While Red Bull-Honda had a clear pace advantage over Mercedes in qualifying at Sakhir last weekend, in the race there was little to separate the two teams.That shift in form... read more »

Hamilton beat Verstappen to victory in F1's 2021 opener despite the Red Bull driver's pace advantage, by hanging on after Mercedes' aggressive strategy calls got... read more »

James Allison has said that the original plan in Bahrain, before the poor pit-stop, wasn't for Valtteri Bottas to hold up Max Verstappen. read more »

As you might expect after the intense Bahrain Grand Prix… there’s a lot to unpack in our first F1 Race Debrief of the 2021 season!  read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he understands Valtteri Bottas' frustrations but dismissed his driver's claim that his strategy was "not quite normal" in... read more »

Bottas finished a distant third behind winner Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, opting to take a third pitstop near the end of the race to claim the point for the... read more »

Red Bull has dismissed suggestions it was outfoxed by Mercedes' aggressive F1 strategy which ultimately led to Lewis Hamilton winning the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on pre-event favourite Max Verstappen with a masterful drive at Sakhir on Sunday, with an aggressive strategy and strong tyre management just... read more »

Max Verstappen felt that Red Bull could have given themselves better flexibility for the race by using their tyre allocation better. read more »

The Dutchman had headed into the race as favourite for the victory after sweeping all three practice sessions and qualifying on pole by nearly 0.4 seconds, but lost out to... read more »

A combination of an aggressive Mercedes strategy, pre-race tyre selections and some controversial track limit flashpoints resulted in Hamilton beating Verstappen by less than a... read more »

An aggressive strategy by the German car manufacturer, allied to some great tyre management and defensive driving from Lewis Hamilton, helped the world champion fend off Max... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team lacked strategic options after Valtteri Bottas queried the defensive nature of the approach at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Bottas... read more »

Complaining that his strategy was "too defensive" in Bahrain, Jenson Button feels the biggest problem Valtteri Bottas faced was his own pace. read more »

How strategy, "the racing Gods" and one of the best races of Lewis Hamilton helped Mercedes beat Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Wolff hails strategy calls as Mercedes secure the first victory on the year after being pushed to the wire by Red Bull Racing. read more »

Lewis Hamilton described the last laps as "horrifying" as he beat Max Verstappen to victory at Formula 1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed... read more »

Tyre strategy was at the forefront of this exciting race, with Hamilton and Mercedes twice stopping earlier than Verstappen. read more »

Verstappen had closed in on Hamilton during his 17-lap third and final stint - during which he enjoyed an 11-lap tyre-life advantage over his rival - in what was a thrilling... read more »

The Mercedes driver's third and final stint was 11 laps longer than Verstappen's equivalent, as the Black Arrows opted to take an aggressive strategy to get ahead of... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was unhappy with the strategic choices made by Mercedes during the season-opening Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas complained his race strategy applied by the Mercedes team had compromised his chances in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

A brave gamble on tyre strategy coupled with a masterclass in calm under pressure, sees Lewis Hamilton deny Max Verstappen a victory that seemed all but assured. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy to be favoured by teams at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Sakhir circuit is rear-limited and has an... 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 »