17:14
The battle at the front
There's 1.8s between Piastri and Russell. Leclerc is running 1.5s ahead of Norris in the fight for the podium.
Start of the Bahrain Grand Prix
2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Day - As it happened
A recap of what happened at the 2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
13 Apr 2025
17:14
Hamilton radio
"The car won't turn," he reports to Ferrari.
17:11
The order on Lap 40
Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Verstappen, Ocon, Doohan and Tsunoda.
17:09
Hamilton radio
"This tyre sucks," Hamilton says about the hard tyre.
17:08
Norris back into third
Norris makes the use of DRS to get ahead of Hamilton on the run to Turn 4.
17:06
McLaren radio
Norris is told "give back the position" after he was deemed to have overtaken Hamilton off the track.
17:05
Lap 36/57
Piastri remains in the lead of the race ahead of Russell.
Things get spicy between Leclerc, Norris and Hamilton into Turn 1. Norris briefly lost out to Hamilton before getting back ahead into Turn 4.
17:04
The Bahrain GP is back underway
It's medium versus softs at the front in terms of Piastri and Russell.
Leclerc v Norris is also one to watch.
17:02
News from race control
The Safety Car is in at the end of this lap.
17:02
The order on Lap 35 under the SC
Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Ocon, Verstappen, Doohan and Sainz.
16:58
Pit stops
The top five have come into the pit lane.
Piastri (M), Russell (S), Leclerc (H), Norris (M) and Hamilton (H) have all changed tyres.
16:56
Safety Car deployed
Race control have put out a Safety Car. This is probably due to the debris out on track.
16:55
Verstappen looking better on the mediums
He sets the fastest lap of the race - but he's down in 14th. There's a lot of strategies at play so difficult to know how it's going to work out yet.
16:51
The order on Lap 29
Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Sainz, Albon Albon, Bearman and Gasly.
16:48
Another slow pit stop for Verstappen
A 6.2s pit stop for Red Bull. Disaster for Verstappen.
He rejoins in 20th.
16:46
Hamilton moves up to sixth
He uses DRS to get by Ocon at Turn 1 for sixth. The Ferrari strategy is working out, so far at least.
16:45
Ferraris on the move
Leclerc and Hamilton are moving up the order.
Leclerc overtakes Norris with the use of DRS down to Turn 4. Hamilton has just overtaken Antonelli for seventh.
16:43
Leclerc attacks Norris
Leclerc is now attacking Norris for third.
Leclerc attempts an aggressive lunge into Turn 1 - but Norris keeps the position.
16:41
Verstappen not happy
"I can't even brake any more. It's just ridiculous."
16:40
Hamilton on the move
In the last couple of laps, Hamilton has overtaken Doohan and Verstappen. He's up to eighth now.
16:39
The fight at the front
Piastri's lead over Russell is up to 4.2s. Norris is slowly closing up on Russell - 1.4s between those two.
Leclerc is also in the mix in the Ferrari, 1.5s off Norris.
16:36
Lap 20/57
Antonelli overtakes Verstappen for seventh after doing a tasty switchback.
16:34
The order on Lap 19
Piastri, Russell, Norris, Leclerc, Gasly, Ocon, Verstappen, Antonelli, Doohan and Hamilton.
16:33
Ferraris pit
The Ferraris have come into the pit lane. Leclerc didn't seem too happy about it, though.
Leclerc rejoins in fifth, just behind Gasly.
16:31
Verstappen under pressure
Verstappen has Antonelli for close company now, with the Mercedes driver in DRS range.
