Could Mercedes' W12 be the 2nd strongest car of 2021? Hamilton and Mercedes may have won the 2021 Bahrain GP, but eyes are on Red Bull's RB16B to be the faster car of... read more »
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Red Bull are doing all they can to maximise the RB16B's performance before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, says chief engineer Paul Monaghan. read more »
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Heading into the season as 'favourites', Christian Horner admits that one of the reasons for Red Bull's significant step forward since last season was a... read more »
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If finally having a strong second driver gives Red Bull the edge, Mark Priestley says Mercedes "will regret" retaining Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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As we herald in a new era of Formula 1 racing with the addition of AlphaTauri's young gun Yuki Tsunoda, hear from one of Japan's biggest cult heroes in the F1 and... read more »
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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 »
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Mercedes believes it has no strengths over Red Bull this year despite beating its main F1 rival to victory at the season-opening Bahrain GP. read more »
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Red Bull need consistent reliability as well as Sergio Perez to be on the pace if they are to challenge Mercedes for the Constructors' World Championship this year. read more »
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Mercedes fear the high-speed nature of the next two grands prix at Imola and Portimao will exacerbate their perceived inferiority to Red Bull. read more »
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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 »
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George Russell thinks the weather conditions in Bahrain suited Red Bull more than Mercedes - whose cars should be favoured by less-windy Imola. read more »
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Toto Wolff has admitted he "would not have believed" Mercedes could win the Bahrain Grand Prix - and believes his team are still behind Red Bull. read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Formula 1 has so far visited only one venue as part of a 23-round campaign but it was a closely-fought affair between Mercedes and Red Bull. But can previous season openers,... read more »
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Red Bull has dismissed suggestions it was outfoxed by Mercedes' aggressive F1 strategy which ultimately led to Lewis Hamilton winning the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Video: Hamilton And Verstappen's Battle And The Top 10 Onboards | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix | Emirates
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 »
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During the formation-lap drama in Bahrain, Christian Horner said that was where Red Bull saw the benefit of Sergio Perez's experience. read more »
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Red Bull engineer Paul Monaghan praised the "brilliant" Sergio Perez for his "presence of mind" to restart his car at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen felt that Red Bull could have given themselves better flexibility for the race by using their tyre allocation better. read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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Red Bull and Honda protege Tsunoda was promoted to AlphaTauri at the expense of Daniil Kvyat after a sole season in Formula 2 and immediately impressed by scoring points on his... read more »
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After missing out on Q3 with the medium tyres, Perez was due to start 11th but triggered an aborted start when his RB16B shut off and coasted to a halt before the final... 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 |