Starting from second on the grid, Verschoor took the lead into Turn 1 as Felipe Drugovich made a s⭕luggish start, dropping to sixth on the opening lap.

V♍erschoor controlled the race from the front as he dominated, leading every lap to take Trident's first F2 victory since 2016.

The battle for the podium was exciting throughout with Ralph Boschung mo🦄ving up to second early on as he made a daring move on Jake Hughes.

As Boschung struggled with his tyres, he dro﷽pped down the ord💛er allowing Daruvala to move up to second.

The Indian driver finished just 𝔉1.8s behind Verschoor at the end of the race and will be confident going into the feature event on Sunday.

Liam Lawson completed the podium in Bahrain, who overtook Boschun🧸g in the closing laps.

Boschung eventಞually finished fourth ahead o🎃f Felipe Drugovich in the MP Motorsport.

Williams F1 junior Logan Sargeant was sixth for Carlin ahead of Juri Vips, while Ayumu Iwasa rounded out the points-paying 𒊎positions in eighth after recovering from the back of the gr✱id.

Dennis Hauger a🎀nd Jack Doohan rounded out the top 10 in Bahrain.

Marcus Armstrong was forced to retir𝔍e after clipping Hughes’ car early on, cau♔sing a Safety Car.

It was also a bad day🌱 for Theo Pꦐourchaire as he was unable to finish the race after leaking oil onto the track.

Click here for the full🐷 FIA Formula 2 results from the sprint race in Bahrain