Bahrain Grand Prix News
From Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell to how many teams could be in with a shout of winning races, the Sky Sports F1 pundits have their say on some of 2022's big topics.
Mercedes driver George Russell has echoed Lewis Hamilton's comments by claiming F1's world champions are a "step behind" Red Bull and Ferrari.
Formula 1 has revealed its provisional calendar for the 2022 season, ready to kick off an all-new era with a record amount of races.
Mercedes technical chief James Allison has explained how even live race simulations couldn't call the epic duel in the Bahrain GP.
Formula 1's gripping 2021 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was the most watched race ever on Sky Sports, it can be revealed.
Answering the key questions about F1 track limits after drama and contention in F1's epic season-opening race in Bahrain.
Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes and Red Bull have "such a great fight ahead" after a titanic tussle in the season-opening Bahrain GP.
Max Verstappen fell foul of track limits rules as he came agonisingly close to beating Lewis Hamilton to the first win of the 2021 season.
Max Verstappen will attempt to launch a maiden title challenge in the new Formula 1 season by winning from pole position on Sunday.
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.
Aston Martin new boy Sebastian Vettel felt he had the "potential to be a lot faster" had yellow flags not consigned him to 18th on the grid.
It's a box-office Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton front row - but what about the rest of the field? All the grid positions for the Bahrain GP.
Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to the first pole position of the 2021 season at the Bahrain GP as Red Bull delivered on promise.
Picking out the key takeaways and revelations from the opening day of F1 2021 in Bahrain after Max Verstappen set the pace.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes it will be too close to call between his team and Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain GP.
Max Verstappen underlined Red Bull's status as a serious threat to Mercedes by finishing a closely-contested first day of Formula 1 2021 on top.
Max Verstappen topped the first practice session of the F1 season for Red Bull ahead of Mercedes at the Bahrain GP.
Lewis Hamilton says he plans to continue taking a knee ahead of F1 races this season as the "fight is not won".
Sky F1's Karun Chandhok casts his expert eye over the much-changed 10 team-mate match-ups on the 2021 grid.
Mick Schumacher says he is "super excited" to begin his Formula 1 career at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
| Sat 6th Dec | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 3 | 10:15am | 10:30am |
| Qualifying | 1:00pm | 2:00pm |
| Sun 7th Dec | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 11:30am | 1:00pm |
| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| Sat 6th Dec | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 3 | 10:15am | 10:30am |
| Qualifying | 1:00pm | 2:00pm |
| Sun 7th Dec | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 11:30am | 1:00pm |
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
Don't miss out on a minute of race action and the best analysis from Martin Brundle, Nico Rosberg and more with Sky Sports.
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