He may have been beaten in Sakhir on Sunday, but it was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who clocked the fastest time on Tuesday as the teams commenced a two-day, post-race test at the Bahrain International Circuit. Hamilton finished six-tenths up on his closest rival, Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi....
Mercedes could be forced to change the 'equal opportunities' approach for its drivers as Sebastian Vettel emerges as a threat to its title defence.
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Sixteen drivers from the current grid will take part in this week's two-day post-race test in Bahrain, including championship rivals Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton....
The start of the race was OK but Sebastian was in my blind spot so I didn’t know where he was and I lost a position there. It was really hard to follow but we generally had similar pace.
Valtteri Bottas becomes the 98th driver to claim a pole position in F1... and is well placed to become its 106th different winner in the Bahrain Grand Prix
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Williams were very much in the spotlight over the winter thanks to the arrival of Canadian rookie Lance Stroll and his last-minute pairing with Felipe Massa. Stroll may not have finished a race yet, but Claire Williams believes he is already proving why they were right to sign him. We caught up with the deputy team principal for an exclusive chat in Bahrain…...
McLaren shocked the motorsport world on Wednesday as they announced Fernando Alonso would miss this year’s Grand Prix in Monaco to compete for the team in the Indianapolis 500. He won’t be the first regular F1 driver to race at the famous Brickyard – but will he go on to match the exploits of these 10?...
McLaren have announced that Fernando Alonso will miss this year’s race in Monaco, and will instead race in the Indianapolis 500 which takes place on the same day. ...
“China was a great way to hit back in the battle with Ferrari. We are very close on pace and I expect a bit of a ping-pong battle through the season, depending on the track. That’s exciting for everyone.
“We can be happy with today’s results. The race was a lot of fun, very entertaining. Conditions were tricky at the start, you never know what can happen in those moments, so I was perhaps a bit too conservative.