After the bore-fest that was the Australian GP, Formula 1 heads to the Bahrain International Circuit in need of a repeat of the 2017 thriller – although this time Mercedes will want a different result.

F1 did not cover itself in glory two weeks ago when the 2018 season began in Melbourne. The race saw just five overtakes after the opening lap despite the FIA adding a third DRS zone. The three main talking points in a nutshell: Lewis Hamilton forced to back off instead of fight for the victory in order to save the first of his three penalty-free engines; Sebastian Vettel lucked into the win through a Virtual Safety Car; and both Haas cars retired because of pit stop issues.