For the first time in F1's 70-year history - and correct us if we're wrong - a Grand Prix will take place for a second time during a season at the same venue, although on a different layout.

Check out our build-up in pictures to the inaugural Sakhir GP in Bahrain, round 16 of the 2021 F1 world championship.

 

 

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