Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second in the Bahrain Grand Prix while Fernando Alonso ended up fifth after struggling with the balance of his car throughout the race. In only his third Formula 1 race, Lewis finished on the podium for the third consecutive time. Both drivers were on two-stop strategies with Lewis pitting on laps 19 (9.9 seconds) and 44 (7.1 seconds) whilst Fernando pitted on laps 22 (8.4 seconds) and 43 (6.6 seconds).
The Spaniard, winner of the last race in Malaysia, leads the Drivers’ Championship with 22 points; Lewis and Kimi Raikkonen who finished third in Bahrain, are both also on 22 points. In the Constructors' Championship Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is leading with 44 points.