12:13 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — The sense of relief almost matched the flood of emotion as the opening bars of the Italian national anthem rang out over the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday night. After 45 races without a single victory, Ferrari finally reclaimed the top two steps of Formula One’s podium, and with
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7:13 AM ET Ferrari and Carlos Sainz are close to signing a contract extension to keep the Spaniard at the team beyond this season. Sainz replaced Sebastian Vettel last year on a two-year deal and finished ahead of Charles Leclerc in their first season as teammates, claiming podium finishes in Monaco, Hungary, Russia and Abu
4:52 AM ET Haas boss Guenther Steiner said the U.S.-owned Formula One team’s return to form in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix could not have been scripted any better. Kevin Magnussen finished fifth for the team at the Sakhir desert track on Sunday. The result was the outfit’s highest finish since the Austrian Grand Prix
4:05 AM ET China’s first Formula One driver, Guanyu Zhou, enjoyed a dream start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points on his debut. The 22-year-old from Shanghai had already made an impression, lining up 15th on the grid after making it
5:07 PM ET Lando Norris said McLaren does not have much to be optimistic about in Formula One this season after it endured a terrible Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris finished behind 15th, behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo, in what was a shockingly uncompetitive opening race for the McLaren team. Coming into the season McLaren was seen
2:58 PM ET Max Verstappen‘s defence of his first Formula One world championship started in dramatic circumstances as he was forced to retire in the car in the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen ran second for the entire race and looked well placed to challenge Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for victory at a
3:42 PM ET Ferrari ended a 45-race winless streak on Sunday to start Formula One’s new era with a flourish and a one-two finish in Bahrain that sent the sport’s oldest and most glamorous team back to the top. Charles Leclerc‘s pole to flag victory, with fastest lap, was a first for the Maranello team
5:51 AM ET Introducing ESPN’s free to play Racing Pick’em! Racing Pick’em is a free-to-play game in which you answer a series of questions related to each and every Formula One Grand Prix, the first of which starts Sunday, March 20, and ends Sunday, November 14. Have you always suspected you’ve got the best F1
4:38 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 SAKHIR, Bahrain — It’s official. Ferrari is back at the front of the Formula
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Charles Leclerc will start Formula One’s new era from pole position after beating reigning champion Max Verstappen to pole position in Bahrain on Saturday evening. Leclerc set a 1:30.558 in his Ferrari to secure first place on the grid by 0.123s from Verstappen’s Red Bull, which appeared to hold the edge over