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Leclerc astonished by pole position: We thought Red Bull would be faster!

Charles Leclerc

In Bahrain, Charles Leclerc beat out Max Verstappen for pole position as Ferrari and Red Bull battled it out. After a “extremely challenging” couple of seasons for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc acknowledged his delight at securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. After trading lap times in practise, Leclerc and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen […]

Aston Martin gives an update on Sebastian Vettel before the Saudi GP

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Sebastian Vettel was unable to compete in Bahrain’s first race of the 2022 season after testing positive for COVID-19 in the days running up to the event. Sebastian Vettel’s comeback to the car is expected to be quick, but Aston Martin cannot promise his involvement in the next race of the season. Due to a […]

Leclerc explains how he was able to defeat Verstappen to pole position

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After putting together a qualifying drive to defeat Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc will begin Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position. Despite securing pole position in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc revealed that tyre issues prevented him from unleashing the full power of his Ferrari car. Under the lights in Sakhir, the […]

Hamilton believes Mercedes have outperformed Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

Despite their various performance levels in Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes, rather than Red Bull, succeeded in preparing for the beginning of the 2022 F1 season. Despite falling a little behind in terms of outright performance in Bahrain, Lewis Hamilton reckons Mercedes has performed a “better job” preparing for the 2022 Formula One season and the regulatory […]

Sainz expresses race-day worries despite Leclerc’s ‘much better performance’

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Carlos Sainz has revealed that his lack of long-run speed has left him feeling insecure heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz believes he lacks the race pace to challenge for the Bahrain Grand Prix championship, with member Charles Leclerc doing “a much better job” so far. Sainz will begin third, with Red Bull’s […]

Daniel Ricciardo was dissatisfied but unsurprised by his poor qualifying performance

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Daniel Ricciardo qualified for the Bahrain Grand Prix in 18th place, with teammate Lando Norris in 13th place. After finishing 18th for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo confessed that his McLaren team had much to understand about their new car. Despite teammate Lando Norris advanced smoothly to Q2, the Australian was left to express […]

Mercedes emphasises the critical issue they must address 

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Andrew Shovlin, a Mercedes engineer, believes the team will be able to unlock a lot of performance from the W13 soon. Mercedes is optimistic that if they resolve a technical issue with their W13, they will be able to close the gap on Red Bull and Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were expected to […]

Free Practice 3 results for the 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

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After Free Practice 3, the penultimate practise session before the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen once more led the timing sheets. Max Verstappen will go into qualifying for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix with the confidence that he was the best rider on circuit during the weekend’s the last practise session. The World Champion […]

Kevin Magnussen: I expected a slower Haas F1 car

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Last week, Kevin Magnussen had a surprising comeback to Formula One, driving the innovative Haas car for the first time in Bahrain during pre-season testing. The Danish driver has described why his experience was different from what he had expected. Kevin Magnussen says that he anticipated the latest Haas F1 car to be slower, as […]

Verstappen is looking forward to qualifying in Bahrain: “We’re in a good place”

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen admits he’s excited for Saturday’s qualifying session in Bahrain, the first of the 2022 Formula One season, since Red Bull is in good place.” Max Verstappen, the reigning Formula One World Champion, has stated his enthusiasm ahead of Saturday’s qualifying session in Bahrain, despite being uncertain about how excellent his Red Bull RB18 is. Red […]