Sergio Perez has revealed that he could feel that there was an issue with his Red Bull power unit not long before the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix as he and Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen both ended up out of the race. Verstappen had looked set to end the opening race of the
MoreGeorge Russell has testified that his Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has been nothing but supportive since the 24-year-old’s arrival at Mercedes, and said he will work as hard as possible to avoid becoming a number two driver. Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes after the Finn helped the Silver Arrows claim the Constructors’ Championship
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Lando Norris is doing his best to remain optimistic about McLaren’s performance prospects following their abysmal weekend at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris qualified thirteenth on Saturday, with team-mate Daniel Ricciardo five places back in 18th, and it was the first time in 28 races that neither McLaren had made the final qualifying
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is relieved that his Mercedes team were able to grab a podium at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but has warned there isn’t a quick fix to the issues they have been facing. It looked as though the Silver Arrows would be ending the race in Sakhir fifth through Hamilton and sixth
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Formula 1 fans thoroughly enjoyed watching Sir Lewis Hamilton having some fun with the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the aftermath of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. After an immensely difficult weekend for the Mercedes team, Hamilton was able to capitalise on a double retirement for Red Bull to finish third.
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McLaren driver Lando Norris says it is Max Verstappen’s “aggression” that sets him apart from other drivers on the grid, adding that the Dutchman pushes the boundaries further than most. Verstappen spent much of 2021 battling Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, and the pair came to blows at Silverstone, Monza and Saudi Arabia, while
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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Lando Norris gave a sarcastic reply when asked about McLaren’s woeful weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as they walked away from the first race with no points to their name. Both Norris and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo failed to make it into the third and final qualifying session on Saturday, and spent most of the
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A former Red Bull engineer has predicted that there could well be an adverse reaction if it transpires that the fuel pumps are what caused the team’s double retirement at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked set to end the 2022 season-opener second and fourth respectively, but a mechanical failure
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Mercedes stole the show on Formula 1 Twitter again on Sunday night when they tweeted “you love to see it” after Max Verstappen and then Sergio Perez ended up out of the Bahrain Grand Prix in the closing stages. It had been a difficult weekend for the Silver Arrows after Sir Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth,
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