F1 Bahrain GP: Piastri fastest with McLaren on top in hot FP3 conditions

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri blew away the rest of the field in third practice for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, with unrepresentative daytime conditions causing drivers to struggle for grip.
With 10 minutes to go in the final one-hour practice session, Piastri’s soft-tyre lap of 1m31.646s went unanswered by his rivals, with the Australian six tenths quicker than team-mate Lando …Keep reading

Why the Bahrain GP won’t be decided by qualifying

So far every Formula 1 grand prix this year has been won from pole position – and, in the most recent one in Japan, the running order was notably static since tyre characteristics militated against strategic divergence at a track on which it is difficult to overtake.
But the first three rounds of the season are held on tracks that have little in common with other venues on the calendar …Keep reading

Why Norris believes McLaren can ‘throw pre-season test data in the bin’ at Bahrain GP

McLaren finished at the top of the timesheets in both FP1 and FP2 ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Lando Norris felt the team’s pre-season testing data could be “thrown in the bin” as he lamented the change in conditions.
The Bahrain International Circuit is home to both pre-season testing and the fourth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season. The former took place in late February and had …Keep reading