Vettel ‘really happy’ to get that second run
Sebastian Vettel admitted he almost threw pole position away in Bahrain as he made a mistake on his first run in Q3.
Sebastian Vettel admitted he almost threw pole position away in Bahrain as he made a mistake on his first run in Q3.
Max Verstappen is still trying to understand the crash that put him out of qualifying in Bahrain, revealing that he suddenly had "150 horsepower" more than expected as he went into the corner.
Missing out pole position by a tenth of a second, Kimi Raikkonen says his qualifying result in Bahrain was "far from ideal."
Sebastian Vettel clinched pole ahead of the 200th race start of his career after Max Verstappen crashed out in Q1 in Bahrain.
Sebastian Vettel has claimed Ferrari's first pole position in Bahrain since 2007, beating Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas on Saturday night.
Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, both Renault drivers, and Esteban Ocon all qualified inside the top ten in Bahrain.
McLaren didn't make it into the pole position shoot-out in Bahrain while Sauber and Williams failed to break out of Q1.
Kimi Raikkonen finished top of the timesheets in FP3 as both Mercedes cars struggled to make an impression, while Sebastian Vettel suffered a disrupted session.
Lewis Hamilton wasn't impressed when his path to his pit box in Bahrain was blocked by a throng of people, saying he "could have killed them all."
It's qualifying day in Bahrain. And while Lewis Hamilton was hit with a setback on Friday, it wasn't particularly plain sailing for Sebastian Vettel to begin with, either.
Lewis Hamilton will only be able to start Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix no higher than P6 after picking up a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
With both McLarens inside the top ten in practice, Fernando Alonso says he needs to deliver and do a "perfect lap" to ensure a similar result come qualifying.
Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in FP2 in Bahrain as the lights took effect and the supersoft tyres failed to make a massive impact on the lap times.
Toto Wolff isn't too worried about Ferrari's 1-2 in Bahrain practice, saying the Scuderia drivers were running "pretty high-power modes" on their hot laps.
Breaking down five minutes into Friday's first practice in Bahrain, Max Verstappen admits losing the track time wasn't "ideal" but he managed to recover.
Although Sebastian Vettel is already much happier with the front end balance of his SF71H, the German believes there is more to come from Ferrari in Bahrain.
Daniel Ricciardo wasn't at all impressed with Valtteri Bottas's driving in Bahrain but hopes that Finn escapes punishment for blocking him in FP2.
Ferrari have been slapped with a 5,000 Euro fine for releasing Kimi Raikkonen with a loose wheel in Friday's second practice in Bahrain.
Max Verstappen worked up a big sweat in the Bahrain desert after pushing his broken-down car back to the garage.
Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes "definitely" have some work to do after being pipped by Ferrari in practice in Bahrain.
Claire Williams, McLaren's Zak Brown and Haas deputy Guenther Steiner faced the media in Bahrain...
Haas surprisingly didn't feature inside the Bahrain top ten, neither did Force India, Sauber or Williams.
Kimi Raikkonen led a Ferrari 1-2 under the lights in Bahrain practice while Valtteri Bottas was the lead Mercedes man.
There were top ten times in Bahrain practice for Nico Hulkenbrerg, Pierre Gasly and both McLaren drivers.
Daniel Ricciardo was the early pace-setter in Bahrain after FP1, but Max Verstappen was unable to set a timed lap after an on-track stoppage within the first five minutes.
Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas fielded (some) questions from the media at the Drivers' Press Conference in Bahrain.
Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley are already eating through their engine allowance for the 2018 season, with Honda forced to change elements on both Toro Rosso cars.
Changes have been made once again ahead of the second race of the season in order to try and increase the chances of overtaking.
The FIA have revealed details of which drivers and bosses will be participating in the official press conferences at Bahrain this weekend.
After the bore-fest that was the Australian GP, Formula 1 heads to the Bahrain International Circuit in need of a repeat of the 2017 thriller - although this time Mercedes will want a different result.