Lewis Hamilton drove to a dominant victory in Sunday’s 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, but team mate Nico Rosberg ultimately fell prey to Kimi Raikkonen after a race-long battle with Ferrari.

A clever switch of strategy put Raikkonen on the faster soft tyres for his final stint, during which he was able to haul in the medium-tyred Rosberg, before passing the German – who like Hamilton had brake issues – on the penultimate lap.

Raikkonen’s team mate Sebastian Vettel had been in contention for second until a mid-race error forced to him to make an unscheduled pit stop for a new nose and he ultimately came home fifth, just losing out to Williams’ Valtteri Bottas.

Both Red Bulls scored points, with Daniel Ricciardo sixth and Daniil Kvyat ninth, though the former’s car expired as he crossed the finish line. Between them were Lotus’s Romain Grosjean and Force India’s Sergio Perez.

Williams’ Felipe Massa took tenth, having charged through the field after a problem on the grid forced him to start from the pit lane.

Results:

Pos. Car Driver Team Lap Time
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 Laps
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari + 3,380
3 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 6,033
4 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes + 42,957
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari + 43,989
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault + 61,751
7 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes + 84,763
8 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes + 1 Lap
9 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing-Renault + 1 Lap
10 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes + 1 Lap
11 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda + 1 Lap
12 12 Felipe Nasr (R) Sauber-Ferrari + 1 Lap
13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 1 Lap
14 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari + 1 Lap
15 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes + 1 Lap
16 28 Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari + 2 Laps
17 98 Roberto Merhi (R) Manor-Ferrari + 3 Laps
18 33 Max Verstappen (R) Toro Rosso-Renault Retired
19 55 Carlos Sainz (R) Toro Rosso-Renault Retired
20 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda DNS

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