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McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes a controlled, dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix to close on team-mate Lando Norris in the world championship.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes a controlled, dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix to close on team-mate Lando Norris in the world championship.

Oscar Piastri dominated Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, with Mercedes driver George Russell beating Lando Norris to deny McLaren a 1-2.
Piastri cruised to his second season victory by 15 seconds, closing in the drivers' championship to within three points of Norris while Max Verstappen could only manage sixth.
The cooler conditions invited most cars to start on soft tyres for an expected ...Keep reading

Sir Jackie Stewart was reunited with the Tyrrell 006 he raced to his third and final F1 World Championship title during the 1973 season on Sunday, as part of a special demonstration run ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Live coverage of Sunday's Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 in Sakhir.

Alexander Dunne put in an impressive performance for Rodin Motorsport, winning from fourth on the grid and claiming his first F2 victory.

Rafael Camara made it two wins from two, converting Pole Position into a dominant victory in the Sakhir Feature Race, ahead of Callum Voisin and Tim Tramnitz.

It's been zero days without an incident between a Corvette driven by Tommy Milner and a BMW. And while some fans may be disappointed that Saturday's story didn't end with the now infamous Milner bird from the Rolex 24, the rest of the field managed a few sweet victories worth noting and losses that were truly more just disappointments. All of it happening in a very quick 100 minutes of ...Keep reading

“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1's 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only three tenths off pole position.”
Gasly qualified fifth, which became fourth after Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli was demoted ...Keep reading

Held in searing temperatures, Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix feels like it is being run on a completely different circuit compared to the one teams tested on eight weeks ago.
High track temperatures, allied with the Sakhir circuit's notoriously rough Tarmac, are an explosive cocktail that chews through tyres. But the race's slightly cooler night-time conditions might yet offer a ...Keep reading

When asked what was wrong as he qualified sixth in Bahrain with the quickest Formula 1 car on the grid, Lando Norris pointed to his chest.
Qualifying four tenths behind polesitting team-mate Oscar Piastri, with no significant errors on his lap but shipping time little by little in each sector, the self-critical Norris was particularly despondent over his Saturday performance, saying he needed a ...Keep reading

Just a week after an unexpected Formula 1 victory in Japan, Red Bull was brought back down to reality in Bahrain.
While Max Verstappen made the difference in Suzuka with a sensational pole lap — and it proved impossible to overtake on Sunday — the race weekend in Bahrain better exposes the true pecking order. Speaking to Dutch media, including Motorsport.com, on Saturday, Verstappen stated ...Keep reading

Beware those who declare simple solutions to complex problems.
After three grands prix in the 2025 season won from pole position, and a processional race in Japan held in conditions of tactical stalemate, an idea has taken root in the F1 paddock that this state of affairs could easily be resolved by imposing a minimum number of pitstops – that figure, of course, to be greater than ...Keep reading

Almost in parallel to the gap between the two Ferraris, although the distance in terms of grid positions is not so stark, Lando Norris qualified sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri almost seamlessly annexed pole position. Most galling of all for the Briton was the margin between the two MCL39s: 0.426 seconds.
Piastri’s second Q3 lap was 0.392s ...Keep reading

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day in Sakhir...

Managing team mates is a problem as old as racing itself – but how will McLaren approach this issue?

Matt Payne took advantage of Grove Racing’s speed and some messy racing from the opposition to take his second Supercars win of the weekend at New Zealand's Taupo Motorsport Park.
Payne emerged from an opening lap skirmish to take the lead and drove to a conventional pit strategy to take his fourth Supercars race win by 3.19 seconds.
In doing so, Payne secured the Jason Richards Memorial ...Keep reading

Despite BMW landing another pole to lead the IMSA field to green, it's the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Felipe Nasr and "Mr. 24" Nick Tandy that is again reaping the rewards of a win — for the third straight race in a row. 
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is the first weekend on the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship schedule to change things up a little, presenting a ...Keep reading

Pure pace was on display for Hendrick Motorsports’ (HMS) Kyle Larson, as he led 277 of 300 laps on his way to winning the NASCAR Xfinity race at Bristol. This is the 16th win of Larson's Xfinity career and his second at the concrete half-mile.
"Just another really good car," said Larson. "Thanks to [crew chief] Adam Wall, HMS for what they do and JR Motorsports as well. They're obviously all ...Keep reading