Valtteri Bottas beat George Russell in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, but only by 0.026s as Mercedes' temporary Formula 1 line-up battled for pole read more »

Valtteri Bottas did what was expected by taking pole for the Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver faced tough competition on the high-speed Bahrain configuration, with Russel... read more »

George Russell missed out on pole position for the Sakhir Grand Prix by just 0.026 seconds on his Mercedes qualifying debut to leave polesitter Valtteri Bottas breathing a huge... read more »

Valtteri Bottas held onto pole position ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix by the finest of margins ahead of stand-in team-mate George Russell. The Finn was on provisional pole... read more »

Under the floodlights in Bahrain, Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice for the Sakhir Grand Prix, two-tenths of a second clear of Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Max Verstappen sets up a Sakhir qualifying thriller as Valtteri Bottas gets his act together and George Russell finishes seventh. read more »

Max Verstappen pipped Valtteri Bottas to end up fastest in the final practice ahead of the qualifying session for the inaugural Sakhir Grand Prix. George Russell finished... read more »

Max Verstappen thrust Red Bull into contention ahead of Sakhir GP qualifying by beating Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in final practice, as Friday... read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace in final practice for the Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix, leading from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas as Friday pace-setter George Russell could only... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen led the way during final practice for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix on the Outer Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit. Verstappen... read more »

Valtteri Bottas briefly thought he would get his first practice P1 at the Sakhir circuit in final practice only for Max Verstappen to pip him. read more »

Mercedes claims it is not treating this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as a shootout between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas for a 2022 Formula 1 seat read more »

Toto Wolff has dismissed talk of George Russell and Valtteri Bottas being in a shoot-out for the second Mercedes seat. read more »

George Russell believes the lap times after Friday in Bahrain are "deceiving", suggesting he is one and a half tenths slower than Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas described his Sakhir Grand Prix Friday as "tricky" after he trailed new Mercedes team-mate George Russell through both practice sessions. Russell... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has quashed talk that George Russell and Valtteri Bottas are in a "shoot-out" for a 2022 seat. read more »

George Russell tops timesheets again as teammate Valtteri Bottas' day goes from bad to worse and Red Bull show strong race pace. read more »

George Russell topped FP2 for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix, while his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas had a succession of flying lap efforts deleted for track limits abuse read more »

Mercedes F1 substitute George Russell stays on top of the timesheets in Bahrain as Valtteri Bottas struggles to P11. read more »

George Russell revelled in a dream practice debut with Mercedes to leave new team-mate Valtteri Bottas floundering around Bahrain's high-speed outer circuit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's stand-in George Russell is not in a straight shootout for a 2022 seat with Valtteri Bottas at the Sakhir Grand Prix, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists that George Russell and Valtteri Bottas are not in a "shoot-out" over a seat with the team for the 2022 F1 season. read more »

George Russell tops the timesheets in FP1, ahead of Max Verstappen, Alex Albon and a seemingly struggling Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Teaming up with George Russell for the Sakhir GP, Valtteri Bottas has rubbished any suggestion of this weekend's event being a "showdown" between the two. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has conceded it would "not look good" for his career if Lewis Hamilton's replacement George Russell beats him in Bahrain this... read more »