Formula 1

Oscar Piastri was delighted to secure pole position for what will be his 50th Grand Prix start in Bahrain, with the Australian building on the promise that he displayed throughout the weekend’s practice sessions to “deliver when it mattered” in Qualifying.

Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, as McLaren team mate Lando Norris could only manage sixth.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position during Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, getting the better of Mercedes rival George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a thrilling conclusion – with team mate Lando Norris only sixth.

Esteban Ocon brought out the red flag during Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix as the Haas driver made heavy contact with the barrier.

Josep María Martí made a final lap pass to take an incredible Sprint Race victory for Campos Racing, fighting through from 11th on the grid.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir.

Oscar Piastri made it a clean sweep of fastest times in all three practice sessions for McLaren ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, besting team mate Lando Norris by 0.668s.

Oscar Piastri set the pace during the third and final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Australian leading the way by a stunning margin of more than half a second from Lando Norris while Charles Leclerc took third.

Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov came out on top ahead of a charging Freddie Slater to seal victory in Saturday’s Sakhir Sprint Race, giving the Bulgarian driver a record-equalling fourth win in FIA Formula 3.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir.

F1 Authentics – run by Memento Exclusives under the licence of Formula 1 – have revealed that they are auctioning a Red Bull Racing motion simulator featuring the team’s special race-winning livery from the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.

Williams chief James Vowles feels that he and the team are getting “more than I paid for” from Carlos Sainz, with the Spaniard leaving his new boss “very impressed” by how he has worked with the whole squad to find more pace.

McLaren arrived in Bahrain having never previously won at the desert venue, but the pace they demonstrated on Friday practice suggested the British squad are in good shape to consign that record to the history books…

The drivers and teams report back on Friday practice at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix from the Bahrain international Circuit.

Isack Hadjar is hopeful that he can again be in the mix for Q3 during Saturday’s Qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix, having caught the eye by ending Friday in sixth place on the timesheets ahead of the likes of Max Verstappen.

Oscar Piastri was the driver to beat in Free Practice 2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Australian having set the fastest lap of Friday during the closing practice hour.

Charles Leclerc has described the pace displayed by McLaren during practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as “annoying”, arguing that the championship leaders are “on another planet for now”.

George Russell believes that Mercedes will be "fighting for the next best" position behind McLaren after the papaya coloured cars dominated practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The opening day of action at the Bahrain Grand Prix saw Oscar Piastri top the timesheets, the McLaren driver setting the pace during Friday’s Free Practice 2.

Max Verstappen was left to rue to what he labelled as a “massive gap” to McLaren after the opening day of track action at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Dutchman suggesting that Red Bull were “too slow basically every lap”.