Lap-by-lap commentary on the curtain-raiser, 3pm GMT startHorner fighting for Red Bull future | And feel free to mail Luke
1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1min 29.179sec
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:29.407
3 George Russell (Mercedes) 1:29.485
4 Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari) 1:29.507
5 Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 1:29.537
6 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Aston Martin 1:29.542
7 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:29.614
8 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1:29.683
9 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) GP 1:29.710
10 Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 1:30.502
11 Yuki Tsunoda (RB) 1:30.129
12 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:30.200
13 Alexander Albon (Williams) 1:30.221
14 Daniel Ricciardo (RB) 1:30.278
15 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) F1 1:30.529
16 Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) 1:30.756
17 Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) 1:30.757
18 Logan Sargeant (Williams) 1:30.770
19 Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 1:30.793
20 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1:30.948
“There is a giant media scrum outside Red Bull,” reports our man in Bahrain, Giles Richards.
