James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen. read more »

Mika Hakkinen says the Bahrain GP battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen reminded him of the rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. read more »

Formula 1 steward Emanuele Pirro said Max Verstappen would have at worse been given a five-second penalty at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Zak Brown has reined back on his prediction that Max Verstappen will partner George Russell at Mercedes next season. read more »

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet believes Max Verstappen would “smash” Lewis Hamilton if they were team-mates. Piquet reckons Verstappen’s greater aggression... read more »

Winning the Bahrain Grand Prix against all the odds, Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton "stopped the rot" that was threatening Mercedes' season. read more »

Although Max Verstappen was beaten to victory in the F1 season opener by Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, Red Bull thinks the pace it showed throughout the Sakhir event has put... read more »

Sky Sports and ESPN have communicated record viewing figures from last Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The first round of the new campaign saw an enticing... read more »

Red Bull continue to set the pit stop standards! Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez's in Bahrain were the two fastest, as they took home the first DHL Fastest Pit Stop award... read more »

Red Bull's improvements this season are not only down to the new rules with Max Verstappen adamant one can't put it solely "on that". read more »

Bottas finished a distant third behind winner Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, opting to take a third pitstop near the end of the race to claim the point for the... read more »

Relive the enthralling first race of 2021 with the best onboard footage, presented by Emirates. We've got the titanic duel for the win between Lewis Hamilton and Max... read more »

Ross Brawn believes this year's grands prix won't be solely about Max Verstappen versus Lewis Hamilton with their team-mates also involved in the fight. read more »

After a breathless F1 season opener in Bahrain, Damon, Natalie and Tom pick apart the big talking points, including Max Verstappen surrendering the lead back to Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Pre-season testing promised an exciting race in the Bahrain opener and we were all richly rewarded, of that there can be no doubt. A classic race-long duel between two of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on pre-event favourite Max Verstappen with a masterful drive at Sakhir on Sunday, with an aggressive strategy and strong tyre management just... read more »

F1 managing director Ross Brawn said it would have left a "nasty taste" if Max Verstappen had have won the Bahrain GP with a time penalty. read more »

Relive all the drama as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton went toe-to-toe in Sakhir. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »

Max Verstappen felt that Red Bull could have given themselves better flexibility for the race by using their tyre allocation better. read more »

Mercedes has to face up to a Red Bull team that is "just quicker", according to its trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, in spite of its victory in Bahrain.... read more »

All the radio highlights from a memorable opening race weekend in Sakhir. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »

Despite Lewis Hamilton beating Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix, it appears as though Red Bull has the advantage in 2021. Of course, there's no guarantee it will... read more »

A proper gloves-off battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the 2021 opener in Bahrain has teased the prospect of a classic F1 season and left the paddock craving more. read more »

An aggressive strategy by the German car manufacturer, allied to some great tyre management and defensive driving from Lewis Hamilton, helped the world champion fend off Max... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen could be set for the title battle Formula 1 has "craved" in 2021 after their thrilling head-to-head duel for victory at the... read more »