dutchman convert that into victory and an... read more »

Full starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, the opening round of the 2021 F1 world championship season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start his first race for Aston Martin at the back of the field on Sunday after being handed a five-place grid drop and three penalty points at the... read more »

The four-time F1 world champion, preparing for his Aston Martin debut after switching from Ferrari over the winter, was knocked out in the first session of qualifying in 18th... read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start F1's season-opening Bahrain GP from last place after being punished for failing to respect yellow flag rules in qualifying. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from the back of the grid after being handed a penalty for failing to adhere to yellow flags. Nikita Mazepin spun during the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from last after being hit with a five-place grid penalty by the FIA race stewards. read more »

Speaking after his single day driving the FW43B in pre-season testing earlier this month, Williams driver George Russell said he expected the team's 2021 performances to... read more »

Verstappen gave Red Bull the first pole position of the 2021 season with a storming run to his fourth career pole at the Sakhir track on Saturday, finishing ahead of Mercedes... read more »

Mario Isola thinks the race will be a highly strategic one at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. read more »