Bahrain Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri of McLaren kept his pole position, while teammate Lando Norris overshot his grid slot, and as a result, was penalised for a false start. Both Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull Racing suffered slow pit stops over the course of the race.

The safety car was brought out on lap 32 after a collision between Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Williams.

The collision left a large hole on Sainz's sidepod, and resulted in the latter retiring. Racing resumed on lap 35.

By lap 38, Mercedes driver George Russell's car began exhibiting electrical issues, the first of which was a transponder failure that forced his team to override his DRS as it would not activate due to the faulty transponder. Russell then endured issues with his brake-by-wire system, then reportedly, his GPS, which failed shortly after his transponder, dashboard display, and steering wheel button controls.

Despite this, Russell managed to take his car to a second-place finish, his best result of the season so far, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri winning the race and teammate Norris recovering from his penalty to finish third.