Leaderboard Leclerc, Ferrari Sainz, Ferrari Hamilton, Mercedes Russell, Mercedes Magnussen, Haas Bottas, Alfa Romeo Ocon, Alpine Tsunoda, AlphaTauri Alonso, Alpine Zhou, Alfa Romeo F1 Bahrain Grand Prix begins at 6pm local time (3pm GMT) Leclerc begins on pole from Verstappen, Sainz Leclerc leads Verstappen at the end of the opening lap, Hamilton and Magnussen pass Perez for P4 and P5 respectively. Perez recovers to P5 on Lap 2/57 Ocon (Alpine) picks up a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Mick Schumacher (Haas) Perez recovers to P4 by passing Hamilton on lap 10/57 After first round of pit stops, Leclerc leads Verstappen, the two tussle for the lead, swapping positions. Leclerc continues to lead Verstappen after second round of stops on lap 35/57 Red Bull opt for a late three-stop strategy, Sainz, Hamilton react Safety Car lap 46/57 – Gasly’s AlphaTauri stops, car catches fire, leader Leclerc pits Verstappen retires due to a mechanical issue with four laps remaining Perez spins out of the race from third on the penultimate lap. Leclerc win …