Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had looked set for strong finishes in F1's season opener but both were forced out in the closing stages when their cars lost... read more »
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On lap 46 the safety car came out for a fire on the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly. Three laps in, FIA race control notified lapped cars - the six drivers from Aston Martin,... read more »
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Helmut Marko has admitted that Max Verstappen was told to hold back on his out laps on Sunday, much to the Dutchman's consternation. read more »
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It was double heartbreak in the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix for Red Bull as both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retired whilst on course for top four finishes. read more »
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Verstappen ran second through the opening stint of the race in Bahrain, dropping almost four seconds behind race leader Charles Leclerc before pitting at the end of lap... read more »
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George Russell said he would "probably" have needed headache tablets on Sunday night after 57 laps of 'porpoising' at the Bahrain GP. read more »
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The dawn of a second ground-effect era for Formula 1 only heightened the anticipation around the first race of a new season, as a fresh competitive order was revealed in... read more »
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Charles Leclerc would have retaken the lead had Max Verstappen come out ahead of him after his pit stops, says Christian Horner. read more »
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"Doing the 57 laps with a car that's very difficult to drive, that's when you start suffering a lot." read more »
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Max Verstappen's season-opening race in Bahrain ended in an abrupt retirement on Sunday evening, however the reigning World Champion was suffering from multiple issues all... read more »
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The Monegasque driver led a Ferrari 1-2 from team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr after Verstappen suffered a fuel system failure with his Red Bull that forced him to retire from the race... read more »
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Verstappen looked locked in to take second place behind Ferrari's winner Charles Leclerc, while Sergio Perez was holding onto fourth in his fight with Mercedes' Lewis... read more »
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At the start of F1's new era with the ground-effect cars, Ferrari claimed the first honours with Leclerc's pole for the Bahrain GP, secured on his final Q3 run by... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo has conceded he is "on the back foot" after a water leak limited his second practice running to just 12 laps ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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jump into the new 2022@Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 car for a hot lap with Yuki Tsunoda and experience exactly what it feels like to drive a 2022 Formula 1 car for some test laps... read more »
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The issue was mainly attributed to the design of its front brake assembly, with Lando Norris unable to do more than a few consecutive laps before the brakes overheated.It was... read more »
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The Bahrain International Circuit will have three Drag Reduction System (DRS) zones for drivers to utilise during their laps this weekend. DRS can be used freely inside the... read more »
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Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner says that he is "a bit scared" of reliability issues that were uncovered at pre-season testing. Across the six days of running in... read more »
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The team had a tricky first test in Barcelona, where it was held back by not running DRS and focusing on high fuel runs.But after finally letting its drivers go for some lower... read more »
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Norris says that it was a valuable lesson for his McLaren team after the issue wasn't highlighted at the first test of the year in Barcelona.Wind sensitivity has been a... read more »
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Alfa Romeo has made a clear step compared to its performance last year, according to Valtteri Bottas, but raised doubts over its current reliability. Alfa Romeo had a subdued... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen says Haas can be encouraged by "good trends" from the VF-22 after testing but that reliability remains a concern. Magnussen sealed a shock return to... read more »
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Several glitches with its C42 car curtailed the team's running during the first test in Barcelona, with new signings Bottas and rookie Guanyu Zhou only getting a limited... read more »
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Despite a late issue, Alfa Romeo brought their pre-season to a close having completed 150 laps on the final day in Bahrain. read more »
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The Dutchman made the most of an upgrade package on his RB18 to set a time that was 0.695 seconds faster than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, as the pair rolled out a series of... read more »