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Ricciardo rules out F1 contract talks until European races
Daniel Ricciardo says he won’t enter into any Formula 1 contract talks until the start of the European season as speculation around his future at Red Bull ramps up.
Gasly: Honda took a “massive step" in Bahrain
Pierre Gasly has hailed Toro Rosso’s Formula 1 engine partner Honda for taking a “massive step” forward in performance at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
Arrivabene: Bahrain GP perfect answer to critics who claim F1 is boring
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene believes last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix answered Formula 1’s critics who claim the sport is boring.
Red Bull frustrated with Ricciardo DNF “beyond our control”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his squad's double failure at the Bahrain Grand Prix was a two-fold frustration with Max Verstappen retiring due to damage sustained in a clash with Lewis Hamilton while Daniel Ricciardo retired with an electrical issues “beyond the team’s contro
Brawn feels “shame” of F1’s performance gap
Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says despite the fresh injection of racing action in Bahrain after a difficult 2018 opener in Australia he feels “watching two grands prix” is an ongoing problem he must fix with the huge performance gap between teams.
Ericsson: P9 weight off my shoulders to prove critics wrong
Marcus Ericsson says his first Formula 1 points finish for two-and-a-half years came as a big relief after producing the “near-perfect” race for Alfa Romeo Sauber.
Tost hails flawless Gasly drive to fourth in Bahrain GP
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has praised Pierre Gasly’s “incredibly good” drive to fourth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Marchionne calls for Ferrari concentration after Bahrain GP win
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has called for the Scuderia to maintain a “high level of concentration and diligence” in the wake of its Bahrain Grand Prix victory.
Mercedes had “90% probability” of Bahrain win – Wolff
Toto Wolff has been left frustrated after seeing his Mercedes team miss out on victory despite feeling the race swung in his squad’s favour to a “90% probability” of victory as Valtteri Bottas hunted down Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso admits McLaren needs to raise its game after Bahrain GP
Fernando Alonso says McLaren needs to improve despite taking a double points finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, adding his team was “saved by the bell” as leading cars dropped out.
Injured Ferrari F1 mechanic undergoes successful surgery
The Ferrari Formula 1 mechanic who suffered a broken leg after being hit by Kimi Raikkonen during a pitstop at the Bahrain Grand Prix has undergone successful surgery.
Hartley and Perez penalised over F1 formation lap mix-up
Sergio Perez and Brendon Hartley were both handed 30 second penalties from the Formula 1 stewards for failing to follow the correct procedure on the Bahrain Grand Prix formation lap.
F1 Race Analysis: How Vettel escaped Mercedes’ ‘checkmate’
When Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas both met with the media following Saturday’s Formula 1 qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, neither was in the most upbeat of moods.
Bottas: Bahrain GP has highlighted Mercedes' weaknesses
Valtteri Bottas says his defeat to Sebastian Vettel at the Bahrain Grand Prix has “opened Mercedes’ eyes” to the weaknesses on its 2018 Formula 1 car.
Magnussen ‘proud’ of Haas after fifth in Bahrain GP
Kevin Magnussen says he is proud of the way Haas bounced-back from its Melbourne disappointment to seal its joint-best finish in Formula 1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Raikkonen explains pit stop incident after mechanic injury
Kimi Raikkonen has explained his side of the incident that saw him hit a mechanic with his car at his second pit stop during Sunday’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Gasly: ‘motivating’ P4 in Bahrain GP felt like a win for Toro Rosso
Pierre Gasly has described his fourth-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix as feeling like a Formula 1 race victory for Toro Rosso.
Ferrari fined €50,000 for Bahrain F1 pit lane incident
Ferrari has been fined €50,000 by the FIA for the unsafe release of Kimi Raikkonen’s car following a pit stop during Sunday’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix that left a crew member with a broken leg.
Hamilton, Verstappen at odds over Bahrain GP clash
Max Verstappen is adamant he left Lewis Hamilton enough room in their clash during the early stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix and was surprised the Briton went unpunished.
Hamilton bemoans “frustrating” Bahrain GP for damage limitation
Lewis Hamilton says it was a case of “damage limitation” for the Bahrain Grand Prix as he claimed third place despite battling problems with communication with his Mercedes team and an early clash with Max Verstappen.
Vettel sure Bottas was going to beat him to victory in Bahrain
Sebastian Vettel revealed he was convinced Valtteri Bottas would beat him to victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, admitting he felt he “had nothing under control” in a tense finale.
Ferrari mechanic suffers leg fractures in Raikkonen accident
A Ferrari mechanic has sustained a shinbone and fibula fractures after being hit by Kimi Raikkonen in a pit stop accident during the Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari has confirmed.
$150m F1 cost cap “unachievable” for Mercedes
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says while he supports the ideas put forward by Liberty Media for the future of Formula 1 he feels the projected budget cap of $150 million as “unachievable” for the German manufacturer.
Lowe: ‘Not a time to get depressed’ despite Williams' struggles
Paddy Lowe believes it is “not a time to get depressed” at Williams despite the team struggling to its worst Formula 1 qualifying result in more than six years on Saturday in Bahrain.