It's fantastic to start the season this way, our first pole at the opening round since 2013 and Honda's first since Senna in 1991. read more »

We are very excited to have a real fight on our hands. read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists he is feeling optimistic after Bahrain GP qualifying as he and Mercedes feared an even bigger gap to pole-sitter Max Verstappen - and the world champion... read more »

Max Verstappen kicks off the year with a stellar lap to earn the first Pirelli Pole Position Award of 2021... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »

Sebastian Vettel felt he had the "potential to be a lot faster" and further up the Bahrain GP had his Aston Martin qualifying debut not be undone by untimely yellow... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he's "upset and angry" after he didn't make it out of Q1 in qualifying for the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The three Alpine Academy drivers in F2 Oscar Piastri, Christian Lundgaard and Guanyu Zhou all battled it out for victory in F2 Sprint Race 2! For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

Charles Leclerc revealed he struggled during the Bahrain practice sessions but was "very happy" with his P4 finish in qualifying. read more »

While the team is well aware that its chassis is not performing as it would like against its main Formula 1 rival, it is also facing headaches in getting on top of its energy... read more »

Carlos Sainz says he feared his qualifying session in Bahrain would come to an early end when he suffered a power unit glitch in the closing stages of Q1. Sainz suffered an... read more »

Max Verstappen paid tribute to Honda for their "great winter" which he felt played a big part in his Bahrain Grand Prix pole position. read more »

Overtaking is possible here so we will try our best to use strategy to help Sebastian fight his way through the field tomorrow. read more »

Pierre had two strong runs on the soft tyre in Q3 and is starting in a good place tomorrow to pick up some great points. read more »

The team formerly known as Racing Point endured a tough first qualifying of the season in Bahrain on Saturday, with Sebastian Vettel left "upset and angry" after... read more »

The Italian squad enjoyed a more competitive start to the season than last year with both Sainz and Charles Leclerc advancing to Q3 in Bahrain, but only after the former... read more »

To miss out on Q3 for less than a tenth really shows the progress we have made compared to last year. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to be almost four tenths down to Max Verstappen in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - as he thought the margin might be "double". read more »

Bahrain GP F1 pole-sitter Max Verstappen knew he had more time in hand going into his final flying lap of qualifying, which proved enough to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position. read more »

The Bahrain stewards have opted to take no further action against four drivers following a yellow flag breach during today's qualifying session. read more »

Lewis Hamilton conceded second was the best he could do in qualifying for F1's season-opening Bahrain GP, saying he got "absolutely everything" out of his Mercedes. read more »

Max Verstappen translated Red Bull's strong start to the 2021 F1 season to claim pole position for the Bahrain GP, outpacing reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull has addressed the problems that hampered the team in 2020, as he opened his 2021 campaign with a pole position in Bahrain. The Dutchman ended... read more »

Sebastian Vettel conceded he was "upset and angry" as his first qualifying outing with Aston Martin in Bahrain ended at the first hurdle. Vettel was among the drivers... read more »

During an extremely tight first qualifying phase, Vettel needed a second flyer to claim a spot in Q2.Vettel's final attempt was thwarted by two yellow flags however, which... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes was "definitely closer than expected" to Red Bull despite finishing adrift of Max Verstappen during qualifying for Formula 1's... read more »