Qualifying fifth for the season opener, Lewis Hamilton admits that Red Bull and Ferrari appear to be in another league. read more »
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A new era of Formula 1 is set for an epic first race today with the Bahrain GP, as a resurgent Ferrari battle Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the front while Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Mercedes struggled for pace throughout the second pre-season test in Bahrain last week as the ongoing porpoising issue prevented it from unlocking more performance from its... read more »
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Despite Qualifying fifth and ninth respectively, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are both up for the challenge of closing the gap to Ferrari and Red Bull read more »
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George Russell has warned the delta to Red Bull and Ferrari could "diverge" further across Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Charles Leclerc is on pole in Bahrain, but feels the advantage in the race will be with Red Bull. read more »
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At the start of F1's new era with the ground-effect cars, Ferrari claimed the first honours with Leclerc's pole for the Bahrain GP, secured on his final Q3 run by... read more »
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With a completely new car and new regulations, to be on the front row, we are very, very happy with where both cars have qualified. read more »
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Toto Wolff has insisted "physics not mystics" will dictate whether Mercedes can join Ferrari and Red Bull at the top of F1 this year. read more »
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Mattia Binotto has stated Ferrari performed "at our best" to deny favourites Red Bull pole position for the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Sainz revealed after Friday's practice running at the Bahrain International Circuit that he was struggling to understand the Ferrari F1-75 car over the short runs, leaving... read more »
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Leclerc beat Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to the top spot in qualifying for this year's season opener, while Ferrari-powered Alfa and Haas - the teams that finished... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari and Red Bull are in "another league" to Mercedes ahead of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Qualifying in Bahrain showed "realistically, Mercedes are the third quickest team" behind Ferrari and Red Bull, says Toto Wolff. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Ferrari and Red Bull are "in another league" compared to Mercedes at the start of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has conceded Ferrari and Red Bull are in a "different league" to Mercedes after he could only qualify fifth for the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes will be fighting for scraps behind Red Bull and Ferrari at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Seven-time world champion Hamilton was nearly seven tenths behind polesitter Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, and six tenths behind the Red Bull of 2021 title rival Max... read more »
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The Red Bull driver went into qualifying having topped both FP2 and FP3 and, despite also going fastest in Q2, he lost out to Charles Leclerc in the pole position shootout by... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton does not see a way that he can compete with Red Bull or Ferrari during the Bahrain GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo has the speed to finish 'best of the rest' behind Formula 1's leading two teams at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas, in his... read more »
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At the scene of his first-ever F1 pole in 2019, Leclerc secured the top spot again at Sakhir after a nail-biting qualifying shootout, which featured three drivers within... read more »
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc says that there is "much more" to come from Ferrari after he claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver... read more »
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Leclerc pipped Red Bull driver Verstappen by 0.123s in the third and final segment of the one-hour qualifying session, in which five cars are knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before... read more »
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position in a thrilling qualifying session at the start of Formula 1's new era. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |
