Sergio Perez has won the Sakhir Grand Prix, recording his first ever victory in Formula One. The Mexican tangled with Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari on the opening lap and dropped down to P18, before climbing up the field and taking advantage of a series of Mercedes mistakes. READ: Mick Schumacher Wins Formula Two Title At Bahrain
MoreAt this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, Sergio Perez was seen talking to Dr Helmut Marko, the head of Red Bull’s driver development programme. With Perez being strongly linked to a move to Red Bull and Alex Albon continuing to underperform, many F1 fans were quick to suggest that the pair were potentially discussing the Mexican’s
MoreMick Schumacher has sealed the 2020 Formula Two title at the final race of the season ahead of fellow Ferrari junior driver Callum Ilott. Schumacher finished the sprint race at Sakhir down in P18, but it was nevertheless enough for him to clinch the Championship. READ: Romain Grosjean Won’t Race In Formula One Again After
MoreSky F1 pundit and former racing driver Karun Chandok has left social media divided after posting a now-deleted tweet which fans of Lewis Hamilton deemed “insensitive” and even “racist”. The tweet which caused controversy was about Mercedes’ driver selection for the Abu Dhabi GP, and the ex-F1 driver has since clarified his remarks. READ: Alex
MoreRomain Grosjean has announced that he will not take part in the season finale at Abu Dhabi next weekend, which was also set to be his final race with the Haas F1 Team and probably his last ever Formula One grand prix. Grosjean described it as “one of the hardest decisions” of his life, but
MoreScuderia Ferrari looked set to have another difficult weekend, with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc both struggling in free practice. However, while Vettel was knocked out in Q2, Leclerc managed to drag his Ferrari SF1000 into the qualifying shootout and put together an exceptional lap to qualify in P4. READ: F1 Fans Ridicule Alex Albon
MoreSeveral weeks ago, a source told Formula1News.co.uk that Yuki Tsunoda will join Scuderia AlphaTauri next season unless he fails to get a Super Licence. The Italy-based team is yet to confirm its second driver for 2021, but Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has since indicated that Yuki Tsunoda is first in line to join
MoreThe main story of qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix is Valtteri Bottas taking pole ahead of George Russell, who’s filling in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time World Champion tested positive for coronavirus. However, Alex Albon also attracted plenty of attention from F1 fans on social media, as he put in yet another poor
MoreRed Bull driver Max Verstappen found himself in a familiar position at the end of qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, with him qualifying P3 with only the two Mercedes ahead of him. Verstappen will start the race on a set of soft-compound tyres, while the Silver Arrows could be vulnerable off the line as
MoreMercedes have locked out the front row of the grid for the Sakhir Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas pipping George Russell to pole position. Max Verstappen put in a lap good enough for third on the grid, while his Red Bull team-mate, Alex Albon, could only manage P12. READ: Mercedes Will Make Sure George Russell
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