1:24 PM ET The first race of the Formula One season always results in a series of sweeping generalisations about the year to come. Sometimes they hold true, but often they don’t. Now the dust has settled on the Bahrain Grand Prix, let’s have a look at some of the prevailing ones and whether they

12:13 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — The sense of relief almost matched the flood of emotion as the opening bars of the Italian national anthem rang out over the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday night. After 45 races without a single victory, Ferrari finally reclaimed the top two steps of Formula One’s podium, and with

3:42 PM ET Ferrari ended a 45-race winless streak on Sunday to start Formula One’s new era with a flourish and a one-two finish in Bahrain that sent the sport’s oldest and most glamorous team back to the top. Charles Leclerc‘s pole to flag victory, with fastest lap, was a first for the Maranello team

5:07 PM ET Lando Norris said McLaren does not have much to be optimistic about in Formula One this season after it endured a terrible Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris finished behind 15th, behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo, in what was a shockingly uncompetitive opening race for the McLaren team. Coming into the season McLaren was seen

Mar 21, 2022 China’s first Formula One driver, Guanyu Zhou, enjoyed a dream start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points on his debut. The 22-year-old from Shanghai had already made an impression, lining up 15th on the grid after making it

2:46 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Christian Horner described Red Bull’s double retirement from the opening race of the 2022 Formula One season as the team’s “worst nightmare” and revealed the issue on both cars was likely related to the fuel system. Max Verstappen retired his Red Bull from second place three laps from the

Charles Leclerc kicked off Formula One’s new era with a victory for Ferrari as Red Bull lost both cars in a dramatic final three laps of the season’s opening race in Bahrain. Leclerc led home Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz in a 1-2 finish as Red Bull’s race imploded in spectacular fashion. First Max Verstappen, the

6:38 AM ET Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner praised Mercedes rival Toto Wolff for speaking out about the mental health issues that he has dealt with for more than a decade during unprecedented success. Wolff, an Austrian, told the Sunday Times last week that he had been seeing a psychiatrist since 2004 and

Mar 18, 2022 Reuters and ESPN Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Friday his €50,000 fine for missing last year’s FIA gala awards ceremony will be put towards helping improve diversity in motorsport. The Briton skipped the governing body’s presentation after a controversial final race of the season in Abu Dhabi

9:36 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — The FIA has said “human error” contributed to the controversial finish at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but insisted former race director Michael Masi acted in good faith throughout. A report into the final laps of the race was presented to the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC)