Six rookie drivers are set to take part in the first practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as part of a change in regulation that increases track time for inexperienced drivers.In previous years, teams were obliged to run a rookie in Friday practice on two occasions across the season,...

Esteban Ocon set the pace from Pato O’Ward, but George Russell’s 2023 season ended with a crash during tire and rookie driver testing in Abu Dhabi on TuesdayRussell suffered a suspected car failure midway through the day’s running and went straight on at Turn 6 at the end of the...