In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.As Red Bull wrestles with car balance and grip woes and Ferrari is also struggling to keep up over a race distance, Mercedes …Keep reading
George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.Russell currently sits fourth in the drivers’ championship after the opening four rounds, just 14 points behind leader Lando Norris. His campaign has included three podium finishes in four races, including a second place in …Keep reading
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 been responsible for 46% of the overall laps per Pirelli’s post-race data. The softs were …Keep reading
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 race and a third-placed finish.There’s also a chat about George Russell nursing a stricken Mercedes …Keep reading
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 performance trajectory, that one will be sitting on the …Keep reading
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 British driver also …Keep reading
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 I’m not feeling good. To be getting these results… I’m quite …Keep reading
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 just moments after the race: “Measurements were taken along the …Keep reading
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 reporters after the race.The Dutchman lost a couple of seconds during his first pitstop when the …Keep reading
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 for pace on the unfavoured hard tyres.Verstappen was dropped …Keep reading