Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory at the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix last weekend (Getty)
This weekend Lewis Hamilton, Niko Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel renew their battle for the F1 drivers’ championship at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton comes into the race off the back of a commanding victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, and leads the drivers’ standings by 13 points from Ferrari’s Vettel, with Mercedes teammate Rosberg a further four points back.
Despite being just the fourth race of the year, Bahrain is already shaping up to be of particular importance for Rosberg, who’s started 2015 in the same style he finished last season: playing second fiddle to Hamilton. The German hasn’t beaten his British teammate in any of the last four races, while Hamilton has won eight of his last 10 starts.
The Basics
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The Race:
2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
When:
Qualifying: Saturday April 18th, 11am Eastern / 4pm BST
Race: Sunday April 19th, 11am Eastern / 4pm BST
Channel:
Qualifying: CNBC (US) / BBC One, Sky Sports F1 (UK)
Race: NBCSN (US) / BBC One, Sky Sports F1 (UK)
Where:
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Betting:
Odds courtesy of Paddy Power:
L Hamilton 4/9, N Rosberg 11/4, S Vettel 8/1, K Raikkonen 16/1, F Massa 80/1, V Bottas 80/1, D Ricciardo 175/1
375/1 Bar
Last Race:
F1 Chinese Grand Prix (April 12th, 2015)
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Niko Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
Heavy’s Pick
Lewis Hamilton leads at the Chinese Grand Prix (Getty)
Mercedes dominated this race last season, with Hamilton and Rosberg sitting on the front row of the grid and finishing the race 1-2. With Red Bull continuing to struggle for reliability from their Renault engines and McLaren still a long way off the pace, it’ll likely be down to the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen to prevent history repeating itself this weekend.
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F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Time, Channel and Betting