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Follow live commentary of the Bahrain Grand Prix as McLaren's Oscar Piastri starts from pole for the second time in his career and in 2025.

Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after qualifying ninth for Ferrari in Bahrain on Saturday, saying "it's definitely not a good feeling for sure."

Oscar Piastri claimed a tighter-than-expected pole position for McLaren ahead of George Russell's Mercedes.

Carlos Sainz has scored only a point since joining Williams from Ferrari but team boss James Vowles says the Spaniard is already delivering beyond expectations and they are getting more than they paid for.

Oscar Piastri put a gap between himself and the competition as McLaren continued its dominance in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.

Red Bull should complain less about other teams and focus more on doing a better job with their own, according to McLaren's Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris.

Oscar Piastri led Formula 1 championship-leading teammate Lando Norris in a dominant McLaren one-two in Bahrain Grand Prix second practice on Friday.

The FIA and Formula 1's engine manufacturers have concluded a meeting over a potential switch back to V10 engines, although no serious decisions on the future have been made.

Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris put McLaren top of the Bahrain Grand Prix practice timesheets on Friday in an otherwise unrepresentative first session packed with young drivers gaining experience.

Oscar Piastri has dismissed talk of McLaren being slowed by a rule change in June and says he expects the champions to stay strong all season.