Bahrain Grand Prix News
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.
Formula 1 2021 is go this weekend in Bahrain, and the Sky Sports F1 pundits have had their say on the big talking points.
F1 expert Mark Hughes looks ahead to big seasons for Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso as the multiple world champions bid to rediscover old form with new teams.
Formula 1 drivers will continue to be free to take a knee or show other ways of support as part of the sport's We Race As One programme in 2021.
Get up to speed on everything you need to know about the F1 season with the big changes and reasons to be excited.
New line-ups, new liveries, new challenges and a new season. And it all begins for Formula 1 2021 in Bahrain this weekend.
Sky F1's Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg believe the new Formula 1 season could finally be poised to witness the battle of the sport's two top guns.
Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes have "lots of work to do" to find more speed from their new car ahead of next week's Bahrain GP.
Sky Sports F1 will show all three days of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain live across the weekend of March 12-14.
Formula 1 races will revert to starting at the top of the hour, while Friday practice running has been cut by an hour, for 2021.
The FIA has made changes to the barriers for this weekend's Sakhir GP after Romain Grosjean's accident in Bahrain on Sunday.
The story of each driver's Bahrain GP on a weekend that, ultimately, only one story truly mattered after Romain Grosjean’s miraculous escape.
Romain Grosjean has spoken about the escape from his fiery Bahrain GP crash and said "I told myself that I had to get out of there for my kids".
In her Bahrain GP weekend diary, Rachel Brookes reflects on some of the human stories behind Romain Grosjean's violent crash and miraculous escape.
| Fri 1st May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 5:00pm | 5:30pm |
| Sprint Qualifying | 8:30pm | 9:30pm |
| Sat 2nd May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 4:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Qualifying | 8:00pm | 9:00pm |
| Sun 3rd May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 7:30pm | 9:00pm |
| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 72 |
| 2 | George Russell | 63 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 41 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 25 |
| Fri 1st May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 5:00pm | 5:30pm |
| Sprint Qualifying | 8:30pm | 9:30pm |
| Sat 2nd May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 4:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Qualifying | 8:00pm | 9:00pm |
| Sun 3rd May | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 7:30pm | 9:00pm |
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 72 |
| 2 | George Russell | 63 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 41 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 25 |
Find out the full schedule for F1 in 2026, who drives for who and how to watch it all live on Sky Sports
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