Dejected Norris rues "clueless' qualifying
SAKHIR, Bahrain :Formula One leader Lando Norris lamented a "clueless" performance after qualifying only sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix, while McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri romped to pole position.
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Hasil Kualifikasi F1 GP Bahrain 2025: Piastri Raih Pole Position
Pebalap McLaren Oscar Piastri berhasil menjadi yang tercepat di sesi kualifikasi Formula 1 GP Bahrain 2025. Ia berhasil mengungguli George Russell dari Mercedes dan Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).
Piastri on pole in Bahrain for his 50th F1 start
SAKHIR, Bahrain :McLaren's Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain ahead of his 50th Formula One start with George Russell putting his Mercedes alongside the Australian on the front row for Sunday's race.
Oscar Piastri on pole in Bahrain for his 50th F1 start
SAKHIR, Bahrain: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain ahead of his 50th Formula One start with George Russell putting his Mercedes alongside the Australian on the front row for Sunday’s race. Piastri’s championship-leading teammate Lando Norris qualified only sixth, a potentially significant blow in the title battle although closest rival Max Verstappen will start seventh for Red Bull. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc qualified third and Mercedes’ Italian rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli fourth with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly fifth. Piastri, who was also fastest in two out of three practice sessions, lapped the floodlit Sakhir circuit with a best time of one minute 29.841 seconds, 0.168 faster than Russell. The pole was his second of the season and his career. “I’ve felt confident out there pretty much all weekend,” said Piastri, who has a great chance to slash the 13-point championship gap to Norris — who leads Verstappen by just one after three races. “The others caught up a little bit closer than what I wanted but I still delivered the laps when it mattered, which was the most important thing at the end.” Russell said he was shocked to finish so close to Piastri after struggling for grip in the afternoon’s final practice. “I think if anybody said we’d have been within half a second of the McLarens we’d have taken it because we would have thought that would have been P3 on the grid.
McLaren show their speed in final Bahrain practice
SAKHIR, Bahrain :Formula One pacesetters McLaren dominated final Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Saturday with Oscar Piastri showing impressive speed in leading Lando Norris one-two while Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen was only eighth.
Drivers say F1 cockpit cooling system needs more work
SAKHIR, Bahrain :Formula One's new cockpit cooling system still needs work, drivers said ahead of two of the hottest races of the year in the Middle East.
Lewis Hamilton feels his side of the Ferrari garage is underperforming
Lewis Hamilton wants to see “positive changes” from Ferrari at the Bahrain Grand Prix after suggesting his car is underperforming compared to team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Lando Norris not surprised by Max Verstappen’s resurgence as rivalry reignites
Lando Norris says he did not need a reminder of Max Verstappen’s quality after the four-time world champion upset the odds to win the Japanese Grand Prix.