Carlos Sainz driving his #55 Williams car during the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Sainz reflects on F1 Bahrain GP retirement saying he “got the wrong side of the coin”

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has pointed to a “lack of control” from Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda as the cause of his retirement from the F1 Bahrain GP after a collision between the drivers left his car with significant sidepod damage. The Spanish driver, who had shown promising pace in qualifying, was forced to retire after…

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Yuki Tsunoda after finishing the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with Red Bull
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Tsunoda still trying to understand the RB21 after points in F1 Bahrain GP

Yuki Tsunoda came away from the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP with a points finish despite facing several challenges throughout the race, including pit stop issues and a collision with former Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. The Japanese Red Bull driver finished ninth in a race dominated by Oscar Piastri, who secured a lights-to-flag victory in his…

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Leclerc's Ferrari during the F1 Japanese GP
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Drivers divided on changing DRS settings after Doohan’s F1 Japanese GP shunt

Among the whole drivers grid a heated DRS discussion was prompted by Jack Doohan’s F1 Japanese GP crash. What went wrong? The crash, which had happened during FP2, took place because of the Alpine driver manually activating the DRS ahead of the first turn of Suzuka. Doohan had previously tried it on the simulator while…

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Carlos Sainz in his Williams car at the Japanese GP
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Penalty hampered encouraging pace for Carlos Sainz in the Williams at F1 Japanese GP

Despite showing good pace at the Japanese GP, Williams Racing’s Carlos Sainz did not score any points in the race. The Spaniard suffered a three-place grid penalty for impeding Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton on his outlap in Qualifying. The stewards’ decision post-session saw Sainz’s grid position consequently fall from P12 to P15. Sainz’s FW47 showed…

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Sainz during Q2 Japanese GP 25
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Sainz satisfied with steps forward in his FW47 after F1 Japanese GP qualifying

What was supposed to be a normal qualifying session for Carlos Sainz ended up being a roller coaster. During the final minutes of Q2, the Spaniard caused an impending incident involving Lewis Hamilton, which the stewards took note of, and they ultimately handed him a 3-place grid penalty. An error that costs Sainz everything Carlos…

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Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47. 04.04.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan, Practice Day.
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Williams will tune overnight after a positive FP1 but limited FP2 at F1 Japanese GP

The Japanese GP at the Suzuka Circuit experienced a chaotic free practice sessions Friday, although it was clean for Williams. While FP1 ran clearly without any incidents, FP2 witnessed four red flags due to Jack Doohan’s crash, Fernando Alonso’s beached car and fire on the grass. The constant red flags in the session limited drivers…

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