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Daniel Ricciardo accepts the performance gap between his new Renault squad and the leading three teams in Formula 1 is greater than he hoped for but remains optimistic of closing the deficit over the opening rounds.

Five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has called for tougher action to be taken in the fight to tackle racism.

Formula 1 is back this weekend with the second round of the 2019 world championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his squad's double failure at the Bahrain Grand Prix was a two-fold frustration with Max Verstappen retiring due to damage sustained in a clash with Lewis Hamilton while Daniel Ricciardo retired with an electrical issues “beyond the team’s contro

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says despite the fresh injection of racing action in Bahrain after a difficult 2018 opener in Australia he feels “watching two grands prix” is an ongoing problem he must fix with the huge performance gap between teams.

Marcus Ericsson says his first Formula 1 points finish for two-and-a-half years came as a big relief after producing the “near-perfect” race for Alfa Romeo Sauber.

Lewis Hamilton says it was a case of “damage limitation” for the Bahrain Grand Prix as he claimed third place despite battling problems with communication with his Mercedes team and an early clash with Max Verstappen.

A Ferrari mechanic has sustained a shinbone and fibula fractures after being hit by Kimi Raikkonen in a pit stop accident during the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari has confirmed.

Full race results for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second round of the 2018 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix – Race Classification 1. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 57 laps

Recapping all the additional stories and nuggets of news on a busy day in Bahrain, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his Paddock Notebook.

Fernando Alonso accepts McLaren has a long development path to complete before it can consistently fight at the front with its Renault power units after a disappointing qualifying in Bahrain having been “too confident” with balance changes.

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes performance problems in hot conditions have been exposed by Ferrari in Bahrain while underlining he has no “party mode” for qualifying with his engine.

Kimi Raikkonen has blamed traffic for slowing up his final qualifying lap during the pole position battle at the Bahrain Grand Prix by losing out to Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel by less than one-tenth of a second.

Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position after leading Ferrari to a one-two finish in Formula 1 qualifying, with defending world champion Lewis Hamilton set to line up ninth on the grid.

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second round of the 2018 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Classification

Follow live text commentary on the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.   Click here for full live text commentary from the Bahrain GP

Of all the teams to cause a Formula 1 controversy, who would have thought it would be Haas? That’s because their technical relationship with Ferrari was always going to come into question should their performance levels increase as has been clear at the start of the 2018 campaign.

Valtteri Bottas says the continually changing Bahrain circuit conditions is causing Mercedes a set-up headache having lost out to Ferrari on Friday practice.

Kimi Raikkonen has shrugged off the importance of topping the times during Friday practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix while also avoiding a grid penalty for a front-right wheel issue.

Max Verstappen is certain he’s not lost any vital track time after sitting out almost all of the opening free practice session as he produced some eye-catching race pace in the evening session.

Kimi Raikkonen has ducked a potential grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his Ferrari squad were slapped with a €5,000 fine for an unsafe release from a pit stop blunder during the second free practice session.

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second round of the 2018 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Classification

Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second round of the 2018 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Classification

Sergey Sirotkin is hoping “to start everything from zero” at the Bahrain Grand Prix to ignite Williams’ 2018 Formula 1 campaign after a frustrating debut in Australia.