SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu topped the second day of preseason testing in Bahrain, beating world champion Max Verstappen to the fastest time by 0.040s. read more »

Formula 1's winter break is over, with pre-season testing kicking off the official on-track sessions this weekend in Bahrain. All 10 teams are in Sakhir for the three days... read more »

Twelve months on from McLaren facing a disastrous test in Bahrain and disappointing opening race after suffering brake overheating problems, the squad has made efforts to... read more »

Aitken has spent the past three years as reserve driver for Williams, and made his first grand prix start in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix deputising for George Russell, who in... read more »

The Ferrari and Red Bull drivers locked horns at Sakhir in the first of several wheel-to-wheel duels throughout the season. For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com... read more »

However, it all went very wrong at the start as brake problems in pre-season testing and the opening round in Bahrain left it struggling for pace. While it managed to make a... read more »

George Russell stepped in for Lewis Hamilton at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, providing the young Brit with a golden ticket to drive for Mercedes and chase a maiden win in the... read more »

Russell scored his maiden grand prix win at Interlagos on Sunday after controlling proceedings to lead home a 1-2 finish ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.It ended... read more »

De Vries was drafted in to race for Williams at Monza last weekend when Alex Albon was sidelined by appendicitis on Saturday ahead of final practice, marking the... read more »

The Woking-based team started the 2022 campaign on the back foot, as brake problems in the final pre-season test in Bahrain left it struggling for pace at the Sakhir opener.The... read more »

As a Mercedes junior Russell was farmed out to Williams for three seasons, where he gained experience and showed the promise that convinced Wolff to promote him to a Mercedes... read more »

McLaren has struggled for pace since the Bahrain test, where the main focus was on resolving a brake cooling issue.After a disappointing Sakhir race saw the orange cars finish... read more »

His team boss Christian Horner conceded that with three unrelated major problems to solve the team had faced a "busy few days" addressing the problems that preceded... read more »

Despite Ferrari and Red Bull being so evenly matched in lap time around the Sakhir track last weekend, analysis of the GPS data showed that the two cars displayed very... read more »

The Dane landed fifth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on his return to Haas, after he was recalled to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin for 2022.That result,... read more »

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 »

The German manufacturer endured a challenging season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with its W13 no match for Ferrari and Red Bull around the Sakhir track.But as well as... read more »

That feat was helped by a revised rear wing configuration brought to Sakhir, which produced less downforce (and therefore drag) than the team had run before.Pictured below, the... read more »

Jack Aitken will continue as Williams' reserve driver in Formula 1 this season. Aitken, formerly affiliated with Renault, joined Williams ahead of the 2020 campaign. He... read more »

The Monegasque driver drove impeccably at F1's season opener as his Ferrari team exploited the strong performance of its new F1-75.Having taken pole position at Sakhir and... read more »

Sunday's race featured plenty of action through the field, including a thrilling battle at the front as Max Verstappen made a series of ultimately unsuccessful attempts to... read more »

The first race of the season means a return to the airwaves! Listen in to how each driver celebrated - or commiserated - the season opener in Sakhir. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

Hamilton and team-mate George Russell were resigned to finishing fifth and sixth, powerless to keep up with the faster cars from Ferrari and Red Bull under the Sakhir... read more »

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went wheel-to-wheel on multiple occasions as we kicked off a new era of Formula 1! As the battle for the lead hotted up... read more »

Full starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, the opening round of the 2022 F1 world championship season. read more »