Formula 1's second straight weekend in Bahrain, which crowned a first-time winner in Sergio Perez, also yielded a significant gain in U.S. TV viewers over the first one. The Sakhir Grand Prix, run on a new-to-F1 shorter circuit and without the sport's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton due to his...

Esteban Ocon admits he cried after crossing the finish line to take the first podium of his Formula 1 career in the dramatic Sakhir Grand Prix.Mercedes looked set for a one-two before making pit stop errors with both cars during a late safety car period, dropping them out of contention....

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes endured a “nightmare” pit stop incident that cost him the chance to of fighting George Russell for victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix.Russell had taken the lead at the start but Bottas had started to eat into his teammate’s lead after the first round of pit...

George Russell feels like he was robbed of victory twice in the Sakhir Grand Prix but escaped disqualification after a Mercedes tire mix-up.Lewis Hamilton’s replacement made an excellent start from second on the grid to lead into Turn 1 and looked comfortable as he edged away from teammate Valtteri Bottas...

Sergio Perez has sensationally won his first Formula 1 grand prix from last on the first lap after a Mercedes pit stop blunder and late puncture cost George Russell a chance to regain the lead of the Sakhir GP.The Racing Point driver was hit by Charles Leclerc at the start...

Lando Norris will start the Sakhir Grand Prix from near the back of the grid after McLaren opted to take a new power unit for strategic reasons.McLaren stated on Saturday night that it was looking at the potential to change the engine in Norris’ car after he qualified a disappointing...

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes front-row lockout at the Sakhir Grand Prix after narrowly beating stand-in teammate George Russell to pole position.Bottas held provisional pole ahead of the final flying laps but failed to improve with his final effort, leaving himself vulnerable to the improving Russell, who is substituting for...

Max Verstappen usurped Mercedes’s Friday practice control to take a slender advantage into qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix.The Dutchman set his best time of 54.064s on his first flying lap on soft tires for the evening, having run on the hard compound until late in the session. It put...

Formula 1 drivers differed in their opinions of the outer Bahrain circuit being used for the Sakhir Grand Prix, but agree the closing speeds are dangerous when a car backs off.Practice ran relatively cleanly in terms of impeding incidents, although there was one point where Lando Norris locked up to...

George Russell says the lap times are deceiving and that he is actually slower than his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, despite topping both Friday practice sessions at the Sakhir Grand Prix.In his first official practice sessions for Mercedes as he fills in for Lewis Hamilton -- who has COVID-19 --...