The controversial Bahrain Grand Prix went ahead without disruption but British journalists were held by police elsewhere on the Gulf island.

Sebastian Vettel became the fourth different winner of a grand prix this year by taking the chequered flag in Bahrain.

The Bahraini government has said it is “confident” today’s Grand Prix will not be disrupted by continuing clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and security forces.

FIA president Jean Todt is adamant his conscience is clear and the reputation of Formula One remains intact despite damaging headlines this week.

Sebastian Vettel is back on pole position for the 31st time in his Formula One career after grabbing top spot on the grid for tomorrow’s controversial Bahrain Grand Prix.

Authorities in Bahrain opened an investigation today after the body of a man was found near the scene of clashes between protesters and the security forces.

The Crown Prince of Bahrain feels cancelling his country’s grand prix this weekend would send out the wrong message and “empower extremists”.

Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed he has no intention of calling off this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix despite continuing unrest now directly affecting the teams.

Nico Rosberg was fastest in today’s second practice session for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Force India are to play a limited role in second practice later today ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix due to safety concerns.

Concerns are starting to grow this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix could face a last-minute call-off.

Anti-government protesters in Bahrain are expected to step up their campaign this week which is set to have an impact on Formula One.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on April 22, the FIA have confirmed.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone today admitted teams would have the final say over whether they compete in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Michael Schumacher is convinced the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers will pull out all the stops to ensure no harm befalls the Formula One fraternity next month.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone yesterday made a last-ditch bid to keep the Bahrain Grand Prix on this year's calendar.

The Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead after Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone admitted the race could not be rescheduled without the support of the teams.

Bahrain’s grand prix organisers insist they are ready to host the postponed race this season.

The organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix have been given until May 1 to confirm whether they will be able to stage a race this year.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is due to hold talks with the crown prince of Bahrain later today over whether next month’s grand prix will go ahead.

Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber concedes Formula One must be prepared to abandon plans to stage the opening race of the 2011 season in Bahrain amid ongoing unrest in the Gulf Kingdom.

Nick Heidfeld believes Formula One's rulers should be sensitive to the Bahraini people when it comes to making a decision on whether next month's season-opening grand prix gets the go ahead or not.

Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two on his debut for the team as the Maranello marque made a stunning start to the new Formula One season.

Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, last year’s Formula One championship runner-up, claimed pole position for tomorrow’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

There may be a fly in the ointment if the first practice session of the new Formula One season is anything to go by.

Jenson Button made it three wins from four races to strengthen his early grip on the Formula One world championship with victory in a heat-sapping Bahrain Grand Prix.

Timo Glock managed to beat Toyota team-mate Jarno Trulli off the line at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has blamed badly-written rules, last season’s title tilt and a degree of a complacency within the team for their miserable start to the year.

In their eighth season and 127th grand prix, Toyota stand on the brink of their maiden victory after Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock scored an historic one-two in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Timo Glock had the best and worst of times in final practice ahead of tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton delivered a positive statement of intent after all the negativity that has swirled around the world champion of late.

Nico Rosberg continued his domination of this season’s practice by again emerging as top dog ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Ross Brawn is expecting his team to be back to their trailblazing best this weekend as a boiling Bahrain replaces a soggy Shanghai.

Lewis Hamilton on Friday apologised to McLaren for the smash that will leave his mechanics working through the night to fix the damage.

Jenson Button bemoaned his Honda’s lack of pace after his second practice session for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix was cut short.

Nico Rosberg announced his arrival in Formula One in style with a stunning fightback to claim seventh position but Williams chief Sam Michael claimed the youngster deserved a podium place.

World champion Fernando Alonso won a wheel-to-wheel duel with Michael Schumacher to start his title defence with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix today.

Michael Schumacher held his pole position advantage at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix as Jenson Button’s hopes took an early blow.

Bernie Ecclestone praised Formula One’s new qualifying system after a dramatic knock-out session in Bahrain today.

Michael Schumacher equalled Ayrton Senna’s pole position record to take top spot on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix today as Kimi Raikkonen’s title challenge got off to the worst possible start.

Kimi Raikkonen became the first victim of Formula One’s new qualifying system in Bahrain today.

Jenson Button backed up his pre-season promise by setting the fastest time in practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix today.

The first race weekend of the Formula One season was greeted with a riot in Bahrain.

Jenson Button hopes Honda’s secret weapon Anthony Davidson can fire him towards a maiden grand prix win in Bahrain.