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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…
Ahead of the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) director, George Russell, currently driving for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, criticised the recent instability within the ranks of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Russell’s comments came hours after Robert Reid, the FIA’s deputy president of sport, announced his resignation, citing a “fundamental…
Ahead of the Bahrain GP, world champion Max Verstappen expressed his concerns over the expectedly high tyre degradation on his Red Bull. Securing four consecutive world championship titles, driving the fastest car on the grid for the first three, Verstappen increasingly struggled last season. Yet, the 27-year-old driver managed to keep his title in a…
Jack Doohan is looking forward to the F1 Bahrain GP and a chance to prove his worth after an weekend tough weekend for him. In fact, the Alpine driver’s last round in Suzuka had definitely not gone according to plan, with Doohan crashing out at turn 1 in his first on track lap. The incident…
