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World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for coronavirus.

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Autosport has produced a standalone special magazine to celebrate its 70th birthday. To order your copy of the 196-page Autosport 70th Anniversary issue, please go to: autosport.com/autosport70th It’s incredibly flattering for me, later in my life, to have people like Patrick Head and Adrian Newey saying I always gave my all. Christian Horner mentioned that to me as well – he said he was a ... Keep reading

Perez has two races remaining with the Racing Point team before leaving after it opted to trigger an exit clause in his contract so it could sign four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel from Ferrari. After being rebuffed by Williams and missing out on seats at Haas and Alfa Romeo, Perez has been left chasing the vacant seat at Red Bull as his only option to stay in F1 full-time next year ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez claims he already has options to secure a Formula 1 comeback in 2022 if he is forced to take a sabbatical next year

The images of Romain Grosjean leaping from his burning VF-20 shocked Formula 1 and the watching world. The pictures, which show the devastation of the incident, made the front pages of national newspapers in the UK. The overwhelming feeling following such an incident is relief. But, at the same time, the championship and the FIA, as its regulator, now need to answer many questions about how it ... Keep reading

Formula 1 was relieved to see Romain Grosjean escape his horrifying crash in Bahrain. As ever in such incidents, questions arise about how and why the situation came to be, but these can lead to further improvements in the safety structures that saved him, says ALEX KALINAUCKAS

The Bahrain Grand Prix may have been the first 'dead rubber' of the 2020 Formula 1 season, but it is a race that will live long in the memory. Unfortunately, it is not for the reasons we would like. Romain Grosjean's horrific crash on the opening lap served as a shocking reminder of the dangers still present in F1, but also just how far safety levels have come following his dramatic ... Keep reading

While the Bahrain Grand Prix will always be remembered for Romain Grosjean's fiery crash, the race provided plenty of talking points both across the weekend and with thoughts to the future. LUKE SMITH picks out the key moments

The F1 champion will take over the current affairs programme for one day over the festive period.

In the wake of Sergio Perez's late race retirement that left his flaming car at the side of the circuit, a fire marshal ran across the track right in front of Norris' car. Norris came on the team radio and exclaimed his surprise at what happened. "There's a guy f***ing running across the track.. that's the bravest guy I've ever seen," said the young Briton. With F1 well aware of the ... Keep reading

McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says marshals running across the track with fire extinguishers is something that should "absolutely not happen" in Formula 1, after Lando Norris' worrying moment in Bahrain

It was the Finn's second consecutive disastrous Sunday after his 14th place in the rain-affected event in Turkey, where he spun six times. Mercedes went into the race with less of a safety net than rivals, as both Bottas and teammate Lewis Hamilton had one set of hards and two sets of mediums left, while most of their rivals had a second set of hards Bottas got away badly at the original ... Keep reading

After first lap contact with Daniil Kvyat, Haas driver Grosjean struck the barrier at 221km/h at a sharp angle, prising the layers apart and allowing the chassis to pass through while splitting the whole rear of the car off. Masi, who oversaw the metal barrier's replacement with concrete blocks for the race restart, agreed that lessons would be learned. "The amount of energy that was just ... Keep reading

FIA race director Michael Masi says the energy involved in Romain Grosjean's crash caused the huge damage to the barrier that he hit in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Verstappen scored a comfortable second place finish at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, spending all but two laps of the race running in P2. Verstappen sat around five seconds behind Hamilton nearing the first round of pit stops, but couldn’t try and get the undercut after Mercedes called in the race leader before Red Bull could stop. It denied Verstappen a chance to get the ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen felt Red Bull was not aggressive enough in its strategy during Sunday's Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, feeling it "could have done much better" to beat Lewis Hamilton

That the Frenchman was able to climb out of his disintegrated Haas, which had plunged through the crash barriers and burst into flames, was rightly hailed by many as a miracle. But while there was some good luck involved in the accident – especially with the way Grosjean stayed conscious and his car came to a rest the right way up – hard science and F1 safety protocols did play a huge part ... Keep reading

Formula 2 title contender Callum Ilott has announced he will not be racing in Formula 1 next season after missing out on a seat

Haas F1 driver Grosjean sustained burns to the backs of his hands in a terrifying crash on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, leaving him in need of treatment in hospital. Although Grosjean is set to be released from hospital on Tuesday, Haas has announced that he is unable to race in the Sakhir Grand Prix this weekend. As a result, Haas reserve driver Fittipaldi will get ... Keep reading

The Haas Formula 1 team says Romain Grosjean will be released from hospital on Tuesday as he continues his recovery following his accident in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Pietro Fittipaldi will make his Formula 1 debut this weekend at the Sakhir Grand Prix after Romain Grosjean was ruled out through injury

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

In its latest update, Haas reveals that Romain Grosjean is to remain in hospital until Tuesday.

The Frenchman received burns to the back of his hands but was otherwise uninjured in the 221km/h accident. In a short statement released on Monday, the team noted: "Romain Grosjean is continuing his convalescence at the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) hospital having remained there overnight following Sunday's incident at the Bahrain GP. "Treatment on the burns Grosjean sustained on the back of ... Keep reading

The F1 champion will take over the current affairs programme for one day over the festive period.

Everything you need to know about the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes.

Grosjean’s own team boss Gunther Steiner has also supported the coverage, saying it was important for people at home to know what had happened. After the initial live shot showing Grosjean’s Haas car exploding in the background, nothing was broadcast until the Frenchman was seen sitting in the FIA medical car being attended to by Dr Ian Roberts. Even though it was clear that the driver ... Keep reading

Formula 1 had defended the decision to show extensive replays of Romain Grosjean's accident in the Bahrain Grand Prix following criticism from Daniel Ricciardo

Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner says he will support any decision Romain Grosjean makes about participating in next week's Sakhir Grand Prix

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that no decision on Alexander Albon's future with the team will be made until after the final Formula 1 race of 2020

Though broken-hearted to miss out on a second successive podium, Sergio Perez admits that colleague Romain Grosjean's horrific crash puts things in perspective.

Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Alex Albon.

Graham Hill had got wind that his driving partner for the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours wasn't best pleased about sharing his Matra with a 43-year-old whose star was fading. So the double Formula 1 world champion, ever the joker, tried to trick Henri Pescarolo. It was Hill's first test for the French manufacturer, and he decided to play up to his teammate's expectations as he clambered aboard. The ... Keep reading

Next June, Juan Pablo Montoya will make his third attempt at capturing Le Mans glory to add to his Monaco F1 and Indy 500 triumphs, but he'll find it a near-impossible ask in an LMP2 car. And it probably won't be until 2023 that Fernando Alonso, Monaco GP and LM24 winner, gets his fourth attempt to add Indy 500 glory to his résumé. Thus it's almost certain that Graham Hill will hold the ... Keep reading

A former critic of the device, following his miracle escape today Romain Grosjean pays tribute to the Halo.

Lewis Hamilton takes his 11th victory of the season in a Bahrain Grand Prix notable for a violent, fiery crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean.

Romain Grosjean paid tribute to the halo for saving him in the terrifying crash at the start of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix as he recovers in hospital

Racing Point driver Perez made a superb launch from sixth on the grid to take third at the initial race start, before Grosjean's crash exiting Turn 3 on the opening lap brought out the red flags. At the restart, Perez maintained his hold on third place and was set to score his second podium in as many races until a suspected MGU-K failure with three laps to go forced him out and resulted in the ... Keep reading

Haas F1 driver Grosjean crashed out exiting Turn 3 on the opening lap of the race in Bahrain on Sunday, hitting the barrier on the right-hand side of the track at 137 mph with a force of over 50g. The severity of the collision with the barrier tore Grosjean's Haas VF-20 car in two, and caused a huge fire to break out. Grosjean was able to escape from the fire quickly and was swiftly met by ... Keep reading

F1 MD, Ross Brawn has confirmed that the sport will carry out a "deep analysis " of Romain Grosjean's horrific accident at the start of today's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez says his late retirement from a podium position at the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix was put into perspective by Romain Grosjean's remarkable escape from his fiery crash

FIA medical delegate Dr Ian Roberts says that a blast of fire extinguisher gave him the chance to help Romain Grosjean out of his burning car in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Roberts was widely praised after he, FIA medical car driver Alan van der Merwe and local marshals rushed to Grosjean's aid after the Frenchman's huge crash on the first lap of the race. The Frenchman escaped with burns to his hands but will spend the night in hospital. "There was a massive flame and we arrived to a very odd scene where you've got half a car pointing in the wrong direction ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton takes his 11th victory of the season in a Bahrain Grand Prix notable for a violent, fiery crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean.

Grosjean's Haas was fired into the barrier on the exit of Turn 3 on the opening lap following contact with Daniel Kvyat's AlphaTauri, and the car was split in half upon impact, with the survival cell engulfed in flames. The Frenchman was able to extract himself before being taken to hospital with suspected broken ribs and minor burns to his hands and ankles. The race was halted while repairs ... Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel has questioned the failure of the barriers during Romain Grosjean's crash at the start of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of a full investigation

Daniel Ricciardo says he was "disgusted" by Formula 1 showing replays of Romain Grosjean's Bahrain Grand Prix accident during the lengthy red flag period, which he believes was "completely disrespectful"

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton led from pole, as fellow front row starter Valtteri Bottas plummeted to sixth, but the race was quickly red flagged when Grosjean’s Haas clipped Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri on the exit of Turn 3 and speared off to the right of the track and hit the Armco, bursting into flames as his car split in two. Thankfully, Grosjean was able to get out of his burning car and was immediately ... Keep reading

Contact with Daniil Kvyat resulted in Grosjean crashing out at Turn 4, with the impact with the barrier tearing his Haas F1 car in two before sparking a large fire. Grosjean was able to clamber out of the wreckage that was quickly tended to by the FIA medical staff, who helped subdue the fire using extinguishers. Grosjean has since been taken to hospital in Bahrain with a suspected broken ... Keep reading

The AlphaTauri driver was swiped by Grosjean on the run out of the opening corner sequence in Bahrain, and that impact turned the Haas car right into the crash barriers. Grosjean’s car then split in two as it went through the guardrail, erupting in flames as the Frenchman had to move quickly to get himself out of the fire. He was flown by helicopter to hospital with light burns and ... Keep reading

The Frenchman escaped with relatively minor injuries after contact with Daniil Kvyat sent his Haas off the road. The chassis went through the barrier, with the entire rear end breaking away, starting a spectacular fire. Grosjean escaped on his own with help from FIA medical delegate Ian Roberts, who was one of the first people on the scene. Brawn admitted he was worried by the way the ... Keep reading

As Lewis Hamilton chalks up his 95th win, Formula One breathes a huge sigh of relief as Romain Grosjean walks away from the sport's worst incident in living memory.

Daniil Kvyat said his initial anger at Romain Grosjean turning into him in the Bahrain Grand Prix turned to concern when he saw his Haas rival's Formula 1 car explode

Lewis Hamilton says Romain Grosjean's "horrifying" fiery accident on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix acts as a reminder of the danger of Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton takes his 11th victory of the season in a Bahrain Grand Prix notable for a violent, fiery crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean.

The race was also by disrupted by two safety cars in incidents that eliminated both Racing Point drivers, but will be forever remembered for the horrifying incident on the opening lap that involved Grosjean escaping his burning car after piercing one of the track's barriers after making contact with Daniil Kvyat. At the initial start, Valtteri Bottas made a slow getaway from second when the ... Keep reading

Result of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in Formula 1's 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, which featured a shocking, fiery crash for Haas driver Romain Grosjean

Lewis Hamilton takes his 11th victory of the season in a Bahrain Grand Prix notable for a violent, fiery crash by Haas driver Romain Grosjean.

Hamilton led from pole, as fellow front row starter Valtteri Bottas plummeted to sixth, but the race was quickly red flagged when Grosjean’s Haas clipped Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri on the exit of Turn 3 and speared off to the right of the track and hit the Armco, bursting into flames as his car split in two. Thankfully, Grosjean was able to get out of his burning car and was immediately ... Keep reading

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Grosjean ploughed headlong into the barriers after a collision with the AlphaTauri of Daniil Kvyat at the exit of Turn 4, with his Haas splitting in two and immediately bursting into a ball of flame. The French driver was able to emerge from the burning chassis without external assistance and was then helped away by the FIA's Dr. Ian Roberts, while medical car driver Alan van der Merwe grabbed ... Keep reading

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Mick Schumacher remains on course to win the Formula 2 championship after extending his title lead in Bahrain.

Romain Grosjean has been taken to hospital with minor burns and injuries after a terrifying, fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Grosjean crashed heavily at Turn 3 after making contact with Daniil Kvyat on the first lap in Bahrain, with the impact at the barrier tearing his car in half and causing a huge fire. Grosjean clambered out of the fire at the wreckage unassisted, and was quickly met by van der Merwe and Dr. Ian Roberts, the FIA’s deputy medical delegate and doctor for F1 events, both of whom had run towards ... Keep reading

Formula 1 medical car driver Alan van der Merwe said it "felt like ages" waiting for Romain Grosjean to escape from the fire after his opening lap crash in Bahrain

Grosjean crashed heavily exiting Turn 4 on the opening lap of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, hitting the barrier with such force that his car was torn in half, with the monocoque and survival cell becoming lodged within the barrier. Grosjean was able to clamber out of the wreckage despite a large fire starting almost immediately, and was taken quickly to the medical car. The race was immediately ... Keep reading

Gunther Steiner paid tribute to the Formula 1 marshals and medical staff who helped Romain Grosjean escape from his terrifying first lap crash, saying he was "lucky by being unlucky"

Haas Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has escaped from a huge fireball crash that stopped the Bahrain Grand Prix on the first lap

The Frenchman was involved in a coming-together with a number of other cars as they battled for positions at Sakhir's first corner. Coming out of the opening sequence, Grosjean's car speared towards the inside barriers – and on impact there was a fireball explosion. The race was immediately stopped, and Grosjean was able to inform his team on the radio that he was okay. Television ... Keep reading

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After sampling the prototype C3 tyres in practice for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Hamilton expressed his frustration that Pirelli “had two years now to develop a better tyre” and that F1 has “arrived with a tyre that's three kilos heavier and it's like a second worse per lap”.  Formula 1 has had a single tyre supplier since 2007 – when the Michelin vs Bridgestone tyre ... Keep reading

As the drivers and Pirelli continue to trade comments over the proposed compounds for 2021, Lewis Hamilton admits that he craves the days of the tyre wars.

Although Mercedes stopped development of its current W11 several months ago so it could focus on work for next year, the German car manufacturer has still maintained its pace advantage. At this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Verstappen ended up 0.414 seconds adrift of pole position man Lewis Hamilton. But while Verstappen would like to be closer to Mercedes, he is aware that there are some ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen is not disheartened that Red Bull has still not fully closed the gap to Mercedes, with his Formula 1 car having "weaknesses" that cannot be addressed until 2021

Lewis Hamilton has suggested Formula 1 should reintroduce a tyre war between manufacturers following the criticism of the prototype 2021 rubber Pirelli has produced

Leclerc slumped to 12th place in qualifying on Saturday at the Bahrain International Circuit, losing out in Q2 to Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel, who will start one place ahead in 11th. It marked just the fourth time this year that Vettel has managed to outqualify Leclerc, who has led Ferrari’s efforts through much of the season so far. For Leclerc, it was a further turnaround in ... Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 sporting director Laurent Mekies feels Charles Leclerc has lacked his regular level of confidence across the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend so far

A number of senior drivers, including Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, hit out at the 2021 prototypes following testing in Bahrain on Friday, with some calling for the current tyres to be kept for next year. However, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that F1 needed to accept the slower rubber because Pirelli’s 2021 plans were about making the tyres more robust and avoiding the failures that ... Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers say their concerns about Pirelli's 2021 tyres go beyond them just being slower, as debate rages about whether the championship should stick with the current rubber

Esteban Ocon says that his Renault Formula 1 team mate Daniel Ricciardo has been "blessed" in 2020 after losing out to the Australian once again in qualifying in Bahrain

AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat says he's been getting calls about work for 2021 and insists that ultimately he will be able to choose what he does

With Pierre Gasly already confirmed in the other seat, Kyvat’s place at the Faenza team is looking uncertain. F2 star Yuki Tsunoda is widely expected to be promoted, while Alex Albon is also potentially in the mix if he’s dropped by Red Bull Racing. However, Kvyat says that he’s already heard from potential employers in other categories, and his manager Nicolas Todt is looking at ... Keep reading

Toto Wolff warns that a balance of performance system aimed at converging engine performance would be the "beginning of the end" for the sport.

Lewis Hamilton will line up on pole position ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas, as Mercedes locked out the front row for the 11th time this season. The two Red Bulls will start third and fourth on the grid, led by Max Verstappen, while Sergio Perez qualified his Racing Point in fifth. When is the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix?  The Bahrain Grand Prix will be held on November 29 ... Keep reading

Turkish GP pole man Stroll had been an encouraging second in Q1, after a strong second run left him behind only Lewis Hamilton – who went on to take pole. The mix-up was a blow for the Silverstone team in its battle for third in the constructors’ championship on a day when both Renaults were inside the top 10. Stroll used up a set of medium tyres in Q1, and then he had another new set ... Keep reading

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.

Lance Stroll says a "miscommunication" in the Racing Point Formula 1 team cost him a shot at getting into Q3 in Bahrain, leaving him stranded in 13th on the grid

The father of current Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen and veteran of 106 grands prix has tested a variety of cars this year, and recently completed a run in an LMP3 car at Portimao with Spanish outfit Team Virage. Verstappen Sr. has not raced competitively since an outing at a Baku sportscar race in 2012, with his most recent appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans coming in 2009 for ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton remains imperious in Bahrain - just don't ask him about tyres.

Finishing qualifying in P9 and P15 is a disappointing outcome.

It's tomorrow that really counts and there's a long race ahead of us, and plenty of opportunities to show our competitive race pace with both cars.

We're confident of a strong race tomorrow with some differences on strategy expected. We're aiming to score some good points with both cars.

It was a solid qualifying session from both drivers with third and fourth our best result at this circuit in the hybrid era.

As expected, given how free practice went yesterday, this was a tough qualifying for us.

Tomorrow is going to be fairly tricky; Verstappen has a second Hard tyre and will most likely run a Medium-Hard-Hard strategy which, on paper, is the fastest strategy.

Not the positions we wanted to start tomorrow's race from. It's tough going at the moment, but like always, we'll try to get the best out of Sunday.

F1 is currently weighing up a possible engine development freeze from 2022 in order to allow Red Bull to keep using Honda's power units after the Japanese manufacturer's exit from the series at the end of next year. Ferrari revealed on Friday that it was no longer against to the engine freeze, leaving only Renault in opposition to the plans. Both Ferrari F1 chief Mattia Binotto and Red Bull ... Keep reading

With the top 10 all starting on the Yellow medium tyre tomorrow, they have some options as to which compound to run during the second stint.

Considering our competitive long-run pace on Friday, we will try to get into the points with both drivers.

Toto Wolff has slammed suggestions from Red Bull and Ferrari that Formula 1 should introduce a system for power unit performance convergence in 2022, saying it would be "an insult"

Tomorrow will be a very different prospect with tyre management being key. Hopefully the changes that we made to the car since Friday will help us and we can have a strong race with both cars.

Alexander Albon hopes he can be a "thorn in Mercedes' strategy" after qualifying fourth for the Bahrain Grand Prix, matching his best Formula 1 starting position

Albon bounced back from a hefty crash during second practice at the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday to snare fourth place on the grid in qualifying. It marked Albon's best qualifying result since the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello in September, and saw him lock out the second row of the grid for Red Bull alongside teammate Max Verstappen. Asked if the result was a relief following his ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton secured his 10th Formula 1 pole position of the season in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race

Valtteri Bottas says he and Lewis Hamilton will fight for victory in Formula 1's Bahrain race with "quite different set-ups" and is "surprised" by the qualifying gap between the pair

Carlos Sainz Jr says he feels "very angry" that both his qualifying and race hopes at the Bahrain Grand Prix have been wrecked by a car failure

The Spaniard had looked on course for a strong showing at Sakhir but was put out of qualifying right at the start of Q2 when his rear tyres locked up and pitched him into a spin at the first corner. As well as that failure leaving him down in 15th on the grid, the lock up has effectively robbed him of a set of tyres – which will limit his strategy opportunities in the race. "It leaves ... Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Jr says he feels "very angry" that both his qualifying and race hopes at the Bahrain Grand Prix have been wrecked by a car failure

Sebastian Vettel feels Ferrari needs to be "sly as a fox" with its Formula 1 tyre strategy to score points in Bahrain after failing to reach Q3

World champion Lewis Hamilton took his 10th pole position of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Vettel qualified 11th at the Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday night, narrowly missing out on a place in Q3 after struggling on his final lap. Read Also: Bahrain GP: Hamilton storms to pole ahead of Bottas It marked the 11th race in a row where Vettel has failed to make it through to Q3, with the German sounding frustrated over team radio upon learning of the ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton takes his tenth pole of the season, as Bahrain Grand Prix looks set to see teams in a fascinating battle of wits in terms of tyre strategy.

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas beating Max Verstappen to second place on the final run in Q3

World champion Lewis Hamilton took his 10th pole position of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton fended off the challenge of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for his 10th pole of the season. In the top-10 shootout, Hamilton set the bar at 1m27.677s, 0.146s faster than Verstappen, with Bottas a tenth further back. On his second run Hamilton lowered that to 1m27.264s, with Bottas jumping up to second, 0.289s off Lewis, and Verstappen falling short of ... Keep reading

After Verstappen had led final practice, Hamilton hit back to top all three segments of qualifying, leading the way on the first runs in Q3 with a 1m27.677s. The world champion then found time in all three sectors on his second run on the soft tyres, ending up with a new track record of 1m27.264s. Verstappen had been second after the first runs in Q3, after which he complained he did not ... Keep reading

Times from today's qualifying session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

Looking back 25 years to when Colin McRae, became the first British driver to win the World Rally Championship.

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After a lengthy red flag following Alexander Albon’s crash in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday, the session resumed for just 27 seconds before another red flag was shown. Drivers heading out on-track were quick to report that they had seen a dog, which was picked up by the world feed TV cameras shortly afterwards, showing it running across the track at Turn 1. It was ... Keep reading

For the opening day of running track limits were monitored at Sakhir’s Turn 4 for the first time, with the regular threat of the loss of lap time for any offence. There were 33 deletions over the two practice sessions, with Lewis Hamilton topping the list on five, followed by Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi on four apiece, and Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen ... Keep reading

The Bahrain International Circuit has rescued the dog which escaped onto the track during second Formula 1 practice on Friday night, taking it to an animal rescue centre

Under clearer skies than Friday’s FP1, the 60-minute final session got off to a fairly lifeless start, with most cars remaining in their garages for the opening 20 minutes. Alfa Rome’s Kimi Raikkonen set the first timed lap of the session at the eight minute mark, a 1m31.247s that stood as the fastest time for nearly 15 minutes as the Finn continued to lap before he was joined by the two ... Keep reading

Times from the final free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has the edge in FP3 as Mercedes fails to get on top of its grip struggle, as do Renault, Racing Point and Ferrari.

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has taken the unusual step of abandoning lap time deletions for track limits offences in Bahrain following a discussion with the drivers on Friday