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Max Verstappen says RB21 “a big difference to last year” following 2024 F1 struggles

Ella Cleary2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

With pre-season testing in Bahrain now concluded, reigning world champion Max Verstappen has offered his thoughts on the RB21, the 2025 F1 challenger for Red Bull Racing, expressing cautious optimism about the improvements made over last season’s car. While the Dutchman acknowledged that it’s still early to draw firm conclusions, his initial impressions suggest the…

Yuki Tsunoda Isack Hadjar, drivers for Racing Bulls assess F1 Bahrain testing of 2025

F1 Testing | Racing Bulls labels Bahrain as a “successful” test after “very high mileage”

Nicolas Lopes1 week ago1 week ago010 mins

Racing Bulls left pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season with the third-highest lap count of the 10 teams, as Yuki Tsunoda and debutant Isack Hadjar logged 454 laps between them over the three days of running, just four shy of Mercedes’ chart-topping 458. And that, along with the fact that there weren’t any…

2025 Bahrain F1 Pre-Season Testing | Day 1 PM | Norris tops interrupted session

Ewout Albrecht2 weeks ago2 weeks ago011 mins

After a morning session with no visible big issues or red flags, the entire line-up for F1 Pre-Season testing was changed as all teams switched their drivers. This meant defending world champion Max Verstappen took his seat in the Red Bull RB21. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who ended up on top of the timesheets after the…

2025 Bahrain F1 Pre-Season Testing | Day 1 results

James O'Connor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

The first day of running in the 2025 season has been completed as F1 pre-season testing got underway in Bahrain. In the afternoon, all ten teams changed their drivers as every single driver was able to get laps in on Wednesday, with teams planning on full days with some drivers over Thursday and Friday. Lando…

2025 Bahrain F1 Pre-Season Testing | Day 1 Morning results

James O'Connor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago01 mins

The 2025 Formula One season has got underway in Bahrain as all ten teams took to the track for Day 1 of pre-season testing ahead of the F1 season-opener in Melbourne next month. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Liam Lawson (Red Bull), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Jack Doohan (Alpine), Oliver Bearman…

Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team VF-25 Bahrain International Circuit

Bearman still considers himself “a rookie“ ahead of first full F1 season with Haas

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Oliver Bearman goes into his first full season in Formula 1, driving for the Haas F1 Team. The 19-year-old already has some races under his belt, but still feels like a rookie. Haas is going into the new campaign with an all new driver line-up. Oliver Bearman has been elevated up into Formula 1, while…

F1 Testing | Leclerc leads Sainz in Abu Dhabi

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago03 mins

Tyre and young driver testing was the order of the day in Abu Dhabi as the gruelling 2024 F1 season finally reached its conclusion. The calendar consisted of 24 races, as well as 6 Sprints. Debuts There was debuts aplenty for drivers with their new teams: Carlos Sainz at Williams, Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, Esteban…

Alpine F1 have work to do after ‘solid three-day test’ provides more questions than answers and Gasly claiming “I don’t think we look great”

David Coath1 year ago1 year ago010 mins

Alpine’s Team Principal Bruno Famin claimed Alpine have had ‘a solid three-day test’ and that they’ve focused on themselves. That is probably a good thing because if they were comparing the A524 to other cars on display they would see that it looks very much as if Alpine are going to be battling near the…

Ricciardo says RB F1 “definitely have some work to do to establish ourselves at the front of the midfield” following pre-season testing in Bahrain

Rachel Stephens1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

Today saw the concluding session of pre-season testing for the 2024 Formula 1 season. RB F1’s Daniel Ricciardo completed 209 laps throughout testing and referenced this morning’s issues with the drain cover. “Yeah, there was that issue this morning on track, obviously with the drain,” Ricciardo noted, addressing the hiccup that briefly threatened to change the…

Mercedes F1 made good progress understanding W15 but there’s “a lot more lap time to find,” say drivers

Luciano Calamante1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

The Mercedes squad finished pre-season testing making “good progress” understanding their new W15, but both drivers agree there’s room for improvements. The Silver Arrows completed 361 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit since Wednesday – 172 for Lewis Hamilton and 189 for teammate George Russell, who considered the team had “a solid three days here…