*Vettel⭐ Wins in Bahrain🏁 After Holding Off Bottas👏*

Sebastian Vettel marked his 200th Formula One race with a dramatic victory for Ferrari in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

The four-time champion crossed the line with Valtteri Bottas on his tail and the Finn's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in third in a nail-biting finish to an intriguing contest.

It was Vettel's second win in as many races this season and extended his lead ahead of Hamilton in the drivers' championship after the Briton delivered a dazzling drive from ninth on the grid to finish only six seconds adrift.

Another superb drive by Frenchman Pierre Gasly took him to an unexpected fourth place for the Honda Toro Rosso team ahead of Dane Kevin Magnussen of Haas.

Vettel's Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen failed to finish after colliding with a mechanic at a pit stop while both Red Bulls driven by Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo also retired.