Ferrari and Red Bull are set for a desert duel. But some suspect tyre management will prevent the close racing 2022’s new cars are designed to deliver.
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2022 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Leclerc beats Verstappen to pole for season-opener as Ferrari start 2022 in front
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onCharles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix by beating Max Verstappen by a tenth of a second.
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix grid
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has taken provisional pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
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Verstappen quickest in final practice, but Leclerc is under a tenth behind
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen was quickest during the third and final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, less than a tenth faster than Charles Leclerc.
Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice
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Mercedes look less of a threat to Red Bull than Ferrari after Friday practice
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onAfter the first Friday of the new season, Mercedes’ pre-weekend pessimism appears well founded, while Verstappen admitted his prospects were “looking good” after practice.
Verstappen quickest from Leclerc by less than a tenth in second practice
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice
Posted onWorld champion Max Verstappen set the quickest time at the end of Friday practice for the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain.
Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice
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Gasly quickest ahead of Ferraris as Formula 1 returns in Bahrain
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice
Posted onPierre Gasly took the honours as the first driver to go quickest in an official session in 2022 during first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix practice in pictures
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Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice
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Dry but windy conditions await F1’s new era in Bahrain
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix weather
Posted onThe usual hot conditions are expected for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix but gusty winds will add to the challenge posed by F1’s radical new cars.
First pictures from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend
F1 Pictures
Posted onThe teams and drivers gear up for the first race of a new era of Formula 1 in Bahrain. Here are the first images from the paddock.
Mazepin has shortest grand prix debut of any driver since 2002
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onNikita Mazepin’s first-lap retirement was the shortest debut for a rookie in F1 for 19 years. Here’s more stats and facts from the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix part two
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onOne down, 22 to go: But will F1 hold all its races this year? And why hasn’t Sprint Qualifying been agreed yet? Dieter Rencken brings the inside line from Bahrain.
Hamilton denies Verstappen as Red Bull push Mercedes to the limit
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onIt took the combined effort of Lewis Hamilton’s peerless racecraft and sharp Mercedes strategy to deny Max Verstppen’s rapid Red Bull victory in Bahrain.
Vote for your 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.