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Sebastian Vettel driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF90 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain.
Sebastian Vettel driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF90 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain.
Lars Baron
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29 Nov 2020

Lewis Hamilton wins the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.

29 Nov 2020

Two laps remaining and the race is likely to end behind the safety car.

29 Nov 2020

Perez's engine just blew! He will retire from the race.

29 Nov 2020

Three laps remaining and Hamilton leads Verstappen by 19 seconds.

29 Nov 2020

Vettel is down in 15th after passing the Haas of Kevin Magnussen.

29 Nov 2020

Carlos Sainz pits and rejoins the race ahead of Ricciardo.

29 Nov 2020

Sainz is closing up on the two Renaults and passes Daniel Ricciardo. He is making inroads to Esteban Ocon now.

29 Nov 2020

Lando Norris passes Valtteri Bottas for sixth place. Mercedes decided to extent Bottas' stint on this set of tyres.

29 Nov 2020

Perez passes Gasly on the main straight to take third place behind Hamilton and Verstappen.

29 Nov 2020

Hamilton is leading the race again from Verstappen and Gasly. Gasly is yet to pit, which should see Perez retake third place.

29 Nov 2020

Hamilton comes into the pits and Verstappen takes control of the race. Hamilton rejoins the race in third, behind Verstappen and Perez.

29 Nov 2020

Sebastian Vettel is down in last place. 18 runners remain in the race.

29 Nov 2020

Gasly passes Leclerc. The driver is now down in 10th place.

29 Nov 2020

Leclerc loses two places as both Sainz and Ricciardo passes him. He might be a sitting duck as Gasly looks ready to attempt a pass.

29 Nov 2020

WHAT A PASS! Carlos Sainz overtakes his 2021 Ferrari team mate, Charles Leclerc.

29 Nov 2020

Vettel has locked up in two consecutive corners. Did this allow Bottas to close the gap?

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George Russell is currently running in 12th place. He passed Latifi and Raikkonen since the restart.

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The restart happened without any drama, but Ricciardo locks up which allows Sainz to pass him.

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Safety car ending this lap. 

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The drivers are still making their way around the track behind the safety car. Marshalls should clear Stroll's car within the next few minutes.

29 Nov 2020

Lance Stroll's F1 car flips over after contact with Daniil Kvyat.

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And we're off! It's Hamilton leading from Verstappen, Perez, and Bottas!

29 Nov 2020

In case you missed it...
In case you missed it...
SA race car driver Alan van der Merwe part of crew that rescued Romain Grosjean from fiery F1 wreck

29 Nov 2020

In case you missed it...
In case you missed it...
SA race car driver Alan van der Merwe part of crew that rescued Romain Grosjean from fiery F1 wreck

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And we're ready for the race to restart!

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The race is still red flagged, but Grosjean is okay. He is limping and a bit uncomfortable.

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UPDATE: Romain Grosjean is okay. He is in the medical car and fully respondent.

29 Nov 2020

No update on Grosjean's condition.

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DRAMA!

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And we're away!

29 Nov 2020

Hallo and welcome back for our live coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

28 Nov 2020

Thank you for joining us. See you tomorrow for the race.

28 Nov 2020

It's a Mercedes front-row lockout! Hamilton from Bottas, with Verstappen in third.

28 Nov 2020

Hamilton sets a 1:27.264 - A new track record!

28 Nov 2020

The final four minutes of qualifying is upon us. Can Hamilton take a record 98th pole position in F1?

28 Nov 2020

Lewis Hamilton goes fastest, with Verstappen just 0.146sec off his pace.

28 Nov 2020

Norris sets a 1:29.029. He is the fastest so far.

28 Nov 2020

The third and final qualifying session is underway. It is Lando Norris who's leading the drivers around the track.

28 Nov 2020

Both Ferrari drivers eliminated at the end of Q2. Vettel starts in 11th place and Leclerc in 12th. They are 1.5sec off the pace.

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Ocon goes seventh fastest: 1.3sec off Hamilton's time.

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Esteban Ocon is out on track, but is 0.4sec off Hamilton's pace.

28 Nov 2020

How different things were a year ago: Ferrari topped every Practice and Qualifying session in 2019.

28 Nov 2020

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Alex Albon, and Sergio Perez are the only drivers out on track. Hamilton and Bottas join them.

28 Nov 2020

The session resumes, but no everyone is heading out on track immediately.

28 Nov 2020

There are 9:10 remaining on the clock. Still enough time for teams to set at least two timed laps on fresh tyres.
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