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A very deflated Lewis Hamilton has reflected on P9 in qualifying for the F1 Bahrain GP as his start to life in Saturday sessions at Scuderia Ferrari continues to be disappointing. The final run was a disaster. He was 0.597s slower than teammate Charles Leclerc who qualified P3. Hamilton looked a step behind the other…
Oscar Piastri had a dominant outing in FP3, making him and his team mate Lando Norris the favourites for pole position this afternoon. Max Verstappen is second in the championship, but seems to be lacking pace to challenge the McLarens. Find out what happened in qualifying for the Bahrain GP in the report and results…
FP3 at the F1 Bahrain GP wraps up with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topping the timing sheets in FP3 with a stunning 1:31.646, a full report of the session and results below. The session was full of windy conditions, very similar to Friday’s FP1 session. Difficult weather conditions in FP1 and FP2 caused issues with many…
The fourth race week has started at the Bahrain International Circuit. While McLarens were flying in the two free practice sessions on Friday and leaving a massive gap between them and the rest of the grid, Red Bull drivers ended the day with results open for fixing. After winning the Japanese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen…
Despite bringing their first upgrade package of the season to the F1 Bahrain GP, Ferrari found themselves a long way off from the pace of championship leaders McLaren on Friday as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton opened up about what their expectations are for the remainder of the weekend. It was Dino Beganovic, Ferrari junior…
The McLarens claimed the top of the timing sheets for both FP1 and FP2 on Friday at the F1 Bahrain GP. In FP1, Lando Norris achieved the fastest lap time of 1:33.204, with Australian teammate Oscar Piastri finishing the session in P10. FP2 saw Piastri go fastest with a 1:30.505, and Norris finished P2. Weather…
George Russell has said that it’ll be close between Mercedes, Ferrari and Verstappen for the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, as McLaren remain a “step ahead”. Russell finished third in the second free practice session of the weekend, but he was outpaced by more than half a second by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who topped the timesheets….
FP2 is in the books at the F1 Bahrain GP as all 20 full-time drivers competed in this session as a number of teams decided to give rookies a shot in FP1 as part of the mandatory running in 2025, full report and results below. After locking up on his out lap, Charles Leclerc logged…
Formula 1 looks set to move forward with its 2026 regulations, following a pivotal FIA summit in Bahrain. The FIA convened a high-level meeting in Bahrain to discuss the 2026 regulations and the future direction of power units in the sport. Chaired by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the CEO of FOM Stefano Domenicali and…
Lando Norris set the first benchmark of the weekend as he topped FP1 at the F1 Bahrain GP, with Pierre Gasly closely behind, full FP1 report and results below. FP1 marked the first session back, since pre-season testing, at a familiar track for all 20 drivers on the grid. In the first of three practice…
