Bahrain Grand Prix driver ratings: A perfect 10, Sainz shines and Bottas flops

The first ratings of the season are in as Max Verstappen picked up in 2024 where he left off in 2023. Away from the Dutchman, there were strong performances at Ferrari while Alpine will want...

Max Verstappen to Mercedes amidst Red Bull ‘unrest’? ‘I wouldn’t say no’

Ralf Schumacher wouldn’t be surprised if the “unrest” at Red Bull drove Max Verstappen to join Mercedes, after all, who “would have thought” Lewis Hamilton would leave the Brackley squad? Red Bull won the Bahrain...

Ferrari wrongly accused of snubbing Carlos Sainz podium celebrations in Bahrain

Ferrari personnel were present in numbers to celebrate Carlos Sainz’s Bahrain podium, despite television footage seemingly showing him to be alone. Sainz bagged Ferrari’s first podium of the 2024 season when he brought his SF-24...

Christian Horner saga development as FIA president makes Max Verstappen request

Having previously declared the Christian Horner saga was “damaging” F1, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem reportedly asked Max Verstappen to publicly back his team boss. Red Bull had a tumultuous weekend at the Bahrain Grand...

George Russell openly questions Lewis Hamilton’s Bahrain Grand Prix set-up claims

George Russell has openly questioned Lewis Hamilton’s claims over his chosen set-up at the Bahrain Grand Prix, claiming the two Mercedes cars were actually “pretty similar.” Having announced last month that he will join Ferrari...

Toto Wolff’s concerning Max Verstappen F1 2024 prediction after ‘different galaxy’ verdict

Max Verstappen won 19 of the 22 grands prix last season and in F1 2024, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff “unfortunately” thinks the Red Bull driver will win almost all the races again. Verstappen has...

Red Bull war continues as Jos Verstappen wants Christian Horner out – F1 news round-up

As the dust settled on the Bahrain Grand Prix, there was only one F1 news story in town on Sunday as Jos Verstappen, the father of Red Bull’s three-time World Champion Max, broke rank and...

Drivers confirm key difference in racing to come after F1 2024 rule change

Bahrain Grand Prix podium finishers Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz have given their thumbs up to the F1 2024 rule change permitting the use of DRS after the first racing lap. Since its...

Explained: Why Valtteri Bottas suffered a 52-second pit-stop at Bahrain Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas’s 52-second pit stop in the Bahrain Grand Prix was caused by an issue with the wheelnut, Sauber’s head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar has confirmed. Bottas’s hopes of scoring points in the opening...