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

A brave gamble on tyre strategy coupled with a masterclass in calm under pressure, sees Lewis Hamilton deny Max Verstappen a victory that seemed all but assured. read more »

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

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 »

Charles Leclerc says the podium is "reachable" but "very difficult" unless something happens to Max Verstappen and the two Mercedes drivers. read more »

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

Fernando Alonso says his "better" than comment wasn't meant to compare to Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen but rather to the driver he was in 2018. read more »

Max Verstappen may have put his Red Bull on pole but Christian Horner is under no illusion about the "massive challenge" ahead. read more »

Max Verstappen will attempt to launch a maiden title challenge in the new Formula 1 season by winning from pole position in Sunday afternoon's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The often unpredictable rear end of the RB16 proved a handful for both Max Verstappen and Alex Albon at times, but the that the RB16B is much more predictableRed Bull spent a... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has outlined that the team's deficit to Red Bull Racing has been accentuated by the W12 suffering from engine derates in Bahrain. Red Bull's... read more »

Fernando Alonso has clarified a comment made earlier in the week when he suggested he was better than the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »

As Max Verstappen confirms the RB16B's pace is for real, world champion, Lewis Hamilton claims that 2021 rule changes are another attempt to handicap Mercedes. read more »

Christian Horner confirms that pole-man Max Verstappen incurred floor damage that probably cost him a tenth of a second. read more »

Qualifying in Bahrain was billed as a probable battle for pole between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton - and that's exactly how it worked out... For more F1® videos,... read more »

Formula One has produced a truly remarkable and amazing start to the 2021 F1 season with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen comfortably beating reigning world champion Lewis... read more »

It's been a long time coming, but finally Mercedes appear to have a real challenge on their hands. And all because of a rake... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was forced to settle for second on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. read more »

Max Verstappen's pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix vindicates the hype around Red Bull and sets up a tantalising fight for the championship with Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Verstappen strikes first with pole in Bahrain, as Red Bull throw down the gauntlet to Mercedes, but will Max be facing the Silver Arrows alone? read more »

While team-mate Max Verstappen claimed pole at the Bahrain International Circuit, Perez will start Sunday's season-opener from 11th on the grid.Running on the slower... read more »