Ricciardo sets opening practice pace in Bahrain
SAKHIR, Bahrain : Daniel Ricciardo opened the 2024 Formula One season with the fastest time for the rebranded Visa Cash App RB team in Thursday’s first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Lights out again for Formula One after off-season wheel-spinning
It was oh so quiet! The engines revs on the grid were still and the driver market was in a formation lap holding pattern in anticipation of a guaranteed silly season to come ahead of 2025. But as Bjork would say, 'Zing boom'.
Sainz has no hard feelings over Hamilton’s Ferrari move
SAKHIR, Bahrain : Spaniard Carlos Sainz said he had no hard feelings towards seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton over the Briton's impending move to Ferrari as his replacement.
Bahrain could end Verstappen's run at the top
MANAMA : Max Verstappen has led the Formula One standings since May 2022 and while Red Bull's triple world champion remains favourite for Saturday's Bahrain season-opener, there is always the possibility of the record 39-race run coming to an end.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five.
F1 drivers call for more checks after drain cover incidents
Triple world champion Max Verstappen said more checks were needed after Formula One's pre-season testing in Bahrain was halted for the second day in a row on Friday by a dislodged drain cover.
Red Bull are still 'out in the distance', says Hamilton
Formula One champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, dominant last year, will start the season next week still well ahead of the rest on the evidence of testing in Bahrain, rivals said.
Loose drain cover halts F1 testing for second day
Formula One's pre-season testing was halted for a second successive day on Friday by a loose drain cover at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit.