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 »

The world champion ended up snatching second spot on the grid for the F1 season opener, but was powerless to prevent Max Verstappen earning pole position by 0.388 seconds.And... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner praised Max Verstappen's rampage to pole in Bahrain while carrying damage on his RB16B. read more »

The first qualifying session of the 2021 season did not disappoint, as the battle for pole went down to the wire... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow... read more »

After a much anticipated wait, Red Bull's prophetic pace finally came to fruition with Max Verstappen beating the two Mercedes to pole in Bahrain. read more »

Sebastian Vettel ended his first qualifying session for Aston Martin "upset and angry" - but because of bad luck rather than the car or any other reason. read more »

Mercedes worst fears are realised as Max Verstappen edges out Lewis Hamilton to take pole by 0.388s, and F1 finally appears to have a genuine title fight on its hands. read more »

Verstappen, who was fastest in all three practice sessions at the Sakhir track, and Hamilton duelled for the top spot through Q3, with the latter twice taking provisional pole... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to take a stunning pole position at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen took a sensational pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, beating reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton by over three tenths... read more »

Full qualifying results for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit, the opening round of the 2021 F1 world championship season. read more »

Times from today's qualifying session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the first pole position of the 2021 season as Bahrain GP qualifying finally delivered the head-to-head duel between the grid's two... read more »

Max Verstappen delivered on Red Bull's pre-season potential as he beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix. It marked the first time... read more »

Max Verstappen followed up his pre-season pace with the first pole position of the season, P1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid ahead of Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Formula 2's season got under way with 10 rookies leading the charge! The Road To F1 is set to be a hotly contested battle this year! For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

The Bahrain Grand Prix will be the four-hundredth Formula 1 race for tyre suppliers Pirelli. read more »

Everything went Max Verstappen's way on Friday, but what about Saturday? Highlights from our final hour of practice in Sakhir. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

The AlphaTauri driver let rip with some choice swear words over his team radio during the opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix after being dumped out in to... read more »

Finishing cars are always weighed and measured and have fuel samples checked after races, before the results are made official.However from the Bahrain GP onwards the FIA will... read more »

It's three out of three for Max Verstappen as he tops the final practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Track temperatures at the start of the final one-hour practice session of the weekend were nearly hitting 50-degrees, which meant the teams opted to spend the first 10 minutes... read more »

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen continued his strong showing in the third and final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, topping the last session with a time of 1m30.577. read more »

Max Verstappen completes a practice hat-trick ahead of qualifying for F1's Bahrain GP, outpacing Lewis Hamilton by seven-tenths. read more »

Full final practice results for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit, the opening round of the 2021 F1 world championship season. read more »