Mercedes fears it won’t be quick at Imola Mercedes are worried that they will not be able to take on Red Bull at the next two races at Imola and Portimao, despite its Bahrain Grand Prix win. Sir Lewis Hamilton managed to turn the tide after his main rival Max Verstappen, with an aggressive strategy
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Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Sir Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:32:03.897 25 2 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda +00:00.745 18 3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes +00:37.383 16 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:46.466 12 5 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda +00:52.047 10 6 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari
Sir Lewis Hamilton has taken victory for the first time in the opening race of the season since 2015, after finishing seven-tenths ahead of Max Verstappen in the Bahrain Grand Prix. The battle between the Mercedes and Red Bull was close throughout but Hamilton took the advantage when the Dutchman handed back the position after
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:30.499 01:30.318 01:28.997 2 Sir Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:30.617 01:30.085 01:29.385 3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:30.200 01:30.186 01:29.586 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:30.691 01:30.010 01:29.678 5 Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri – Honda 01:30.848 01:30.513 01:28.809 6
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has beaten Sir Lewis Hamilton by three-tenths of a second to take pole for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Dutchman put in three fastest sectors to secure back to back poles and top every session for the first time in his career. Verstappen set a 29.5 on his first lap
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his strong start to the season by going nine hundredths faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris in the second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Dutchman set his fastest time on the medium tyre which was half a second ahead of Norris while Sir Lewis Hamilton closed the gap to
Max Verstappen was fastest in the first practice session for the weekends Bahrain Grand Prix. The Dutchman set a 31.3 on the soft tyre which put him almost three tenths ahead of the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, but his time was slower than he set a fortnight ago in Sakhir. Red Bull was expected to
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
