Max Verstappen drove a brilliant race, one that his engineer called “perfection” over the team radio, and his victory closed the gap to Lando Norris in the drivers’ standings to just one point heading into Bahrain this weekend.

Friday at the Bahrain Grand Prix saw the first two practice sessions of the weekend held and helped us to form a picture of what the balance of power might look like

Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that Ferrari have found an issue with their car but is hopeful of a remedy for the next race in Bahrain. The seven-time F1 world champion, who qualified eighth on the grid, finished the Japanese Grand Prix in seventh after a largely uneventful race at Suzuka.