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Verstappen is so used to winning that he sat down in the chair reserved for the race winner at the Saudi GP – as actual victor Sergio Perez chatted with Fernando Alonso in the cool down room

Alonso crossed the finish line third but had his podium stripped as a result of a post-race penalty applied, which meant George Russell was promoted to the third step of the podium

Russell gained from the F1 stewards' decision to give Alonso a penalty after the end of the race in Jeddah, but still felt it was a "harsh" decision even though he took a podium place as a result

Alonso finished third but did not adequately serve a penalty he was given in the race, meaning he was slapped with a second punishment and will lose his podium to George Russell

Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris

Fernando Alonso will start second on the grid for Sunday's Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as Aston Martin continue to provide the surprise package in the early season rounds

Oscar Piastri made it to Q3 and qualified ninth, but his much more experienced McLaren team-mate Norris will be much further back after a Saturday session to forget

Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

Hamilton and Verstappen have, between them, won ever F1 drivers' title since 2017 and all but one since 2014 – but Sky's Naomi Schiff thinks there might be a better driver on the grid

Heikki Kovalainen, the man who replaced Fernando Alonso at McLaren, tells Mirror Sport about the atmosphere in the team following the Spaniard's feud with Lewis Hamilton

Alonso was the closest challenger to Verstappen and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as Aston Martin showed off the impressive pace of their AMR23 car in Bahrain

Hamilton's on-track duel with his old F1 team-mate and rival Alonso was one of the highlights of the Bahrain race, and even race winner Verstappen couldn't resist watching it

Aston Martin man Lance Stroll took sixth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix just 12 days after receiving medical treatment for fractures in his hands, wrist and foot

No-one came close to Max Verstappen and Red Bull as they dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix, but one former F1 champion still thinks there could be a contested title race in 2023

Ex-F1 supremo Ecclestone feels Felipe Massa was the rightful winner of the 2008 title race and claims Michael Schumacher "is still the sole record world champion" over Hamilton

Alonso was in a jovial mood after returning to the Formula 1 podium at the age of 41 in Bahrain, and doing so after an eye-catching battle on track with Hamilton

Fallows was a long-time key member of the Red Bull aerodynamics department before being recruited by Aston Martin to become their technical director, overseeing the development of what looks like a very quick car

Max Verstappen may have won the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso was the undoubted star of the show as he overtook the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz for fun

Alonso was tagged by his team-mate Stroll on the first lap which could have caused damage to the Spaniard's car, but luckily he escaped from the incident unscathed

Max Verstappen sped off into the distance and led from start to finish while Sergio Perez cruised to second, though the real battle was further back and won by Fernando Alonso

Hamilton and Verstappen command the top salaries on the F1 grid, but they all earn huge sums for their work – after all, those private jets and supercars aren't going to pay for themselves!

Fernando Alonso qualified ahead of both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Bahrain, as Aston Martin's car lived up to the pre-season hype in the first qualifying session of the year

Max Verstappen came into the first qualifying session of the year as the favourite, with his nearest expected challengers being Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and perhaps even Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin were considered to be dark horses for a podium spot just a few days ago and, after the first two practice sessions in Bahrain, those predictions appear to be valid

Speaking on his new podcast with Billy Monger, ex-F1 racer Herbert expressed a desire for Alonso and Aston Martin to challenge the monopoly of the 'big three' teams