Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the seven-time champion was two-tenths faster on the soft tyres than his teammate George Russell. In the first reprehensive running of the weekend the two Mercedes unleashed themselves for the first time this year. Hamilton set the early benchmark in the
Daniel Ricciardo was fastest in first practice for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the RB driver set a 38.254 on the soft tyre, that put him three hundredths ahead of both McLaren’s. However, conditions in FP1 are unreprehensive of qualifying and the race. Norris split the two Australians after he was almost two tenths faster
Red Bull’s team principal Christian Horner has been cleared of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague following an internal investigation. Earlier this month the drinks company launched an investigation into his behaviour but it says it has found no evidence. As Horner travelled to Bahrain for the F1 season-opener, Red Bull issued an official statement
Formula One remains in Bahrain following on from testing for the opening race of the season, the 3.363-mile circuit celebrates its twentieth running of the race in Sakhir and the eleventh night/twilight race at the circuit having transitioned to a night race back in 2014. The 3.362-mile circuit has been part of F1 for two
Analysis, reaction and talking points, plus the story of the pre-season testing, at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. Plus the biggest news stories from the last seven days looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Charles Leclerc was fastest on the final day of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit with a 30.322 on C4 tyre, which put the Ferrari nearly half a tenth faster than the Mercedes of George Russell. Leclerc drove the afternoon session after another morning which was red flagged once again because of lose drain cover.
Carlos Sainz was fastest on day two of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, the Spaniard set a 25.921 on the soft tyre during his afternoon stint when he managed eighty-four laps. Sainz was three-quarters of a second faster than the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, the Mexican getting his first taste of the
Max Verstappen was fastest on day one of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, the three-time champion managed a hundred and fourth-two laps on his way to a 31.344, using the C3 tyre the hardest of the medium tyres. Verstappen was a second faster than Lando Norris. The Red Bull driver is expected to
The 2024 season begins with a triple header of testing and the opening two races of the year at the Bahrain International Circuit. The circuit over the past few years has become the home of winter testing, given the normally stable weather conditions and layout of the circuit which gives the teams the opportunity to
Red Bull has announced that a hearing over “extremely serious” allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against its CEO and team principal Christian Horner will take place on Friday. Last week rumours circulating on X, formerly Twitter, of a senior figure at a team being accused of serious allegations. The rumours died down following Lewis Hamilton’s
