23 h. ago Toto Wolff blown away by George Russell's 'amazing' act at Bahrain Grand Prix

Few gave anyone a chance of stopping McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the Bahrain Grand Prix but George Russell at least got the better of one of them

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36 h. ago F1 news: Bahrain Grand Prix stewards confirm George Russell broke rules as driver disqualified

George Russell was one of the stars of the Bahrain Grand Prix as the Mercedes racer joined both McLaren drivers on the podium and escaped a possible post-race penalty

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37 h. ago George Russell learns penalty fate as F1 stewards confirm he broke rules

The Formula 1 stewards have given their verdict after determining that George Russell broke the rules as he drove to finish in second place at the Bahrain Grand Prix

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38 h. ago McLaren’s Oscar Piastri surges to dominant victory at Bahrain F1 GP

George Russell finishes second; Lando Norris thirdFerrari’s Leclerc and Hamilton take fourth and fifthFlawless was the assessment of Oscar Piastri’s race engineer after the Australian delivered an absolutely consummate victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Calm and controlled throughout, this was a champion’s drive from Piastri that has made it abundantly clear he is in contention to return said championship this season.The former Olympic rowing silver medallist Tom Stallard is Piastri’s engineer but unflappable, almost preternaturally composed, Piastri barely needed so much as a gentle nudge from him all race, such was the ease with which he drove from pole to flag to take McLaren’s first victory at the Sakhir circuit. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Oscar Piastri lays down F1 title gauntlet to Lando Norris with victory in Bahrain

The Australian came home over 15 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, with Norris in third

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41 h. ago Martin Brundle casts doubt on George Russell's Mercedes future live on Sky Sports F1

George Russell has enjoyed a strong start to the new Formula 1 season but his Mercedes contract expires at the end of the year and Martin Brundle is not convinced he will get another one

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61 h. ago George Russell penalty, FIA figure who made it happen and key Mercedes figure missing

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will both serve a grid penalty at the Bahrain Grand Prix after their Mercedes team was found guilty of a rule break during qualifying

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62 h. ago Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying result changes as George Russell punished for 'dodgy' act

George Russell was second fastest in qualifying and Kimi Antonelli fourth but both Mercedes drivers were at risk of a potential penalty with Mercedes accused of breaking the rules

Sport

62 h. ago Lando Norris ‘clueless on track at the minute’ after poor showing in Bahrain

Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri clinched pole position.

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63 h. ago F1 Bahrain GP LIVE: Race start time as Oscar Piastri starts on pole with Lando Norris down the order

Follow latest updates with Piastri grabbing pole ahead of George Russell as Lando Norris falters in Bahrain

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63 h. ago Oscar Piastri outshines McLaren teammate Lando Norris to take pole in Bahrain

Piastri will start ahead of George Russell on the front row while championship leader Norris faltered

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64 h. ago F1 Bahrain GP LIVE: Qualifying results and updates as Oscar Piastri claims terrific pole position

Follow latest updates with Piastri grabbing pole ahead of George Russell as Lando Norris falters in Bahrain

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3 d. ago Carlos Sainz learns penalty fate after swearing in FIA press conference risked £35,000 fine

Williams driver Carlos Sainz was responding to being fined by the stewards when he risked another FIA sanction by swearing in a press conference at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Economics

3 d. ago Max Verstappen contract options to force George Russell to sweat over new Mercedes deal

George Russell heads into this Bahrain Grand Prix weekend on the back of a strong start to the new Formula 1 season for Mercedes, yet uncertainty remains over his future

Economics

4 d. ago UK's most recent world champion beat George Russell but is glad he gave up on F1 dream

Jake Dennis won the Formula E world championship back in 2023 but is still not the most recognisable name in motorsport - and he is not upset he had to call it quits on his F1 dream

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4 d. ago Carlos Sainz risks further FIA punishment with coarse reaction to Japan fine

The Spaniard was hit in the pocket after a late arrival at the Japanese Grand Prix.

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4 d. ago George Russell believes the FIA continues to head in unstable direction

Russell was reacting after Robert Reid resigned from his role as deputy president for sport at the FIA.

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8 d. ago Which F1 driver are you? Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen – find out in our new quiz

F1 is back on our screens but which driver are you? Do you have similarities to Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, George Russell or Lando Norris?

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8 d. ago Max Verstappen and Lando Norris disagree as George Russell issues Bahrain Grand Prix warning

Red Bull ended McLaren's winning streak as Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win at Suzuka, but it remains to be seen whether it was a performance they can repeat

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9 d. ago George Russell demands F1 change as Japanese Grand Prix raises major issue

The Japanese Grand Prix was a low-key affair with low tyre degradation on the resurfaced Suzuka circuit forcing little need for management and, as a result, few opportunities to overtake

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