Beware those who declare simple solutions to complex problems.After three grands prix in the 2025 season won from pole position, and a processional race in Japan held in conditions of tactical stalemate, an idea has taken root in the Formula 1 paddock that this state of affairs could easily beContinue Reading
Almost in parallel to the gap between the two Ferraris although the distance in terms of grid positions is not so stark, Lando Norris qualified sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri almost seamlessly annexed pole position. Most galling of all for the BritonContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he is angry about ‘f****** up’ his Qatar Grand Prix weekend with a qualifying crash on Saturday.Bagnaia had looked strong all weekend until he dropped his factory Ducati at Turn 4 on his final qualifying run, resulting in the Italian starting the race in 11th.It was aContinue Reading
Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo was positively surprised by his race pace in the Qatar GP sprint on Saturday, when the Frenchman converted a morale-boosting front row start into fifth position at the flag.The 2021 world champion briefly ran third at the start of the race, the same position inContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton cut a hangdog figure after qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix – possibly the most downcast he has looked since qualifying nearly half a second off George Russell, then his team-mate, in Qatar last year.In Bahrain Hamilton toiled to ninth on the grid, 0.931s slower than Oscar Piastri’sContinue Reading
A deflated Max Verstappen says Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying shows he’s just “taking part” in this year’s Formula 1 world championship rather than fighting for the title.Verstappen finished a lowly seventh in Bahrain qualifying after having already scraped through to Q3 alongside team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with the Dutchman complaining aboutContinue Reading
The delta between Oscar Piastri’s first Q3 run and his second sat at 0.392s, which rather demonstrates the progress made possible on a fresh set of tyres. Had Lando Norris improved by the same amount, we’d be talking about how the margin (which would have stood at less than 0.2s)Continue Reading
Pierre Gasly was surprised by his strong qualifying performance in Bahrain, which will see him start tomorrow’s race on the third row of the grid.The Alpine driver was just 0.3s off the pole position pace, finishing fifth ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen respectively – promoted to fourth onContinue Reading
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have received a one-place grid drop each for a Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying infraction.Russell loses his front-row spot to Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, while Alpine driver Pierre Gasly is promoted to fourth on the grid at Antonelli’s expense.After Q2 was red flaggedContinue Reading
Lando Norris pinned the blame solely on himself for only qualifying sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix as he felt he was “just not quick enough”.Norris saw his team-mate Oscar Piastri finish his impressive Saturday on pole, followed by Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.Despite finishing at the topContinue Reading