bahrain gp results

Perez and Sainz on the podium, Leclerc slowed down by some brake problems

Power unit problem for the Brit while the rookie was forced to retire due to an electronic problem

Ferrari disaster in Sakhir: Sainz 4th, Leclerc retired due to engine problems

Victory for Charles Leclerc ahead of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull KO

Second position for Verstappen, third Bottas

Verstappen and Albon complete the podium, fear for Grosjean miraculously unharmed

The victory at the Bahrain GP does not erase the difficulties: the Red Bull RB8 is a car with good potential but requires time for development and the world champion is waiting to fully understand it

The Englishman should also be involved in the official tests scheduled for next week on the Tuscan track, as he wants to understand the reasons for the excessive degradation of the tyres. However, Button will be missing

With third place in Sakhir, Raikkonen's teammate becomes the first transalpine to reach the podium after 14 years

If Ferrari keeps the Paulista on the gridiron, the Sepang winner has kind words for his teammate, who is back fighting with determination for the points zone

The English driver encourages the Woking team to resolve the problems in the pits and score points already in Spain: they have handed over too many points to their rivals and risk losing the race for the championship

For the young Spaniard, Red Bull did a magnificent job in Bahrain, but Lotus proved to be a big player; not to mention Ferrari, who despite being a second behind the leaders are only 10 points behind in the World Championship

The team manager of the Austrian team praises Vettel's careful driving but also the very fast stops which allowed them to gain a lot over their Lotus rivals and win their first race of the season

With four fourth places in four races, Vettel's teammate is just five points behind the German: third in the standings, just one point behind Hamilton, he is very much in contention for the final victory after the race in Bahrain

Great bad luck for the British standard bearer: despite an unbalanced car he recovered two positions at the end, before being knocked out by a puncture and broken differential

The Red team limited the damage in Sakhir and after the first four races and despite the problems with speed and traction it is close, with its top driver, to the top of the standings

The Ferrari driver runs and fights like never before in Sakhir this season and finally finishes in the points, even if due to tire degradation problems he loses some positions towards the end

Beautiful race by the Scot who preserved his tires and kept Ferrari number 5 behind on the last lap. It was fundamental to have saved the sets of tires on Friday and Saturday

Nice comeback by Schumacher from 22nd place in Bahrain and little else for the German team in Bahrain: Rosberg finished fifth without any highs, without repeating the numbers seen at the Chinese GP

Despite a good race, the Mexican and the Japanese Kobayashi fail to score even a point in Sakhir

The British driver, eighth in Bahrain, in addition to the faulty nut which caused him to lose many seconds in the pits, also complained about an unconvincing pace which led him to finish behind Alonso's Ferrari