Pit Debrief

Horner on RB21 struggles in F1 Bahrain GP as tool-track disconnect continues to haunt development

Ella Cleary1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

Sunday at the F1 Bahrain GP brought more questions than answers for Red Bull Racing, as the reigning drivers’ champions continue to wrestle with underlying issues in the RB21’s performance. Despite some progress, Red Bull still faces a mismatch between development tools and real-world car performance. Max Verstappen could only finish a distant 6th, with…

It was a very positive weekend for Pierre Gasly, who ended the F1 Bahrain GP in P7. In fact, the Alpine driver had qualified in the top 5, a great improvement in performance compared to last season’s troubles which had happened right here at this same track. His younger teammate Jack Doohan had a better weekend as well compared to his massive Suzuka crash.

Mixed feelings for Gasly after getting passed by Verstappen on last lap of F1 Bahrain GP

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

It was a very positive weekend for Pierre Gasly, who ended the F1 Bahrain GP in P7. In fact, the Alpine driver had qualified in the top 5, a great improvement in performance compared to last season’s troubles which had happened right here at this same track. His younger teammate Jack Doohan had a better…

Closeup of Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen in his RB21 in Bahrain

Horner concedes Red Bull had a horrible F1 Bahrain GP weekend

David Coath1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

Team principal Christian Horner spoke in his written media session about Red Bull Racing’s “horrible day” at the F1 Bahrain GP as Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda laboured to P6 and P9 respectively. During the discussion he tried to explain the lack of performance from the RB21; that his driver Max Verstappen is in the…

Joshua Dürksen lost his P3 finish in the F2 Sakhir Round Sprint Race in Bahrain after a disqualification.

Dürksen disqualified after P3 finish in Bahrain F2 Sprint Race

Olivia Pursehouse1 year ago11 months ago05 mins

After qualifying 10th in Friday’s F2 Sakhir Qualifying session in Bahrain, AIX Racing’s Joshua Dürksen started from reverse grid pole in Saturday’s Sprint race. After many laps of fierce fighting, Dürksen crossed the line third to claim his second podium of the season. Unfortunately, he was soon stripped of his podium finish, after Stewards found…

Doohan remains positive ahead of the F1 Bahrain GP

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Jack Doohan is looking forward to the F1 Bahrain GP and a chance to prove his worth after an weekend tough weekend for him. In fact, the Alpine driver’s last round in Suzuka had definitely not gone according to plan, with Doohan crashing out at turn 1 in his first on track lap. The incident…

ART Grand Prix rookie Tuukka Taponen at the 2025 Bahrain Round 2

ART Grand Prix’s Taponen “put a lot of effort” into preparation for F3 Sakhir Round

Louise du Manoir1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Ahead of his second race of the 2025 F3 season with ART Grand Prix, Tuukka Taponen reflected on his challenges during the 2025 season as he prepares for the Sakhir Round. Despite a strong pre-season testing in Barcelona, where he set the second fastest time on opening day, Taponen’s Melbourne performance did not impress. However,…

PREMA Racing driver Sebastian Montoya on track at Formula 2 Bahrain testing

Montoya on rookie debut and mindset ahead of Bahrain GP round

Jenny Garnett1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

PREMA Racing driver Sebastian Montoya impressed in his Formula 2 debut in Australia. In the first sprint race of his rookie season, he managed to get into the points after qualifying in P11. The Colombian driver will be looking to score more points at the next round at the Bahrain GP round this weekend. Ahead…

Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan take away positive from the race weekend despite finishing outside the top ten at the F1 Japanese GP

Alpine drivers take away positives despite another point-less finish at F1 Japanese GP

Senjuti Jash1 year ago1 year ago011 mins

Alpine F1 drivers Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan have opened up about their rather anonymous Japanese GP race on Sunday after both drivers finished outside the top ten. The French team has failed to reach the points in 2025, the only outfit on the grid yet to do so. Despite massive improvement in the first…

Yuki Tsunoda Isack Hadjar, drivers for Racing Bulls assess F1 Bahrain testing of 2025

F1 Testing | Racing Bulls labels Bahrain as a “successful” test after “very high mileage”

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Racing Bulls left pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season with the third-highest lap count of the 10 teams, as Yuki Tsunoda and debutant Isack Hadjar logged 454 laps between them over the three days of running, just four shy of Mercedes’ chart-topping 458. And that, along with the fact that there weren’t any…

F1 Testing | Sauber praises “productive test”; lap times not a pre-season priority

Fleur Rogerson1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

As the final day of testing came to a close, Sauber felt that their pre-season testing had been ‘productive’ despite signs that the struggles of 2024 may persist. With the grid looking as close, if not closer, in 2025 than 2024, every step of progress will be vital. Sauber found themselves dead last in 2024…