2024 Bahrain GP Archives - Motorsport

Ocon and Gasly on whether a McLaren-style turnaround is possible for Alpine amid early season F1 woes: “It’s not an easy thing to do”

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago011 mins

Alpine’s downturn in performance has been one of the biggest surprises of the season so far. Much like McLaren in the early rounds of the 2023 season, Alpine has found itself struggling to extract performance out of its sluggish and reportedly overweight car. Qualifying in the two lowest spots on the grid and subsequently failing…

Vowles explains the steering wheel glitch that derailed Logan Sargeant’s F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Williams experienced a myriad of technical difficulties during their round one outing in Bahrain—something team boss James Vowles believes belied the true potential of the FW46. Among these was a steering wheel anomaly that sent Logan Sargeant sliding into the run-off area after a massive lockup merely ten laps into the race. Sargeant successfully rejoined…

Ferrari remains optimistic despite F1 Bahrain GP issues as Vasseur vows the team will “continue to push like hell”

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

As anticipated, Ferrari proved to be Red Bull’s closest rival in Bahrain. The Scuderia appears to have delivered on its promise to improve race performance and has seemingly mitigated the high tyre degradation that plagued them last year. Despite these encouraging signs, there was also some disappointment in the Ferrari camp, as Charles Leclerc’s debilitating…

Vasseur admits Ferrari left with “mixed feelings” after Leclerc’s brake issues in F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur admitted that the season opener in Bahrain left the team with mixed feelings. On a positive note, Ferrari appear to be in a better position than they were after their shaky Bahrain outing this time last year. By all accounts they were the second force behind Red Bull on Saturday,…

“For our pace to still be very similar to Mercedes is a good thing” — Lando Norris on P6 finish in F1 Bahrain GP

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris was pleased with the result obtained with his MCL38 in the opening round, splitting the Mercedes drivers and bagging a valuable P6. The 24-year-old Briton showed a good command of the car, setting good times in FP1 and FP3, to finally qualify seventh for the starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix, concluding…

Hamilton: “Generally the performance was so-so” in F1 Bahrain GP, as he faced an overheating PU and a broken seat

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

The start of the season looked exciting and bright for Mercedes heading into the first weekend of the Formula 1 year. The team’s pace looked worthy as they scored a 1-2 in the second practice session in Bahrain ahead of qualifying. The results were not to be. Both Silver Arrows’ faced several upsets throughout the…

FW46 upgrades “are delayed” as Williams’ F1 2024 car was late in getting completed — Albon

Harshpreet Kaur10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

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Leclerc explains how Ferrari “lost rhythm” and narrowly missed out on pole in qualifying ahead of F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Although it was Max Verstappen who ultimately claimed pole position in Bahrain, Charles Leclerc’s impressive qualifying form suggests Ferrari have made significant progress in their quest to close the gap to Red Bull. Leclerc’s teammate, Carlos Sainz, was the early pace-setter in the opening stages of qualifying, going fastest in Q1. Confident about advancing, Sainz…