As it happened: 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

Emotions from lights to flag, but in the end we come home with one point to add to our tally! P10 for Checo, P14 for Lance after an emergency pit-stop on lap 1 - on to China we go! #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/6abJnLFL9K

— SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team (@RacingPointF1) March 31, 2019

Hamilton: "This guy here... many more wins to come" for Charles Leclerc#F1 #Charles16 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/tHwvVJFAx3

— Eau rouge (@Insidef1) March 31, 2019

How’s that?! @alex_albon picks up his first points in F1 finishing P9 ?? @kvyatofficial brings it home in P12 #BahrainGP ???? pic.twitter.com/JSEyNseiZA

— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) March 31, 2019

The chequered flag is waved on the #BahrainGP. ?????? @LandoNorris gets his first F1 points on the board with an impressive P6 finish. Well done team! ?? pic.twitter.com/sqpV23T222

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 31, 2019

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?? Hamilton ??

P2. Bottas
P3. Leclerc
P4. Verstappen
P5. Vettel
P6. Norris
P7. Raikkonen
P8. Gasly
P9. Albon
P10. Perez

8th Time in the #F1 history under the safety car. #BahrainGP ???? | #F1 ???

— #BahrainGP ???? (@Formula1_MotoGP) March 31, 2019

Lap 57/57: We’ll finish the race under the safety car. @KevinMagnussen running P13. #HaasF1 #BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/R9zJkJbZ2i

— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 31, 2019

Unfortunately, @Carlossainz55 is forced to retire the car on the final laps of the race. #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/tTjKlYjf5O

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 31, 2019

Despair for @RenaultF1Team elevates @SChecoPerez to P10.#BahrainGP

— SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team (@RacingPointF1) March 31, 2019

Hamilton:"Down shifts are very clunky. Very clunky" #BahrainGp #F1

— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 31, 2019

@ScuderiaFerrari management at the mo #BahreinGP pic.twitter.com/o6eO1orpW5

— Rob (@Deakesarde) March 31, 2019

8 laps remaining and Max is P4 still in the hunt for the podium ?? Pierre is in the points in P10 ???? #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/PIBlrJTWq6

— Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 31, 2019

.@Charles_Leclerc told that if he maintains his pace he should be able to retain and the gap to him and Bottas should be enough. #F1 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/QPBaDSVzkQ

— Peter Leung (@BaronVonClutch) March 31, 2019

All unlapping Leclerc#BahrainGP ???? | #F1 ???

— #BahrainGP ???? (@Formula1_MotoGP) March 31, 2019

Kimi Raikkonen in the @alfaromeoracing getting a front row seat watching this @LandoNorris / @danielricciardo battle unfold: #F1 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/CmfvTDcLGj

— Peter Leung (@BaronVonClutch) March 31, 2019

Leclrec:"There's something strange with the engine!"
Engineer:"Ok we are checking" #BahrainGp #F1

— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 31, 2019

Sebastian Vettel Spins while battling with Lewis Hamilton #F1 #Seb5 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/YMmkutHiSV

— Eau rouge (@Insidef1) March 31, 2019

Lap 40/57: @KevinMagnussen comes in for his second stop of the night. He’s back out on a set of used red soft tires - exits in P15. #HaasF1 #BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/2YNkmG9FmT

— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 31, 2019

Lap 36/57: @KevinMagnussen running just outside the points - he’s P11 behind @Anto_Giovinazzi. #HaasF1 #BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Iw5dVyOsu4

— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 31, 2019

Raikkonen in the pits and he's rejoined behind Albon in P14. He's on new soft tyres.#BahrainGp #F1

— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 31, 2019

Pick a winner….now we just have to see who apart from @LewisHamilton is going to make it a two-stopper here among the frontrunners. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/QQsGmrN3si

— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) March 31, 2019

Leclerc has this one in control for now, eight seconds ahead of Vettel.

Meanwhile Stroll unlaps himself from Verstappen, who doesn't tangle with the pink car as he did with Ocon in Brazil last year. Stroll starts to get blue flags but Veratppen pits anyway - and his stop is low.

— RaceFans Live (@racefanslive) March 31, 2019

Verstappen pits ????#BahrainGP ???? | #F1 ???

— #BahrainGP ???? (@Formula1_MotoGP) March 31, 2019

Daniel P11. Perez next. #RSspirit #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/WTEYVGGmb1

— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) March 31, 2019

At the halfway mark of the #BahrainGP - we have @kvyatofficial in P14 and @alex_albon in P15 pic.twitter.com/qbEByfqFur

— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) March 31, 2019

It's been a busy race for our pit crew as @Carlossainz55 comes in to switch to the Hard tyre.

Meanwhile out on track, Lando overtakes to move up to P7. ?? #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/JZKU3CgTlG

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 31, 2019

Nico moves up to 6th. Daniel rejoins in 13th with much fresher tyres than the cars ahead. It’s on. #RSspirit #BahrainGP

— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) March 31, 2019