At the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, Verstappen finished second and Pérez fifth. During qualifying Verstappen achieved 1st and Pérez 11th. In the race Verstappen lead in the early stages before losing the lead in the first round of pitstops. He overtook Hamiton on lap 53 but his car was off the track and he was forced to return the position to Hamilton. Pérez suffered electrical failure on the formation lap, he managed to reset his car and was required to start from the pitlane and delivered a recovery drive to finish in fifth place.