Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, overcoming a rain-disrupted start, changing track conditions and a late Safety Car intervention to secure Red Bull’s first win of the season and the maiden triumph for Red Bull Ford Powertrains. The four-time World Champion led home […]

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max Verstappen, it’s your 72nd victory and I suspect your sweetest.Max VERSTAPPEN: It’s a really nice one, you know, after the year that we’ve had and the progression that we’ve made. So, yeah, I’m incredibly proud of everyone and it’s […]

Kimi Antonelli set the pace in Free Practice 3 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, leading Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar as Mercedes demonstrated its one-lap pace ahead of Qualifying at the Sepang International Circuit. The Mercedes driver posted a fastest time of 1:36.302 to finish 0.278s clear of Verstappen, […]

DRIVERS1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) 3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Naomi Schiff) Q: Max, huge congratulations. You’ve been looking quick all weekend so far, but to take pole position here for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, how good does that feel?Max VERSTAPPEN: It’s fantastic. I mean, we’ve been trying […]

Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a commanding performance in Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar at the Sepang International Circuit. The Dutchman delivered a final lap of 1:35.130 to secure the 49th […]

Max Verstappen set the pace in Free Practice 1 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, as Formula 1 returned to the Sepang International Circuit for the first time since 2017. After nine years away from the circuit outside Kualur Lumpur, F1 teams and driver were quickly reacquainted with Sepang’s demands, […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – James VOWLES (Williams), Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Flavio BRIATORE (Alpine) Q: If I could start with all three of you, if that’s okay. It’s been a challenging season, with world events affecting everybody, but I’d just like to get a word from you, if I can, on the Bahrain organisers, who’ve brought the Bahrain Grand Prix […]

Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in Free Practice 2 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, the Ferrari driver finishing ahead of Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar and McLaren’s Lando Norris at the Sepang International Circuit. Following a dry and sunny opening practice session, the threat of rain loomed over the second […]