As the Bahrain Grand Prix unfolded and George Russell raced in second place, messages slowly came through on his radio that different systems were failing. Team principal Toto Wolff put it simply: “The car was wounded.

F1 analyst Peter Windsor believes that George Russell's P2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix was "one of the best drives" he had seen "for a long time". The Mercedes drivers finished behind Oscar Piastri, but a brilliant drive while dealing with all sorts of issues,

McLaren's Oscar Piastri took a controlled, dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix to close on team-mate Lando Norris in the world championship. The Australian was serene in the lead, calmly keeping himself out of reach of his rivals, as Mercedes' George Russell held off an assault from the second McLaren of Lando Norris for second.