4:33 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo raced with a significantly damaged car on his McLaren debut in Bahrain last weekend, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. The Australian, who moved from Renault at the end of last season, finished seventh at the Sakhir circuit after qualifying sixth. Daniel Ricciardo finished seventh on his McLaren debut. Clive

12:39 PM ET Have you caught your breath yet? Twenty-four hours on from the first race of the 2021 Formula One season and there is a huge amount to talk about. For those wanting a little more analysis of how the race panned out, click here, and if you’re still unsure why Max Verstappen’s overtaking

7:11 AM ET One of the main talking points after the Bahrain Grand Prix focused on why Lewis Hamilton was allowed to get away with abusing track limits at Turn 4 throughout the race yet Max Verstappen’s overtake at the same section of track was deemed against the rules by the race director Michael Masi.

3:16 PM ET Nikita Mazepin apologised to Haas after spinning out three corners into his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Mazepin spun out without making contact with another driver and hit the wall, ending his race immediately. The Russian driver, who spun several times during practice on Friday and qualifying on Saturday,

5:13 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 For all the millions of dollars and labour hours invested by Mercedes and Red

3:59 PM ET Formula One’s rule changes for 2021 were intended to rein in Mercedes, seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday. The Briton was speaking to reporters after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who has been fastest in testing and every free practice session, took the first pole position of the season in

1:52 PM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is expecting a dog fight with Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening race of Formula One’s 2021 season. Red Bull appears to be the car to beat at this stage of the season, a reversal of the last seven years of unmatched Mercedes dominance. Max

3:14 PM ET Sebastian Vettel was left angry with himself and a poorly timed yellow flag after qualifying 18th for his Formula One debut with Aston Martin. Vettel was a big-money signing for the British manufacturer, which has returned to the grid for the first time since 1960. However, he will start at the rear

10:09 AM ET Nico Hulkenberg will be reserve driver for both Aston Martin and Mercedes during the 2021 Formula One season. Hulkenberg impressed as F1’s “super-sub” in 2020, deputising for Racing Point at three different events — doing so twice for Sergio Perez, once for Lance Stroll after positive COVID-19 tests. He failed to land

4:09 PM ET If you haven’t bought into the hype surrounding the 2021 Formula One season already, now might be the time. 1 Related On the eve of the first qualifying session of the year in Bahrain, Red Bull has emerged as a genuine threat to Mercedes and Max Verstappen appears to be the favourite