Lewis Hamilton's Bahrain Grand Prix podium shows F1 season truth with Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton has won 103 Grand Prix but a third place in this season’s opening race in Bahrain will have given him as much satisfaction as many of those triumphs.
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'Suspected fuel pump issue' to blame for Bahrain heartbreak as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retire
Red Bull believe that a «suspected fuel pump issue» was to blame for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s retirements at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen cut a frustrated figure throughout the race and was furious on lap 54 as he told his team that he was experiencing a battery problem.
F1: Red Bull's Christian Horner praises Merc's Toto Wolff for openness on mental health issues
Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner has praised Mercedes rival Toto Wolff for speaking out about the mental health issues that have plagued him for more than a decade despite unprecedented success.
Horner praises Wolff for openness on mental health issues
Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner has praised Mercedes rival Toto Wolff for speaking out about the mental health issues that have plagued him for more than a decade despite unprecedented success.
Lewis Hamilton writes off Mercedes at Bahrain Grand Prix, Toto Wolff praises Red Bull cars
Lewis Hamilton thinks that Mercedes are not going to win at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The German team have been well off the pace for much of the pre-season and Friday’s two practice sessions did not suggest at any major problems. Ad/> Indeed, former world champion Hamilton said that his team were facing ‘much, much bigger problems’ than they had encountered before, after regulations were overhauled between seasons, leading to huge redesigns for this campaign’s cars.
Champion Max Verstappen sets the pace in Bahrain GP practice
Formula One champion Max Verstappen edged out Charles Leclerc to the fastest time in Friday's practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Red Bull and Ferrari lived up to their pre-season hype while Mercedes appeared to be on the back foot. The 24-year-old lapped the 5.4km floodlit Sakhir track in one minute 31.936 seconds, beating Leclerc by 0.087 seconds. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was over half a second back in third. “It’s been a positive day for us, really,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. “Both in the warmer conditions earlier in the day and that last session, the short run and the long run both looked pretty decent ... we’re pretty satisfied with today’s running.” Verstappen, who sealed his first title at a controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi last year, had ended last week’s pre-season test at the same Sakhir track with the fastest time.
Horner reckons Ferrari ‘could be the car to beat’
If Red Bull want to be on pole in Bahrain, their team boss Christian Horner believes Ferrari may be the team to beat.