F1: Bahrain Grand Prix, Watch Racing Live

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The 1st night race of the Y 2016 season is upon us as Formula One arrives at the Bahrain international circuit in Sakhir following the season opener in Melbourne, Australia Australian, which saw the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finish 1st and 2nd respectively, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel rounding out the podium in 3rd place.

It was not a straight on race following a super start from the Ferrari’s saw Sebastian Vettel lead the way for most of the way. As a poor strategy call midway saw him drop back and settle for 3rd place.

The positive to come out of the race was Ferrari’s step forward in terms of pace and MercedesAMG expect the Scuderia to be closer in this desert circuit.

The new tire rules, which allow the drivers to choose 10 sets among the 3 compounds offered, also make the race interesting with varied strategies. The new qualifying format returns in Bahrain despite its failed debut at the season opener at Albert Park.

Where to watch the racing live

The 1st practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix starts at 12:00p BST, with Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports F1 HD providing live coverage in the UK.

Real-time internet updates are available on the Live Timing section of F1’s official website.

Live coverage of the 2nd practice session starts at 4:00p BST.

Track Facts

Circuit name: Bahrain International Circuit
First F1 Race: 2004
Circuit length: 5.412kms
Number of laps: 57
Race distance: 308.238 km
Lap record: 1:31.447 Pedro De La Rosa (2005)
Most wins: Fernando Alonso (3)
Y 2015 winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Y 2015 Pole: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Drivers’ Championship review

Nico Rosberg (25 pts) leads the Championship following his win in the opening round in Australia with Lewis Hamilton (18 pts) 2nd and Sebastian Vettel (15 pts) 3rd.

Haas Racing’s Romain Grosjean put in the drive of the opening weekend to take 8 pts for the American team on their debut to start the season in the 6th place, while Felipe Massa and Daniel Ricciardo are ahead of him in 5th and 4th respectively.

Constructors’ Championship review

MercedesAMG took maximum points possible for a team on a race weekend with a 1-2 finish and now lead Ferrari by 28 pts. The Maranello-based team saw just 1 car cross the finish line after Kimi Raikkonen retired with an engine fire, which means they are just 1 pt ahead of Williams in 3rd and 3 pts ahead of Red Bull Racing in 4th.

Symbol	Last Trade	Date	Change	Open	High	Low	Volume
NYSE:RACE	41.35	31 Mar-2016	-0.96	41.59	41.86	41.35	136,519

HeffX-LTN Analysis for RACE:	Overall	Short	Intermediate	Long
HeffX-LTN Analysis for RACE:	Neutral (0.15)	Neutral (0.15)	Bullish (0.25)	Neutral (0.06)