Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix after outpacing his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by around three-tenths of a second. As has been the case at most grand prix this season, Max Verstappen was best of the rest and put his Red Bull third on the grid. READ: Haas F1
MoreNico Hulkenberg has said he is “extremely hot” to drive for a top team like Red Bull after spending the entirety of his Formula One career battling in the midfield. The German has competed in three races with Racing Point this season – and impressed many people in the paddock with his strong performances –
MoreThe Haas F1 Team will announce its driver line-up for 2021 before the end of this season, team principal Guenther Steiner has said at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. “We plan to announce it before the season is ending,” Steiner told journalists at Sakhir. READ: Lewis Hamilton Says F1 Shouldn’t ‘Handicap’ Future Stars “We don’t
MoreFollowing Honda’s announcement that it would be withdrawing from Formula One at the end of 2021, it emerged that Red Bull was interested in taking over the intellectual property of Honda’s power unit to avoid it having to look for a new engine supplier. However, to avoid falling behind their rivals’ power units, Red Bull
MoreThai driver Alex Albon had a big shunt in the second practice session at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. He ran wide at the exit of the final corner and kept his foot planted on the throttle, causing him to lose the rear of his Red Bull and crash into the barrier. READ: Lewis Hamilton:
MoreEarlier this month, a source told Formula1News.co.uk that Red Bull have decided to drop Alex Albon at the end of the season and he won’t even be given a second chance at Scuderia AlphaTauri unless Japanese Formula Two driver Yuki Tsunoda fails to get a Super Licence. However, speaking ahead of the upcoming double-header at
MoreEarlier this season, all ten Formula One teams unanimously agreed in principle to set a $30 million combined salary cap for both drivers. Speaking ahead of the grand prix this weekend in Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton said that while he isn’t opposed to the proposed cap, he is concerned that it could “handicap” future F1 stars.
MoreRed Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has tested positive for coronavirus and, as per FIA protocols, will self-isolate for 10 days and therefore won’t be attending this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. “We can confirm that during mandatory pre-race testing in the UK, Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley tested positive for COVID-19,” Red Bull Racing said in
MoreAlfa Romeo reserve driver Robert Kubica will fill in for Kimi Raikkonen in the first practice session of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Kubica has already ran in three FP1 sessions so far this season – namely at the Red Bull Ring, the Hungaroring and Silverstone. READ: Vettel Says He’s ‘Certainly Ready’ To Take On
MoreThe upcoming double-header at Bahrain will see grand prix run on the track’s standard layout and the outer circuit, presenting teams and drivers with a new challenge. Speaking ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen said “the layout we will race on in the second week is a bit of a
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