Bahrain Grand Prix

Formula 1: Max Verstappen begins title defence at bogey Bahrain Grand Prix

Verstappen's overall record in Bahrain includes two second places, in 2020 and 2021, and three retirements so he will be seeking a change of fortune on Sunday

Formula 1: Lance Stroll to return for Bahrain Grand Prix after wrist injury

Reserve driver Felipe Drugovich replaced Stroll as the teammate to Fernando Alonso in testing after the Canadian's accident while training in Spain

Formula 1: Charles Leclerc wins Bahrain Grand Prix as Max Verstappen retires near the end

Verstappen’s title defense turned into a nightmare when the Red Bull star retired near the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix allowing Ferrari to clinch a 1-2 finish with Charles Leclerc winning ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz Jr.

Formula 1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on pole for season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

Leclerc was 0.123 seconds faster than Red Bull's Verstappen while Carlos Sainz will start third on the grid in the second Ferrari.

Formula 1: Max Verstappen tops final Bahrain Grand Prix practice with Lewis Hamilton sixth

Verstappen's time of 1min 32.544sec was 0.096sec quicker than Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, while Sergio Perez took third in the second Red Bull ahead of qualifying at 1500 GMT

Formula 1 2022: Downcast Lewis Hamilton writes off chances of opening day win

Lewis Hamilton finished ninth in practice on Friday ahead of the weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Formula 1 2021: Bahrain GP race director clarifies ruling for Max Verstappen penalty

Masi, who denied all claims of inconsistency, pointed out the Red Bull driver was asked to hand back the race lead because he 'gained an advantage' in running off track, not only because he had crossed the white lines

Formula 1 2021: Lewis Hamilton fights off persistent Max Verstappen to win season-opening Bahrain GP

Mercedes star Hamilton edged out pole-sitter Max Verstappen in his Red Bull, with Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes rounding out the podium.

Formula 2: Jehan Daruvala kicks off campaign with impressive performance in Bahrain

Jehan showed his mettle in the second race too, climbing from 11th to fourth after a brilliant run, but missed a second straight podium finish by a whisker.

Bahrain Grand Prix: Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel demoted to last place on grid for yellow flag violation

Vettel picked up a grid penalty from race stewards for failing to slow down when yellow flags were deployed during his final Q1 run, related to incidents involving Nikita Mazepin's Haas and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz