Author: Vyas Ponnuri

Carlos Sainz walked away disappointed after failing to finish in F1’s Bahrain GP. Sainz started a strong eighth on the grid for Sunday’s F1 Bahrain GP. It marked his best F1 start for his new Williams outfit. The Spaniard, who had been getting to grips with his FW47 in 2025, experienced his best race weekend by far at Bahrain. Running in the top 10, a risky dive by Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda resulted in contact, damaging Sainz’s Williams. The resultant debris on track necessitated a safety car period, changing the nature of the race. The extent of the damage later…

Heading into qualifying for the F1 Bahrain GP Qualifying, McLaren appeared to hold the upper hand. Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had set the pace across all three Free Practice sessions. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc had remarked that the British outfit was “on another planet” — and heading into qualifying, that assessment seemed to be proving accurate. As it unfolded: Q1 As Qualifying got underway at the F1 Bahrain GP, it was Nico Hülkenberg in the KICK Sauber who was first to set a benchmark in , posting a 1:32.6. His time was soon eclipsed by Fernando Alonso in the…

Heading into the F2 sprint at Bahrain, the top ten were reversed from qualifying on Friday. Invicta Racing’s Leonardo Fornaroli took pole position, from Williams juniors Victor Martins and Luke Browning.

Heading into qualifying for F2’s Bahrain round, Oliver Goethe topped practice ahead of teammate Richard Verschoor. Pepe Martí and Victor Martins followed, with Gabriele Minì rounding out the top 5. As it happened: First runs The 30-minute qualifying session began slow. Most drivers looked to wait until the second half of the session, with lower air temperatures playing into their favour to set their fastest laps. Amongst those who did go out first though, it was the ART duo of Ritomo Miyata and Victor Martins. The latter was competing in his first weekend after being signed into the Williams Driver…

After a difficult 2025 F1 Japanese GP, Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu was happy to leave Suzuka with one point, earned by rookie Oliver “Ollie” Bearman. Despite a stunning weekend in Shanghai, Haas seemed wrong-footed in Japan, with both Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman struggling from FP1 onward. The team’s misfortune continued into Saturday’s Qualifying, with Ocon falling at the first hurdle. He qualified P18. Bearman, on the other hand, offered the American team some redemption, qualifying P10 after an exceptional showing. Though Ocon managed to get past Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto at the start, he found himself unable to make…

Despite finishing P19, Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto described his 2025 F1 Japanese GP experience as a “special”. Though he missed out on points and was one of only a handful of drivers to lose positions during the race, the Sauber rookie also viewed his maiden outing in Suzuka as a learning opportunity. Having qualified P17, behind teammate Nico Hülkenberg, Bortoleto opted to start the 53-lap race on the hard compound tyres, deviating from the more popular strategy which saw many drivers starting on the medium tyres. Unfortunately, Bortoleto faced an uphill battle right from the start of the race. Just moments…