Hamilton claimed an unlikely victory in a thrilling Bahrain GP

- 2019-04-01

Charles Leclerc had looked on course to convert his first pole position into a maiden win under the floodlights in Bahrain. That was until 10 laps before the end of the Grand Prix when an issue with his Ferrari’s MGU-H forced him to concede the lead he’d held for the

Bahrain GP 2019: what should we look out for in today’s race?

- 2019-03-312019-03-31

The headline of the weekend is Ferrari's return to their pre-season form by out-qualifying Mercedes, but what should we look out for in today's race? Ferrari's to lose? At the more representative Bahrain International Circuit, Ferrari returned to the top of the timing screens as they locked out the front row of the

QUALIFYING: Leclerc claimed his first F1 pole position for the Bahrain GP

- 2019-03-302019-03-30

Charles Leclerc became the second youngest pole-sitter of all time at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, beating his team mate (and the youngest pole sitter of all time) Sebastian Vettel to secure a front-row lock-out for Ferrari. Leclerc established a new track record on his final lap for good measure,

Ferrari expects to see the effect of the “corrections”

- 2019-03-272019-03-27

Ferrari expects its performance in this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix to show the effect of the "corrections" it has made following its poor start to the 2019 Formula 1 season. The Italian team finished fourth and fifth in the Australian Grand Prix having topped the times in pre-season testing and been considered the

No car or engine issue on Verstappen’s Bahrain crash

- 2018-04-13

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has confirmed there was no car or engine issue when Max Verstappen crashed out in the first segment of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Instead, Horner said the accident was a result of the Dutchman’s foot jumping on the throttle pedal as he

Mercedes has to work on improving in-race communication

- 2018-04-11

Lewis Hamilton says that Mercedes has to work on improving in-race communication with its Formula 1 drivers on the back of two frustrating races in Melbourne and Bahrain. Hamilton lost the Australian GP due to a miscalculation on how much of a gap he needed to have to Sebastian Vettel, and

Toro Rosso: Gasly’s performance was extraordinary

- 2018-04-09

A performance of a driver that has driven 100 Grands Prix. That’s how Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost described Pierre Gasly’s sensational drive to fourth place in Bahrain in what was only his seventh Grand Prix start… The Frenchman’s first full season got off to a miserable start in Australia

Ferrari fined for Raikkonen unsafe release

- 2018-04-09

t was a bittersweet race for Ferrari in Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel scored his second consecutive victory, but a botched pit stop for Kimi Raikkonen left one of their mechanics with a broken leg and the team with a large fine. Raikkonen exited the race on lap 35 after he was

Perez and Hartley penalised for formation lap pass

- 2018-04-09

Formula 1 stewards have penalised Sergio Perez and Brendon Hartley 30 seconds each for not following correct procedure on the Bahrain Grand Prix formation lap. Force India’s Sergio Perez and Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley have fallen foul of the Bahrain stewards – for an overtake that happened before the race had

Magnussen proud of Haas’s Bahrain work

- 2018-04-09

They suffered in Australia, but Kevin Magnussen was quick to praise Haas's pit crew in Bahrain as the American team got their season up and running with the Dane's fifth place finish. Haas suffered heartbreak at the opening round in Melbourne when two botched pit stops led to a double DNF,

Gastly makes the best result for Honda since its return

- 2018-04-08

Pierre Gasly's drive to fourth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix "made a man out of him", according to Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko. The French, in only his seventh Formula 1 race, gave the Toro Rosso-Honda package its first points of the season with a sensational drive to fourth. It

Hamilton: Verstappen’s move was “silly” and disrespectful

- 2018-04-08

Lewis Hamilton says Max Verstappen's move that resulted in them colliding in the Bahrain Grand Prix was "silly" and disrespectful. Verstappen suffered a puncture and differential damage that forced him to retire from the race when he and Hamilton made slight contact on the exit of the first corner early in