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Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 26, 2021 in Bahrain, Bahrain.
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02 May 2021
Final lap, and both Verstappen and Bottas are on the Soft tyre. They are both looking to secure the one point for fastest lap.
02 May 2021
Sainz dropping down the order like a rock in water. He's been passed by Ricciardo and currently sits in 10th place.
02 May 2021
Mick Schumacher falls victim to the blue flags. He was lining up Nicholas Latifi, but had to relinquish his challenge amidst being lapped.
02 May 2021
Alonso passes Sainz for 8th place. This is the raciest Alonso has been so far this season.
02 May 2021
Red Bull perhaps thought of using Perez as buffer to back Hamilton into Verstappen, but the gamble didn't pay off.
02 May 2021
Hamilton is closing in on Perez. The Mercedes driver passes his Red Bull rival on lap 51/66.
02 May 2021
Bottas exits the pits just ahead of Verstappen, but on cold tyres he's a sitting duck as Verstappen passes him for second place.
02 May 2021
Verstappen is still trying to close the gap to Bottas, but he is not close enough as the cross the start/finish line to start lap 32/66.
02 May 2021
After 30 laps, Hamilton leads from Bottas and Verstappen. The gap between the top three is 4.0 seconds.
02 May 2021
Several drivers have made their pit stops, but the leaders are yet to change their tyres.
02 May 2021
Sergio Perez retakes fourth place from Lando Norris after the McLaren driver has been ordered to give the position back after taking it by going off track.
02 May 2021
WHAT CLOSING SPEED! Hamilton takes second from Verstappen with an epic overtake down the main straight.
02 May 2021
Verstappen is edging closer to Bottas. Expect the Red Bull driver to make a move on the race leader soon...
02 May 2021
Kimi Raikkonen brings out the safety car after losing his front wing. Raikkonen knocked it off after accidentally driving into his team mate, Antonio Giovinazzi.
02 May 2021
Bottas leads from Hamilton and Verstappen, but Norris is up into 6th place - one position behind Perez.
