3:16 PM ET Nikita Mazepin apologised to Haas after spinning out three corners into his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Mazepin spun out without making contact with another driver and hit the wall, ending his race immediately. The Russian driver, who spun several times during practice on Friday and qualifying on Saturday,
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10:44 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he realised last year the value of being diplomatic in his push for racial equality rather than “embarrassing people”. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has become outspoken on the issue of equality and knelt ahead of every Formula One race last season. Ahead of the season, Hamilton had called out
4:29 AM ET Formula One’s motorsport managing director Ross Brawn has hailed Yuki Tsunoda as the best rookie in years after the Japanese scored points on his debut in Bahrain last Sunday. The former Ferrari technical director who also ran the Honda, Brawn and Mercedes teams, said he had been impressed by the 20-year-old AlphaTauri
7:00 AM ET The 2021 Formula One season is officially underway. Please tell me you got up Sunday morning to watch the Bahrain GP on ESPN2! If not, you should have. I did — though to quote old Obi-Wan Kenobi, it was from a certain point of view. That POV was from behind the wheel
4:33 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo raced with a significantly damaged car on his McLaren debut in Bahrain last weekend, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. The Australian, who moved from Renault at the end of last season, finished seventh at the Sakhir circuit after qualifying sixth. Daniel Ricciardo finished seventh on his McLaren debut. Clive
4:45 AM ET Fernando Alonso’s return race to Formula One was ended prematurely by a sandwich wrap getting stuck in the brake ducts of his Alpine car. Alonso’s appearance at the Bahrain Grand Prix was his first appearance since 2018, driving for the rebranded Renault team. In the closing stages of the race he was
1:52 PM ET Lewis Hamilton called his narrow 0.7s victory over Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix one of the hardest races in recent memory. Hamilton held off a charging Verstappen to win the season opener. The closing stages saw Verstappen reeling Hamilton in and, briefly, get ahead with four laps left. However, Verstappen
Mar 28, 2021 Sebastian Vettel’s underwhelming Aston Martin debut saw him leave the Bahrain Grand Prix with five penalty points on his superlicence for two different incidents during the weekend. Vettel struggled throughout his first weekend with his new team and finished 15th of 16 finishers, ahead of only Haas’ Mick Schumacher. Late in the
7:42 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The first race of the Formula One season always results in a series of
12:39 PM ET Have you caught your breath yet? Twenty-four hours on from the first race of the 2021 Formula One season and there is a huge amount to talk about. For those wanting a little more analysis of how the race panned out, click here, and if you’re still unsure why Max Verstappen’s overtaking