Relive the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in live text

Oscar piastri will start in pole position with the Ferrari de Charles Leclerc. On a circuit that hosted winter testing in February, the cards were completely reshuffled, notably because of the different, and much warmer, conditions. George Russell and Pierre Gasly are in second row, ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and the championship leader Lando Norris, only sixth. Departure at 17 p.m., French time.

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F1 – Bahrain GP
Relive the Grand Prix live with commentary

18h47 - Thank you for following us for this Bahrain Grand Prix! If you would like to continue your motorsports evening, you can go to our MotoGP live, the Qatar Grand Prix starts in just over ten minutes!

18h43 - ⚠️ Five-second penalty for Jack Doohan, for exceeding track limits.

18h42 - The summary of this fourth Grand Prix of the season:

Piastri wins the Bahrain Grand Prix without a hitch, Alpine wins his first points

57 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton finished fifth ahead of Max Verstappen, who overtook Pierre Gasly on the last lap! The Frenchman still scores the first points ofAlpine this season. Esteban Ocon is eighth, ahead Yuki tsunoda and Oliver Bearman, who kept the last point against Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

57 / 57 - George Russell finished second, Lando Norris third, and Charles Leclerc fourth. Now we'll have to turn to the stewards' office to find out the final standings! The Ferrari crossed the line 4 seconds behind the Mercedes.

57/57 – 🏁 Oscar Piastri wins the Bahrain Grand Prix, his second victory of the season!

57 / 57 - Lando Norris makes another attempt on the outside of the first corner, but George Russell doesn't give up, and the Mercedes driver remains in front for the time being...

57 / 57 - Last lap for Oscar Piastri!

56 / 57 - We enter the last two laps, Oscar Piastri has a twelve-second lead over Russell and Norris, who are engaged in a great battle.

55 / 57 - Lando Norris came back like a plane on George Russell, we could still have a double McLaren !

54 / 57 - Ferrari reacted logically to the investigation into Russell, asking Leclerc to stay within five seconds of the Briton, just in case.

53 / 57 - Lando Norris receives a warning flag for exceeding track limits and is told over the radio that he can't do it anymore, or he'll be penalized!

53 / 57 - The FIA ​​says Russell's violation will be reviewed after the race.

53 / 57 - Meanwhile, the fight rages between Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen for sixth place, the driver Alpine holding up for now!

52 / 57 - Things get worse for George Russell, who reports on the radio that his gears are no longer shifting correctly, and the FIA ​​notes a potential infringement on the use of his DRS.

52 / 57 - Lando Norris finally finds the opening on Charles Leclerc!

50 / 57 - George Russell, who cannot automatically use DRS due to a timing issue, now risks losing his dashboard display.

49 / 57 - Lando Norris is back on the attack on Charles Leclerc, but the Ferrari driver is not giving up, pushing his rival aside at turn 4!

48 / 57 - The ranking ten laps from the finish:

48 / 57 - Oscar Piastri is entering his final ten laps, and he tells the radio that he has no drinks! Given the heat this weekend in Sakhir, the Australian must be suffering a little!

47 / 57 - The battle for the last points intensifies, with Ocon, Tsunoda, Bearman and Antonelli grouped together, from eighth to eleventh place.

46 / 57 - 🛠️ It's abandonment for Carlos Sainz, who has just brought his car back to the pits.

46 / 57 - Norris continues to put pressure on Leclerc for the final podium spot, but the Briton makes a mistake trying to overtake at the first corner.

45 / 57 - ⚠️ Carlos Sainz receives a ten-second penalty for forcing a driver off the track. The Spaniard suffered significant damage to his right sidepod and has returned to the pits.

43 / 57 - The ranking fifteen rounds from the finish:

42 / 57 - ⚠️ Five-second penalty for Liam Lawson, who touched Nico Hulkenberg.

41 / 57 - 📻 Lewis Hamilton's struggles continue, as he struggles with severe understeer: "The car is no longer running.".

40 / 57 - There are some minor issues with the live timing, so it's difficult to tell you exactly which places all the drivers are fighting for!

39 / 57 - A superb battle in the last positions of the top 10, with Tsunoda, Bearman, Antonelli and Sainz in particular.

38 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton complains on the radio about his hard tires, which he says "suck."

38 / 57 - 1 seconds between the two leaders, Oscar Piastri and George Russell.

38 / 57 - The battle between the McLaren and the Ferrari resumes, with Norris taking back fourth position, while behind him, Max Verstappen moves up to seventh position, ahead of Esteban Ocon.

37 / 57 - And the McLaren driver is told to let Hamilton pass, which is terrible for the championship leader who was putting pressure on Charles Leclerc!

36 / 57 - Be careful, because Lewis Hamilton indicates on his radio that Lando Norris overtook him when leaving the track.

36 / 57 - 🟢 Here we go again, Piastri immediately flies away from Russell, while Norris tries to take advantage of Leclerc's bad restart... it's finally Hamilton who passes the McLaren! The #4 regains the advantage over the #44 at turn 4!

35 / 57 - The safety car will come in at the end of this lap, and we'll start again for 22 laps of racing.

34 / 57 - 📻 George Russell considers his team's strategy of leaving him on the soft tyres for 24 laps to be "rather bold".

33 / 57 - We discover, thanks to slow motion, that Stroll and Lawson also touched, while battling for 18th place.

33 / 57 - Piastri came out in medium, Russell in Soft caramels, Leclerc in Hard caramels and Norris in medium. Place your bets…

32 / 57 - Almost everyone is returning, only Pierre Gasly remains on the track for the moment.

32 / 57 - Logically, the top four returned to the pits, with Piastri ahead of Russell, Leclerc, and Norris. Hamilton followed them into the pits.

32/57 – 🟨 SAFETY CAR 🟨 This is presumably to collect debris from the Sainz/Tsunoda collision.

32 / 57 - Gasly passes Bearman for ninth place, Alpine Will she score her first points this year?

31 / 57 - Unlike the first stint, we have more drivers who have chosen the hard tires, since Albon, Bearman, Gasly, Ocon, Doohan, Lawson, Bortoleto and Hadjar chose them.

30 / 57 - 💥 Slight contact at the first corner between Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda, the Japanese loses parts of his Red Bull.

30/57 – Max Verstappen sets the fastest lap of the race, in 1'36″167.

30 / 57 - The ranking, as we have just passed the halfway mark:

28 / 57 - Double stop at Alpine, Gasly then Doohan, the two drivers are fighting for the points.

27 / 57 - The pit stops are definitely difficult for Red Bull today, with the mechanics seen looking at their equipment, a flashing yellow light remaining continuously even after the driver is able to restart.

27 / 57 - Ocon and Antonelli also returned to the pits, the young Italian having put on soft tires. Unfortunately for him, he left with Lawson and Stroll between him and the Haas.

26 / 57 - Second stop for Max Verstappen, who is now on medium tires, but the stop is prolonged due to a problem with the front right, for more than six seconds! He simply restarts in last place, a phrase that hasn't often been uttered about the four-time world champion.

26 / 57 - The track temperature continues to drop, now only 31°C.

26 / 57 - The No. 16 driver is only seven seconds behind Oscar Piastri as we approach the halfway point. Lewis Hamilton continues his show, moving up to sixth, overtaking Esteban Ocon.

25 / 57 - Both Ferraris overtake at the same time! Leclerc overtakes Norris at Turn 4, Hamilton overtakes Antonelli at the first hairpin!

24 / 57 - Charles Leclerc tried to overtake Lando Norris, the McLaren driver came back but there is a fight for the podium!

22 / 57 - ???? “I can’t even brake anymore, it’s ridiculous.”, Verstappen exasperated on the radio.

22 / 57 - And later in the same lap, the Briton took the scalp of his former arch-rival, Max Verstappen!

22 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton continues to move up, overtaking Jack Doohan for ninth place.

21/57 – 1’36″798 for Lewis Hamilton, who had the best lap.

21 / 57 - The standings after 20 of the 57 laps of the race:

20 / 57 - Verstappen complains of a serious lack of grip on hard tires, and he can do nothing against Antonelli, who drops to seventh!

19 / 57 - Charles Leclerc took fourth place from Pierre Gasly. Behind them was Esteban Ocon's Haas, ahead of Verstappen and Antonelli.

19 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton moves up to tenth, ahead of Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese is in the fight for points in his second Grand Prix with Red Bull.

17 / 57 - Charles Leclerc is forced to stop to put on mediums again, his teammate Lewis Hamilton does the same thing. The Monegasque complains on the radio that he's being left on Plan "B" when he'd prefer Plan "D." We're not going to hide the fact that we're not sufficiently familiar with the inner workings of Ferrari's power to be able to decipher what all this means! Piastri takes the lead ahead of Russell, Norris, Gasly and Leclerc, the Norman has therefore overtaken the Monegasque following the pit stops.

16 / 57 - Albon stops, just like Fernando Alonso. 3″6 stop for the pilot Williams, 2″7 for theAston Martin.

15 / 57 - Russell quickly disposed of Alexander Albon, who was still on the soft tyres from the start. The rest of the field switched to mediums, except for Verstappen, Lawson and Bortoleto, who were on hards.

14 / 57 - Carlos Sainz also stops, the Spaniard having a great Grand Prix at the wheel of his Williams.

14 / 57 - Leader Oscar Piastri returns to the pits, and it's now the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton who are leading the way. The Australian from McLaren is 2 seconds behind.

13/57 – Max Verstappen now has the fastest lap, in 1'37″204.

13 / 57 - George Russell also stops, in 2″2.

13 / 57 - Yuki Tsunoda also had a problem during his pit stop, it seems that Red Bull has a problem with the lights that tell the driver when to restart.

12 / 57 - Antonelli stops, puts on medium tires and sets off again after a 2″ stop.

12 / 57 - The standings after the first eleven rounds of the Grand Prix:

11 / 57 - Yuki Tsunoda also made the pit lane. He restarted 19th, behind Hadjar and Doohan, who were just behind Verstappen; the undercut seemed to work well in these track conditions.

10 / 57 - Lando Norris makes a pit stop, serving his penalty at the same time. Gasly and Verstappen also stop, with the Dutchman stopping 4 seconds!

10 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton is told that the drivers on soft tyres are starting to struggle, the Ferrari driver is on mediums.

10 / 57 - While Pierre Gasly had earlier indicated on the radio that Leclerc was struggling with the medium tires, he was overtaken by Antonelli, now fifth. Jack Doohan then pitted.

9 / 57 - A great battle between Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton. The Briton overtook before Turn 4, but the Spaniard overtook his old car at the next corner! After the second DRS zone of the lap, Hamilton took the lead and moved up to eighth. Yuki Tsunoda then took advantage to steal ninth place.

8 / 57 - 📸 The few centimeters that will cost Norris a lot:

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8 / 57 - The Briton was told over the radio that he should try to pass Russell if possible, in order to minimize his losses due to the penalty.

7/57 – ⚠️ Five-second penalty for Lando Norris, who will have to serve it at his first stop.

6 / 57 - Pit stop for Isack Hadjar, the Frenchman sets off again after 3 seconds of immobilization.

6 / 57 - Starting last, Oliver Bearman had a very good first lap and is now in fourteenth place!

5 / 57 - The slow motion shows that Norris has crossed the yellow line behind which the front wheels should be on the grid. Let's wait and see the stewards' decision...

5/57 – Lando Norris is under investigation by the stewards for not being correctly positioned on the grid before the start.

5 / 57 - Andrea Kimi Antonelli overtakes Carlos Sainz to gain sixth position, and Max Verstappen tries to take advantage on the outside of turn 4 and succeeds, also overtaking the Williams!

4 / 57 - Lewis Hamilton, one of those who started on medium tires, complained of a lack of grip with this tire, he is still in ninth position.

2/57 – 1'37″592 for Oscar Piastri, best lap on the second pass, he is 1″2 ahead of Russell.

2 / 57 - Charles Leclerc lost two positions, Pierre Gasly one, but both men remain in the top 5 for the moment.

2 / 57 - The standings after the first round of this Bahrain Grand Prix:

1 / 57 - Isack Hadjar had a bad first lap and dropped back to sixteenth position, just ahead of his teammate Liam Lawson.

1 / 57 - Piastri attacked hard to build up a lead of more than a second and put himself directly out of DRS protection.

1 / 57 - 🢢 It's off to Bahrain! George Russell made a great start, immediately passing Charles Leclerc and even attacking Oscar Piastri! Piastri led the way ahead of Russell, and Lando Norris made a superb start, gaining three places!

17h02 - The drivers return to the starting grid, and the 57-lap race in Sakhir will soon begin. Max Verstappen has won the last two Bahrain Grands Prix.

17h00 - The formation lap of this fourth Grand Prix of the year is underway!

16h57 - Three minutes before the start of the formation lap, we discover the tire choices of the various drivers. Everyone will start on soft tires except for Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Liam Lawson, and Gabriel Bortoleto, who will start on medium tires.

16h53 - Before this Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart took the wheel of his 006 Tyrrell 1973. The Scotsman had a special helmet for the occasion, signed by all twenty living world champions, and which will be sold in aid of his charity Race Against Dementia.

VIDEO – Stewart returns to the wheel of his Tyrrell 006 in Bahrain

16h51 - 🌕 For this first night Grand Prix of the season, there is no chance of rain, 27°C in the air and 33°C on the track.

16h48 - The starting grid for this fourth round of the season. Both Mercedes received a penalty place, while Nico Hülkenberg dropped back to sixteenth place for a cancelled lap in Q1... even though he was already on track in Q2!

16h45 - On a very abrasive track, Pirelli indicates that we should see two-stop strategies this afternoon.

What possible strategies for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix?

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