Verstappen blames Leclerc for ‘reckless’ lap one crash
Max Verstappen says he cannot understand why Charles Leclerc was ‘so aggressive and so reckless’ in their Sakhir Grand Prix first lap tangle, which put both drivers out of the race
Grosjean forced to miss Abu Dhabi, ends F1 career early
Romain Grosjean will not take part in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next week, bringing his Formula 1 career to a premature end
The Williams origin of Russell’s Sakhir GP ‘weak point’
Impressive Mercedes debutant George Russell has a “weak point” on the Sakhir GP track, and it seems to be rooted in Williams “muscle memory”.
What F1 looked like the last time Hamilton wasn’t on the grid
With Lewis Hamilton having never missed a grand prix in his Formula 1 career up to now, the Sakhir GP will be the first race without him on the grid since the end of 2006. We take a look at how much has changed about F1 in that time
Five ways the Sakhir GP will be uncharted territory for F1
Formula 1 will race on the Bahrain Outer circuit for the first – and maybe only – time. Our writers tackle the big questions ahead of the race
Why one of 2020’s best qualifying laps will probably be futile
All five of Charles Leclerc’s top-five starts in the 2020 Formula 1 season have been minor miracles given Ferrari’s current situation. But the manner of his fourth place on the Sakhir Grand Prix grid was something else again
How Russell impressed but didn’t surprise in ‘alien’ Mercedes
The Mercedes Formula 1 team was “impressed, but not surprised” by George Russell’s Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying performance, where he was 0.026 seconds off the pole time set by Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes would give Grosjean car for farewell F1 test
Mercedes has pledged to give Romain Grosjean a final run in a Formula 1 car if he cannot race in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and no one else is willing to offer him a private test
Albon totally thrown by car change on softs in qualifying
Alex Albon put his Q2 elimination in Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying down to failing to cope with the way his Red Bull Formula 1 car’s behaviour changed on soft tyres
Should Bottas be worried? Our verdict on Russell’s Sakhir qualifying
Valtteri Bottas took pole for the Sakhir Grand Prix but temporary team-mate – and Mercedes’ next-in-line – George Russell wasn’t far behind. How worried should Bottas be for his future? Our writers have their say
