Fred Vasseur believes initial Ferrari strategy to start on the mediums would've produced good results without the unfortunate Safety Car at the F1 Bahrain GP
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Vasseur: Initial Ferrari strategy would’ve delivered good results without the Safety Car at F1 Bahrain GP

Team principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari’s interesting strategy direction after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at the F1 Bahrain GP in fourth and fifth positions respectively.  The Ferrari drivers happened to be the only ones in the top ten to start their race on the medium compound tyres,…

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Russell battles intense technical issues to finish P2 at the F1 Bahrain GP

George Russell manages P2 despite an onslaught of technical issues at the F1 Bahrain GP. Russell managed his soft tyres to the finish line just seven-tenths ahead of Lando Norris in his McLaren who finished P3. The British driver’s Mercedes had a combination of mechanical malfunctions that affected the data on his steering wheel, and…

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Mercedes driver George Russell qualifying on the front row for Bahrain GP
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Mercedes’ George Russell surprised by pace in qualifying for F1 Bahrain GP

George Russell put together a stunning lap in Qualifying for the F1 Bahrain GP, which saw the Mercedes driver end the session in P2. However, a post-qualifying penalty sees him drop a spot on the grid. In the third free practice session earlier today, Russell placed fourth, over a second adrift of fastest man Oscar…

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Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton believe Ferrari aren't fast enough despite upgrades working at F1 Bahrain GP
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Ferrari drivers: Upgrades working at F1 Bahrain GP but McLaren too fast

Despite bringing their first upgrade package of the season to the F1 Bahrain GP, Ferrari found themselves a long way off from the pace of championship leaders McLaren on Friday as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton opened up about what their expectations are for the remainder of the weekend. It was Dino Beganovic, Ferrari junior…

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George Russell on track at the 2025 Bahrain GP
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Russell: Mercedes’ fight is not with McLaren for F1 Bahrain GP

George Russell has said that it’ll be close between Mercedes, Ferrari and Verstappen for the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, as McLaren remain a “step ahead”. Russell finished third in the second free practice session of the weekend, but he was outpaced by more than half a second by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who topped the timesheets….

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Ahead of the F1 Bahrain GP, George Russell spoke about the Robert Reid's departure from the FIA, Pirelli tyres and his teammate Antonelli.
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Russell on Robert Reid’s FIA departure, Pirelli tyres and Mercedes teammate Antonelli ahead of F1 Bahrain GP

Ahead of the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) director, George Russell, currently driving for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, criticised the recent instability within the ranks of motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Russell’s comments came hours after Robert Reid, the FIA’s deputy president of sport, announced his resignation, citing a “fundamental…

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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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