George Russell was on course for victory in his first race with the Mercedes F1 Team, but a pitstop blunder and a late slow puncture ultimately denied him glory. However, many in the F1 paddock were nevertheless very impressed with Russell’s performance, as he almost matched Valtteri Bottas in qualifying and led most of the
MoreDespite George Russell finishing his maiden race with Mercedes down in P9, the young Brit’s stock has undoubtedly increased within the F1 paddock. After qualifying just behind his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Russell took the lead of the Sakhir Grand Prix on the run down to turn one and looked set to win on his
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
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
MoreAlex Albon won the second podium of his F1 career at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, with him moving up to P3 after Sergio Perez’s Racing Point had an engine blowout in the final few laps of the race. However, his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen wasn’t impressed by the result, as despite Albon finishing
MoreLewis Hamilton has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Hamilton started on pole and commanded the grand prix, though he said in a post-race interview that it was a challenging victory as Verstappen pushed him all the way. READ: Wolff: Binotto’s Convergence Suggestion Would Be A Humiliation To
MoreOutgoing Racing Point driver Sergio Perez has had a stellar season thus far and finds himself fourth in the F1 Drivers’ Standings despite missing both grand prix at Silverstone after he contracted COVID-19. However, with Racing Point opting to sign Sebastian Vettel to partner Lance Stroll for 2021, the highly rated Mexican currently doesn’t have
MoreLewis 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 –
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