How Hamilton «figured out» how his Ferrari likes to be driven
After seemingly hitting rock bottom morale-wise in qualifying for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton rebounded by guiding his Ferrari to fifth place from ninth on the grid, while team-mate Charles Leclerc was fourth after starting second. For Hamilton this was arguably the best result possible without retirements ahead. Afterwards the seven-time world champion […]
Why Russell wasn’t penalised for incorrect DRS activation in Bahrain GP
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 […]
How Alpine has gone from P20 to P4 on Bahrain GP grid in 12 months
“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1’s 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only three tenths off pole position.” Gasly […]
Hamilton doesn’t “have a lot of answers” to Bahrain GP qualifying deficit
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 pole position time and […]
Mercedes’ Russell and Antonelli receive grid drop for Bahrain qualifying error
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have received a one-place grid drop each for a Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying infraction. Russell loses his front-row spot to Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, while Alpine driver Pierre Gasly is promoted to fourth on the grid at Antonelli’s expense. After Q2 was red flagged for a crash […]
Why the Bahrain GP won’t be decided by qualifying
So far every Formula 1 grand prix this year has been won from pole position – and, in the most recent one in Japan, the running order was notably static since tyre characteristics militated against strategic divergence at a track on which it is difficult to overtake. But the first three rounds of the season […]
everyone’s desperate to find a female star driver
Jamie Chadwick has already rewritten the rulebook for women in motorsport: she’s a three-time W Series champion, the first woman to win an Indy NXT road course race, a member of the Williams F1 team, and now, a victorious LMP2 driver. However, her impact extends well beyond the top step of the podium — she’s […]
Why Norris believes McLaren can ‘throw pre-season test data in the bin’ at Bahrain GP
McLaren finished at the top of the timesheets in both FP1 and FP2 ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Lando Norris felt the team’s pre-season testing data could be «thrown in the bin» as he lamented the change in conditions. The Bahrain International Circuit is home to both pre-season testing and the fourth round […]
McLaren fastest again as Piastri tops Norris in FP2
Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris to top a McLaren 1-2 in Formula 1’s second practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Piastri’s qualifying simulation halfway through the one-hour night-time session was enough to usurp his team-mate by a tenth and a half as the pair comfortably cleared third-placed George Russell. Following a sweltering first practice […]