High incidences of thermal degradation offered plenty of strategic variation at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, as all three of Pirelli’s nominated tyre compounds came into play during the course of the race.The C2 medium ended up being by far the most popular tyre used in the grand prix, having Read more…
Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren wrap up their coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix, in which Oscar Piastri won with a dominant showing.Stuart and Filip discuss whether this was Piastri’s greatest win yet and debate Lando Norris’ mentality after a time penalty for a jump start led to a scruffy Read more…
On Friday evening at Bahrain International Circuit, the Formula One Management crew busied themselves readying the podium area for the post-race ceremonials. A clutch of glitzy pre-prepared graphics cycled through on the giant screen behind the podium – including one screaming “MAX SECOND WIN OF 2025”.Based on Red Bull’s current Read more…
The FIA has explained why Mercedes driver George Russell escaped punishment for incorrectly activating his DRS mechanism during the Bahrain Grand Prix.Russell was running in second, well behind leader Oscar Piastri, when he began experiencing electronic issues with his Mercedes, losing brake-by-wire and encountering a variety of other distracting gremlins.The Read more…
Lando Norris was extraordinarily downbeat after finishing third at the Bahrain Grand Prix while his team-mate, Oscar Piastri, claimed victory.“I’m surprised I’m achieving anything at the minute with how I feel in the car,” the Mclaren driver told Sky Sports after the race. “I’m not comfortable, I’m not happy and Read more…
Nico Hulkenberg has been disqualified from the Bahrain Grand Prix after his rear skid was measured as being below the minimum thickness.This was the same issue that led to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification from the Chinese Grand Prix. Hulkenberg had finished the Bahrain GP in 13th place.According to a technical report issued Read more…
Max Verstappen had a race to forget in Bahrain after Red Bull suffered a spate of uncharacteristic errors.The reigning world champion started seventh and only managed to make up one position by the time he crossed the chequered flag on Sunday night. “It was not to our standard,” he told Read more…
Red Bull’s key management has held crisis talks after a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix in which Max Verstappen finished a distant sixth.After having qualified seventh in Sakhir the reigning world champion was powerless to move up the field, with Red Bull’s miserable car performance and handling issues compounded by struggling Read more…
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’s Read more…
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 about Read more…