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Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025.

Three different winners in three different events (or four if you include the Sprints) and now we’re back where it all began in Bahrain for round four. This time, though, the temperature has been dialled up at Sakhir – and it’s hot, very hot.

Yuki Tsunoda has likened the Red Bull RB21 to “a science room with lots of chemicals” that sometimes “goes good” and other times “goes bad” – as the Japanese racer looks to tame the car at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

The drivers face the press ahead of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

Charles Leclerc is confident that Ferrari can close the gap to their rivals in the races ahead, with the Monegasque hopeful that new parts arriving on the car in Bahrain can contribute towards the “significant step” needed to move nearer to their competitors.

Max Verstappen has made it clear that there are still “a lot of things” Red Bull need to improve on their RB21 package to keep in touch with McLaren and challenge for overall honours this season.

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto have given positive initial impressions of Jonathan Wheatley after their new team boss started work at Kick Sauber last week.

Carlos Sainz risks a further fine after swearing in an official news conference when discussing a punishment he was given at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz risks a further fine after swearing in an official news conference when discussing a punishment he was given at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz risks a further fine after swearing in an official news conference when discussing a punishment he was given at the Japanese Grand Prix.

George Russell has explained the bathroom-based pressures facing Formula 1 drivers ahead of a grand prix in the wake of Carlos Sainz being hit with a fine for missing the start of the national anthem at Suzuka.
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George Russell wasn’t surprised to learn that FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid had resigned from Formula 1’s governing body on Thursday over a “breakdown of governance standards”.
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Yuki Tsunoda says that he gravitated more towards Max Verstappen's set-up in his first Formula 1 weekend with Red Bull in Japan, and reckoned it was "incredible" how the four-time world champion could work with it.
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In the gardens of one of Doha’s most luxurious hotels, Marc Marquez gave an in-depth interview to Motorsport.com, in which the Ducati rider - on a mission to conquer his seventh MotoGP title - discussed a wide range of topics, both sporting and personal. 
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Carlos Sainz has given an insight into how he is finding the process of adapting to Williams following mixed fortunes during his first three races with the team, with the Spaniard admitting that driving with a new power unit has been the “biggest change” he has had to contend with.

Formula 1 returns to the desert in Bahrain for the second stop in this triple header, following a tepid race in Suzuka where Max Verstappen came out on top.

No fewer than six junior, test and reserve drivers will be in action up and down the F1 field during Friday’s first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Haas and Williams all making FP1 line-up changes.

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

The FIA has “serious ongoing structural challenges” and does not follow “professional processes” according to its former chief executive Natalie Robyn.
It was announced on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix that FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid had resigned from the motor racing governing body with immediate effect.
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FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid resigns over a "fundamental breakdown in governance standards' within the governing body.