George Russell has explained the bizarre DRS issue he suffered during the Bahrain Grand Prix, which may lead to a post-race penalty as he is under investigation.The Mercedes driver, who finished second on the road in Bahrain, said his DRS opened accidentally as he grappled with multiple system failures onContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri has dominated Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with Mercedes driver George Russell beating Lando Norris to deny McLaren a 1-2.Piastri cruised to his second 2025 victory by 15 seconds, closing to within three points of Norris in the drivers’ championship while Max Verstappen could only manage sixth.The coolerContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri has dominated Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with Mercedes driver George Russell beating Lando Norris to deny McLaren a 1-2.Piastri cruised to his second 2025 victory by 15 seconds, closing to within three points of Norris in the drivers’ championship while Max Verstappen could only manage sixth.The coolerContinue Reading
“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1’s 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only threeContinue Reading
Held in searing temperatures, Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix feels like it is being run on a completely different circuit compared to the one teams tested on eight weeks ago.High track temperatures, allied with the Sakhir circuit’s notoriously rough Tarmac, are an explosive cocktail that chews through tyres. But theContinue Reading
When asked what was wrong as he qualified sixth in Bahrain with the quickest Formula 1 car on the grid, Lando Norris pointed to his chest.Qualifying four tenths behind polesitting team-mate Oscar Piastri, with no significant errors on his lap but shipping time little by little in each sector, theContinue Reading
Just a week after an unexpected Formula 1 victory in Japan, Red Bull was brought back down to reality in Bahrain.While Max Verstappen made the difference in Suzuka with a sensational pole lap — and it proved impossible to overtake on Sunday — the race weekend in Bahrain better exposesContinue Reading
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
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