Max Verstappen maintained his Formula 1 tradition of dominance by winning the 2024 F1 season opening Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
Alpine F1 had a disastrous qualifying run in Bahrain and according to results, it will take some time to improve the A524’s performance.
Lewis Hamilton will be frustrated with his starting position for the Bahrain Grand Prix despite having a W15 machine that is optimized for race day.
Max Verstappen overpowered Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix race following a simmering qualifying session on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton, who appeared more at ease in the W15 than George Russell, led Mercedes to a surprise 1-2 in the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The first two races of the 2024 Formula 1 season will take place on a Saturday with both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rounds being moved ahead by a day.
The outcome of Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner’s investigation is anticipated to be made public ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix season opener this weekend.
At the beginning of the 2023 season Ferrari’s reliability issues have proved to be their undoing once more amid Fred Vasseur’s new leadership.
According to ESPN, Formula 1’s season opener in Bahrain drew a high audience of 1.5 million US viewers, making it the most watched F1 race on cable since 1995.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc said that he joked about having engine problems over the radio during the final stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix, scaring his mechanics.
According to McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl, McLaren had a frustrating and difficult experience during the 2022 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. The team, which had been tipped to be a contender in Barcelona’s testing, was not even in contention for points at Sahkir.
Guanyu Zhou, China’s first ever Formula 1 driver, had a fairytale start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points for the first time.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Mako, revealed that the identical issue caused Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to retire in the final stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while defending world champion Max Verstappen retired just two laps to the end of the race.
After reaching a new long-term arrangement with F1, the Bahrain Grand Prix will continue on the schedule until at least 2036.
