LIVE: Reaction as Norris sets the benchmark in Bahrain FP1

Round four of the 2025 F1 season is here, and the action brings us to Sakhir's Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Lando Norris tops the drivers' standings, just one point ahead of Max Verstappen after his impressive victory last time out in Japan, with Oscar Piastri in third.

Verstappen has won the Bahrain GP for the last two seasons, and taken pole in three of the last four, but remarkably, McLaren has never won in Bahrain, and took its last podium in 2010. 

Can Norris or Piastri end that barren run this weekend? 

We will get our first clues in FP1 - with six rookie drivers on the grid for the mandatory young driver sessions with FP1 rather unrepresentative due to the time of day it is held, with the key sessions all at night. 

Those sitting out FP1 include Verstappen, George Russell and Charles Leclerc, with a full run-down of drivers subbing in available here.

Below, you can follow our dedicated live blog of the action from Sakhir for FP1, with live timing also featured!