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F1: Bahrain GP 2016 – in pictures
Nico Rosberg made it five straight wins in Formula One when he took the fluttering flag in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Rosberg is now unbeaten in six months, since Lewis Hamilton won in Austin in October to take his third world championship
Mon 4 Apr 2016 10.48 BST Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 14.38 GMT
Lewis Hamilton rocks up in a traditional Bahraini thobe. Photograph: Imago/Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterIt’s not long before he’s changed and surveying the circuit as night descends. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHamilton warms up before the race. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterSebastian Vettel is forced to watch on after his Ferrari suffered engine failure on the formation lap. Photograph: Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAnd they’re off … Photograph: Peter J Fox/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHamilton and Valtteri Bottas come together on the first corner. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNico Rosberg emerges from the second corner as the race leader. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMercedes technicians watch on … Photograph: Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterToro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr heads back to the pits missing a wheel. Photograph: AndreJ Isakovic/AP
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterSparks fly as Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo lights up the evening air. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRosberg heads into the pits for a tyre change. Photograph: Reuters
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHaas driver Romain Grosjean throws up some smoke as he battles to keep control of his car. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHamilton recovers from his early setback to place third. Photograph: Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFerrari’s Kimi Raikkonen captured through the lights. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRosberg continues to lead the way … Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRosberg crosses the finish line ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton finishes third. Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRosberg is doused with bubbly after the race … Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter… before celebrating vigorously with his technicians. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterFireworks illuminate the Bahrain sky as the event comes to an end. Photograph: Srdjan Suki/EPA
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