Velteri Bottas. Photo Charles Coates/Williams

Toro Rosso garage. Photo Peter Fox/Getty STR

Kimi Raikkonen. Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Velteri Bottas. Photo Glen Dunbar/Williams

Felipe Massa. Photo Glen Dunbar/Williams

Lewis Hamilton/. Photo Mercedes AMG F1

Kimi Raikkonen. Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Max Verstappen. Photo Dan Istitene/Getty STR

Carlos Sainz. Photo Peter Fox/Getty STR

Carlos Sainz. Photo Florent Gooden/DPPI STR

Lewis Ha milton. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas F1

Max Verstappen. Photo Clive Mason/Getty/STR

Fernando Alonso. Photo McLaren Honda F1

Sebastian Vettel. Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Force India. Photo James Moy

Max Verstappen. Photo Peter Fox / Getty STR

Maldonado and Verstappen. Photo Mark Thompson/Getty

Nico Rosberg. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas

Carlos Sainz. Photo Peter Fox/ Getty STR

Photo Peter Fox/ Getty STR

Photo Peter Fox/ Getty STR

Sebastian Vettel Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Verstappen. Photo Cliva Mason/Getty STR

Sebastian Vettel Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Peter Fox Getty/ST

Mercedes AMG Petronas

Felipe Massa. Photo Sam Bloxham/Williams

Pastor Maldonado. Photo Lotus F1

Romain Grosjean. Photo Lotus F1

Lewis Hamilton. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas

Lewis Hamilton. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas

Jenson Button. Photo Steven Tee/ LAT McLaren

Photo Colombo / Pirelli

Sebastian Vettel Photo Colombo/Ferrari

Pastor Maldonado. Photo Lotus F1

Daniel Ricciardo. Photo Mark Thompson / Getty Red Bull

Nico Rosberg. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas

Daniel Ricciardo. Photo Red Bull

Felipe Massa. Photo Glenn Dunbar/Williams

Lewis Hamilton. Photo Mercedes AMG Petronas

Felipe Massa. Photo Glenn Dunbar/Williams

Fernando Alonso. Photo Steven Tee/ McLaren Honda

Felipe Massa. Photo Steven Tee/Williams

Daniil Kvyat. Photo Mark Thompson /Getty STR

Will Stevens. Photo Manor Marussia

Bahrain may be controversial but what is indisputable is what a gorgeous backdrop the track in Sakhir provides photographers.For your viewing pleasure we selected the very best from the press offerings of Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Honda, Daimler, Pirelli, Manor, Lotus, Toro Rosso, Force India, Renault, Sauber and Williams.Follow the link below and click on any one for a full screen gallery view.