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Follow all the reaction as Piastri wins from pole as McLaren claim their first-ever win in Bahrain

The Red Bull driver claimed victory in Japan and trails championship leader Lando Norris by one point

For the neutral, that was pretty much the worst-case scenario. Formula 1 kicked off with a Red Bull 1-2 and victor Max Verstappen barely breaking sweat as he beat the field by over 20 seconds. You have to admire his and the team’s abilities but, as a sporting contest, last…

The reigning world champion crossed the line with a 22.4-second gap over Perez to clinch his eighth successive F1 win, stretching back to his Suzuka win last year.

Follow our guide on how to watch a Bahrain Grand Prix live stream from anywhere – Max Verstappen never relinquished the lead at Sakhir, winning the season-opener by 22 seconds.

As part of the new schedule for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs, qualifying for the race will take place on Friday evening instead of Saturday.

The 2024 F1 season has fully arrived following pre-season testing in Bahrain last week, with Hamilton leading a Mercedes 1-2 at the end of FP2, while Red Bull appeared off the pace with Max Verstappen in sixth and Sergio Perez down in 10th.

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo was quickest in Free Practice 1, while Hamilton paced FP2 with a fastest time of the day of 1m30.374s.

Unusually, this year’s race takes place on Saturday 2 March at 10:00am ET at Bahrain International Circuit.

The race was a perfect storm of high ambient temperatures, humidity that ramped up on race day, draining heavy g-loadings through the fast corners, and the one-off tyre rules that turned the race into a series of four sprints, with little respite for the drivers.The FIA soon promised an investigation…

Dethroned Formula 1 kingpins Mercedes issued a public plea to fans for support amid a rough patch in the manufacturer's history, coinciding with Lewis Hamilton's criticism of team engineers