Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen fastest in second practice
Red Bull's Max Verstappen edged Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen has said that ‘I don’t think we need a full report’ regarding last season’s controversial finale. The 2021 championship was decided on the last lap of the final race in Abu Dhabi, when the decision was taken to allow Verstappen to challenge Lewis Hamilton after the end of the safety car. There was controversy as many believe that the rules were not correctly followed, with accusations that F1 race director Michael Masi had elected to create the most exciting ending to the season he could.
Bahrain GP: Max Verstappen and Ferrari impress in first practice sessions of new season
Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix was always going to be interesting given it was the first of the year, and the first of the new Formula 1 era, and it did not disappoint.
Bahrain GP: Gasly opens new F1 era at the top of the timesheets
Pierre Gasly began Formula One's new era with the fastest time for AlphaTauri in Friday's first practice session for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Frenchman lapped the 5.4-km Sakhir desert track in one minute, 34.193 seconds on a sunny but cool afternoon. Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were second and third, the Italian team continuing to back up the hype that has them marked out as one of the favourites.
Motor racing-Gasly opens new F1 era at the top of the timesheets
MANAMA (Reuters) - Pierre Gasly began Formula One's new era with the fastest time for AlphaTauri in Friday's first practice session for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Gasly leads 1st practice at Bahrain GP, Verstappen 5th
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly was quickest and Formula One champion Max Verstappen only fifth fastest for Red Bull in the first practice session at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.