Fernando Alonso manages to stay ahead of Michael Schumacher, while Mark Webber moves up the field

The Ferraris, both sporting black nose cones as a mark of respect for the Pope, find life difficult in Sakhir

Schumacher's race is ended early as he is forced to retire due to technical problems, his first in a Ferrari in 58 races

Despite the soaring temperature in Bahrain Alonso keeps his cool to storm out ahead of the chasing pack

Jenson Button has another torrid day at the office for BAR, retiring on lap 47 after stalling in the pits

Pedro de la Rosa looked rusty in his first race for more than two years, but managed to finish fifth for McLaren

Alonso celebrates winning his second race of the season, keeping him top of the drivers championship with 26 points

Alonso is joined by Toyota's Jarno Trulli and McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen on the podium, with Ralf Schumacher fourth