Top ten pictures from the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

Mick Schumacher

One Formula 2 driver commanded more attention than his Formula 1 counterparts: debutant Mick Schumacher.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo’s second weekend at Renault didn’t go an awful lot better than his first.

Pierre Gasly

Ricciardo’s Red Bull replacement Pierre Gasly isn’t having a smooth start to the 2019 F1 season either, though he managed to bag some points in Bahrain.

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Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc hinted at his potential on Friday, then ran rampant on Saturday, heading final practice and all three stages of qualifying. He beat team mate Sebastian Vettel to pole position by almost three tenths of a second.

Charles Leclerc

Leclerc was impressively calm as he prepared to take a shot at winning his second race as a Ferrari driver.

Start

Vettel out-dragged Leclerc to turn one, but within six laps his team mate was back ahead – despite Ferrari once again telling him to stay behind.

Carlos Sainz Jnr

Carlos Sainz Jnr came off second-best when he clashed with Max Verstappen. Afterwards he admitted he was amazed the Red Bull hadn’t also been damaged.

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Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg

The Renaults got far too close at turn one, Ricciardo tagging Nico Hulkenberg. Later on both cars retired at the same corner on the same lap with power unit problems.

Lando Norris, Kevin Magnussen and Pierre Gasly

After slipping back at the start, Lando Norris rallied impressively to claim his first points finish in sixth.

Charles Leclerc

Leclerc led the race with the poise of a season veteran but his power unit let him down. His face said it all afterwards.