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Heading into qualifying for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix for the Formula 3 series, Rafael Câmara led practice. He looked to be the favourite for pole, with Nikola Tsolov in second and Tuuka Taponen in third in practice. First runs As the session began, most of the 30 drivers immediately headed out onto the circuit. Trident, like in practice, elected to hold back until later on in the session. They managed to find space on the track without any other cars. Hitech’s Gerrard Xie went off the track trying to pass other cars, and Campos’ Tsolov dived down the inside…

Heading into the first Free Practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit, there was a number of drivers who were doing free practice sessions in place of regular drivers. Replacement drivers Ryo Hirakawa, who had impressed in his practice run in Japan for Alpine, was in at Haas for Oliver Bearman. F2 and Ferrari Driver Academy talent Dino Beganovic filled in for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, making his practice debut. The 2023 F2 runner-up Frederik Vesti drove instead of George Russell at Mercedes. The 2022 F2 champion Felipe Drugovich was driving in his sixth practice session for Aston Martin over Fernando…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has enjoyed a competitive start to his Formula One career and aims to continue his form in Bahrain.

FIA Deputy President for Sport Robert Reid resigned today, launching a scathing attack on Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership.

Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar became the third rookie on the grid to score points in 2025 after a P8 finish at the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, joining the ranks of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli and Haas’ Oliver Bearman. Hadjar also outperformed former teammate Yuki Tsunoda, now at Red Bull, who finished P12, and new teammate Liam Lawson who finished P17. The Racing Bulls’ rookie now sits 13th in the World Drivers’ Championship standings, just one point behind Bearman. Hadjar “left nothing on the table” at F1 Japanese GP Despite losing a place at the start to Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Hadjar believes…

Liam Lawson’s return to Racing Bulls following his demotion from Red Bull didn’t necessarily go as planned, with the Kiwi finishing in 17th after starting in 13th at the F1 Japanese GP. A risky strategy for Racing Bulls Lawson and the Racing Bulls team decided to go for a riskier strategy. When asked about whether they could do anything differently, Lawson stated: “It would’ve been very tough from where we were but it definitely didn’t work so obviously we will review going forwards.” Lawson then commented on his teammate Isack Hadjar’s strong performance, with the Frenchman scoring an eighth place finish, his…

When you ask a Formula One fan to name a driver to have driven for both McLaren and Williams, you’d probably get answers like Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Juan Pablo Montoya or even recently, Carlos Sainz. Many forget the legendary Nigel Mansell. Nigel Mansell is one of only two drivers to have driven for F1’s four greatest teams in Lotus (1980-1984), Williams (1985-1988, 1991-1992, 1994), Ferrari (1989-1990) and McLaren (1995). The other being Jacky Ickx. The American Success Story of Nigel Mansell Nigel Mansell had already become a motorsport racing icon before joining McLaren. He had not only won the…

The demotion of Liam Lawson is the latest failure in a long-running saga of driver mismanagement at Red Bull.