Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a disorderly Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, clinching his first victory of the season, as George Russell’s title hopes dwindled further with a late retirement.After the race was delayed by an hour and a half due to dysfunctional software on a wet track, Verstappen Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell labelled his misfortune as laughable following Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where a power unit failure cost him a podium finish late on.Russell was a lowly seventh on the grid at Sepang, but the correct choice of intermediate tyres on a damp track and Read more
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has clarified the issues with Lando Norris’ current Mercedes power unit, as the reigning champion rued the lack of straightline speed in Formula 1 qualifying for the second week running.Although McLaren is known to be missing straightline speed versus its other Mercedes-powered counterparts owing to Read more
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell caused a stir in some quarters by appearing to suggest the FIA should protect teams against themselves by ensuring cooling vests are commonly used in hot races.Driver comfort in hot climates has been a topic since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, when several drivers experienced Read more
While Formula 1 has already reached the 16th round of the 2026 season, fans have still not been treated to a wet-weather race under the new regulations – or even a wet session. Rain has threatened on several occasions, but the on-track action has consistently remained unaffected.Following initial concerns about Read more
The Mercedes team has taken a big swing by introducing a substantial aerodynamic update package at a circuit Formula 1 hasn’t visited since 2017. Has it missed?Probably not – but, because the upgrade is a major one, Mercedes has committed to it on both cars so it has been unable Read more
It is less than a month since Max Verstappen qualified sixth at Monza and afterwards spoke about a Red Bull car “made of paper”. Admittedly, that comment specifically concerned the “car degradation” issue – components that sometimes deteriorate over the course of a race – and according to Verstappen and Read more
With seven or eight Formula 1 weekends remaining in 2026 – depending on the situation in the Middle East – Red Bull has just two objectives left: preventing 2026 from becoming the team’s first winless year since 2015 and, secondly, learning as much as possible ahead of next season.Regarding the Read more
Friday practice for the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was atypical in several respects. Lap times turned out to be four and a half seconds slower than expected due to the poor track surface, Mercedes did not impress as much as perhaps expected and the run plans were rather Read more
Max Verstappen topped opening practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia aboard a highly competitive 2026 Red Bull Formula 1 car in an uninterrupted session at Sepang.The four-time world champion posted a 1m37.520s to go 0.383s quicker than second-placed George Russell of Mercedes, with Verstappen’s team-mate Isack Hadjar completing Read more