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Oscar Piastri clinched the fourth grand prix win of his career to move firmly into the drivers title battle

Piastri dominates in Bahrain as Norris salvages podium

Oscar Piastri eased to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lando Norris battled back from his disappointing qualifying to finish on the podium.

Motorsport • 13 Apr

Alex Dunne became the first Irish driver to claim victory in F2, which is the feeder series directly below F1

Ireland's Dunne grabs landmark F2 victory in Bahrain

Ireland's Alex Dunne has claimed his first grand prix victory in FIA Formula 2 after winning the Bahrain feature race on Sunday.

Motorsport • 13 Apr

Oscar Piastri got the best of his McLaren team-mate in qualifying

Piastri on pole for McLaren in Bahrain as Norris sixth

Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris qualified only sixth.

Motorsport • 12 Apr

Three-time champion Verstappen looks set to start 2024 as he finished a dominant previous season

Verstappen claims pole for F1 season opener in Bahrain

Reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the opening round of the new Formula One season in Bahrain.

Motorsport • 01 Mar 24

Fernando Alonso was at the centre of penalty controversy in Saudi Arabia

F1 needs better approach to penalties, says Russell

Formula One needs to apply common sense in handing out penalties for infringements where visibility is a real problem for drivers, according to Mercedes driver George Russell.

Motorsport • 20 Mar 23

George Russell has conceded the F1 Championship after just one race

'Red Bull have the championship sewn up' - Russell

George Russell summed up the mood in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday night when he chillingly predicted Max Verstappen's Red Bull team will win all 23 races this year.

Motorsport • 05 Mar 23

Max Verstappen topped the timesheets in Bahrain

Verstappen powers to pole at Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen struck the first blow of the new Formula One season by securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 04 Mar 23

Hamilton has sported a permanent nose stud in his left nostril for many years

F1 stewards grant Hamilton nose piercing exemption

Formula One stewards exempted Lewis Hamilton from a jewellery ban at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday after accepting he risked disfigurement if a nose piercing was removed, while Red Bull's Sergio Perez set the pace in first practice.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 23

Lance Stroll will team up with Fernando Alonso this season following the double world champion's transfer from Alpine

Stroll to race in Bahrain after missing F1 testing

Lance Stroll has recovered from injury to race at Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Mar 23

Charles Leclerc (r) is among the leading drivers looking to close the gap on Verstappen and Red Bull

F1 returns with Verstappen still holding all the cards

Formula One returns with the 2023 season opener in Bahrain this weekend and the challenge for the grid is to close the gap on Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 23

Charles Leclerc capitalised on securing his 10th career F1 pole to score in Bahrain

Leclerc bags Bahrain Grand Prix

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after world champion Max Verstappen retired with just three laps remaining and Lewis Hamilton landed a surprise podium.

Motorsport • 20 Mar 22

The four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is out.

Vettel out of Bahrain GP, Hulkenberg gets the nod

Sebastian Vettel will miss Formula One's opening round in Bahrain this weekend after testing positive for Covid-19.

Motorsport • 17 Mar 22

Last weekend's GP in the middle east was the first of the season

Dozen Covid cases connected to Bahrain Grand Prix

Formula One has revealed there were 12 positive Covid-19 cases at last week's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Mar 21

Fireworks lit up the sky after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton takes thrilling Bahrain GP victory

Lewis Hamilton defied the odds to hold off Max Verstappen and win the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Mar 21

Vettel bumped to back of the grid for Bahrain GP

Sebastian Vettel will start his first race for Aston Martin at the back of the field on Sunday after being handed a five-place grid drop and three penalty points at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Mar 21

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen during qualifying

Max Verstappen takes pole position for Bahrain GP

Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix following an exhilarating qualifying session.

Motorsport • 27 Mar 21

Bahrain might hold two rounds for the second consecutive year

F1 bosses to consider holding consecutive Bahrain races

Formula One bosses are exploring the possibility of starting the new season with consecutive races in Bahrain.

Motorsport • 04 Feb 21

Grosjean was released from the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital on Wednesday, three days after he escaped from his inferno at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Report into Grosjean horror crash to take two months

Formula One's governing body has said it will take two months to publish the accident report on Romain Grosjean's terrifying 140mph fireball crash.

Motorsport • 03 Dec 20

Romain Grosjean car split in two and caught fire at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Grosjean leaves hospital three days after horror crash

Romain Grosjean has been discharged from hospital just three days after his 140mph fireball crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

Motorsport • 02 Dec 20

Debris following the crash of Romain Grosjean

Grosjean says halo device saved his life

Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean says Formula One's controversial halo device saved his life.

Motorsport • 30 Nov 20

Lewis Hamilton wins disrupted Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his seventh world championship by winning a Bahrain Grand Prix that will be remembered for Romain Grosjean's remarkable escape from his fireball inferno.

Motorsport • 29 Nov 20

Lewis Hamilton posted a new track record en route to securing the pole

Champion Hamilton takes pole position in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his seventh world championship by putting his Mercedes on pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Nov 20

David Beckham waves the checkered flag as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line in Bahrain

Campaigners criticise Beckham for attending Bahrain GP

Campaigners for democracy and human rights in Bahrain have criticised David Beckham and other celebrities for attending Sunday's Formula One race in the Gulf state.

Motorsport • 01 Apr 19

The once dominant team haven't won a constructors' championship since 1997

Williams dismisses claims over parts as Head returns

After a disappointing start to the season in Australia, the once all conquering Williams team seems to be in trouble ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix in Bahrain.

Motorsport • 29 Mar 19

The Bahrain Grand Prix takes place this weekend

Calls for F1 to seek release of Bahrain GP activist

Human rights groups have called for Formula One to seek the immediate release of a jailed female activist and blogger ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Mar 19