Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has outlined that the team's deficit to Red Bull Racing has been accentuated by the W12 suffering from engine derates in Bahrain. Red Bull's... read more »

Fernando Alonso has clarified a comment made earlier in the week when he suggested he was better than the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. read more »

As Max Verstappen confirms the RB16B's pace is for real, world champion, Lewis Hamilton claims that 2021 rule changes are another attempt to handicap Mercedes. read more »

Qualifying in Bahrain was billed as a probable battle for pole between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton - and that's exactly how it worked out... For more F1® videos,... read more »

Formula One has produced a truly remarkable and amazing start to the 2021 F1 season with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen comfortably beating reigning world champion Lewis... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was forced to settle for second on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. read more »

Max Verstappen's pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix vindicates the hype around Red Bull and sets up a tantalising fight for the championship with Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Red Bull's Verstappen held off both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to claim the fifth pole position of his career to demonstrate his impressive pace during pre-season... read more »

Formula One's rule changes for 2021 were intended to rein in Mercedes, seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday. read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists he is feeling optimistic after Bahrain GP qualifying as he and Mercedes feared an even bigger gap to pole-sitter Max Verstappen - and the world champion... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it is "no secret" that F1's new aerodynamic rules were introduced to try and rein in Mercedes' advantage over the rest of the field. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to be almost four tenths down to Max Verstappen in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - as he thought the margin might be "double". read more »

Bahrain GP F1 pole-sitter Max Verstappen knew he had more time in hand going into his final flying lap of qualifying, which proved enough to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position. read more »

Verstappen, who went on to claim the first pole position of the 2021 season ahead of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, went hard over the kerbs on the exit of the Turn 2... read more »

Lewis Hamilton conceded second was the best he could do in qualifying for F1's season-opening Bahrain GP, saying he got "absolutely everything" out of his Mercedes. read more »

Max Verstappen translated Red Bull's strong start to the 2021 F1 season to claim pole position for the Bahrain GP, outpacing reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull has addressed the problems that hampered the team in 2020, as he opened his 2021 campaign with a pole position in Bahrain. The Dutchman ended... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes was "definitely closer than expected" to Red Bull despite finishing adrift of Max Verstappen during qualifying for Formula 1's... read more »

Mercedes worst fears are realised as Max Verstappen edges out Lewis Hamilton to take pole by 0.388s, and F1 finally appears to have a genuine title fight on its hands. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to take a stunning pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen took a sensational pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, beating reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton by over three tenths... read more »

Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the first pole position of the 2021 season as Bahrain GP qualifying finally delivered the head-to-head duel between the grid's two... read more »

Max Verstappen delivered on Red Bull's pre-season potential as he beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix. It marked the first time... read more »

Max Verstappen followed up his pre-season pace with the first pole position of the season, P1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid ahead of Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Max Verstappen completes a practice hat-trick ahead of qualifying for F1's Bahrain GP, outpacing Lewis Hamilton by seven-tenths. read more »