Ricciardo is doing well and moving up on his McLaren debut, all the way to fourth right now as Norris pits, coming out just ahead of Leclerc. With the front three still as it was, the interesting race right now is the battle for fourth.
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Hamilton is in the lead after Verstappen felt an issue with his car and had to take a pit stop, but the Belgian-Dutch driver is still hot on the heels of the Englishman. There's been a pit stop for everyone apart from Sebastian Vettel. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez has overtaken Sainz and is into eighth spot. The gap between leader Hamilton and second placed Verstappen is just 3.8 seconds, with each team vying for some extra information that will give them the advantage. But for how long can he hold on? Lap 25: Perez overtakes Sainz Hamilton has gone to the pits and Verstappen has taken the lead. Mercedes' pit stops just haven't been right today. Vettel enters the pits but it takes a shocking 10.9 seconds to resolve his issues. Lap 31: Vettel's slow pit stop sets him back Alonso has been forced to withdraw due to brake problems. It wasn't the way the Spaniard wanted to conclude his comeback race. "I thought there were no track limits?" Hamilton was heard saying. Mercedes have just been warned over track limits which appears to have caused confusion to Hamilton. Nevertheless, the British driver is due a third stop of his own at some point. Perez, who was in fourth, also took a stop. Lewis Hamilton is back in pole position after Verstappen's pit stop. Perez meanwhile is having a solid race after a tough start, with fourth looking a real possibility here.
The gap between Verstappen and leader Hamilton is now just 5.3 seconds, and the Englishman has been heard saying that he's giving all he's got in terms of speed. Lance Stroll has been overtaken by Carlos Sainz who moves into eighth place in what is his first race for Ferrari. Hamilton is starting to struggle out there. It's now neck and neck between Hamilton and Verstappen, with the gap just one second between the paid. With four laps remaining, Verstappen overtakes but is quickly pegged back. Lap 53: Verstappen overtakes! But not for long It was far from easy for the British star, with Verstappen on his case for almost the entire race, but he held on with masterful precision. It was a comfortable last lap in the end for Hamilton, who wins it in Bahrain. F1 Grand Prix BAHRAIN 2021 | Formula 1 LIVE coverage It's over! Hamilton takes it Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas completed the podium. Having started second on the grid, the defending champion was involved in a cat-and-mouse tussle with the Red Bull driver throughout. Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen to take a statement win in the opening Grand Prix of the 2021 Formula 1 season in Bahrain.
Max asked the team if it would not have been better to keep the five-second penalty since he could take more than five seconds from Hamilton, but the team chief told him not to and it was a direct order to return position.
This was communicated to the Red Bull pilot by radio. The FIA forced Verstappen to stop because he had overtaken Hamilton on the outside in Lap 53.
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