2021 bahrain grand prix

Fri 26 Mar - Sun 28 Mar. On his F1 return, Alpine’s Fernando Alonso pulled the trigger for the first round of pit stops on Lap 11, and with Verstappen having eked out a near two-second advantage over Hamilton in the early stages, the work of Red Bull and Mercedes’ pit crews and strategists would be key as to whether the Dutchman could keep his advantage. WATCH: Mazepin crashes out in action-packed Bahrain Grand Prix start. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. It could go to Hamilton, but then he did run wide under pressure and invite Verstappen onto him. 6:57 Now Playing. The Bahrain Grand Prix starts on Sunday March 28, 2021 at 16:10 CET. The Bahrain GP has been staged since 2004, when Michael Schumacher won from Rubens Barrichello. Vettel! Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. Saturday 27th March 2021. Following a second stop for both drivers – Verstappen’s coming 10 laps after Hamilton’s – a thrilling finale was set up, Verstappen eating into Hamilton’s lead before attempting a pass on Lap 53 but running too wide and giving the place back. He was now 8.5s behind Hamilton in P2, on 10-lap-younger tyres, and with 16 laps to the flag to get after the Mercedes. It was Hamilton however, who managed to cross the finish line less … Posted by. Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain. Qualifying Highlights: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Related. POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIES. [32] The rookie Yuki Tsunoda soon overtook the two former World Champions in quick succession: first the Aston Martin of Vettel on lap 25; then Alonso on lap 27. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Schedule In addition to around six hours of Formula 1, the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix will also mark the first race weekend of the new Formula 2 season with two races taking place on Saturday and a third race on Sunday. Michael Schumacher; Niki Lauda; Kimi Raikkonen; Memorable moments; Ferrari F1 FAQ; F1 TICKETS; Advertise; Shop now! He’d done it – only he hadn’t, Verstappen having run too wide in the move, and honourably relinquishing the place back to Hamilton on the run down to Turn 11. The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Free Practice 1. Qualifying Highlights: 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. During the warm-up lap Red Bull driver Sergio Perez had a technical problem and almost retired when his car completly shut off. [7], Haas, one of the three teams at the back of the grid, had announced before the start of the season that development on their 2021 car had already ceased, and that the team's sole focus was on the 2022 technical regulation changes. QUALI: 18:00 - 19:00. [31], Leading figures from both of the top teams expressed confusion over the regulations on track limits, especially those at turn 4. McLaren Formula 1's 2021 Monaco Grand Prix – Race report This site uses cookies. WATCH: Gasly loses front wing in Ricciardo clash. 23.03.21. f1 - 2021 bahrain gp schedule of virtual press conferences. 28 March 2021. From stats, penalty points and records, we’ve got you covered. Sergio Perez gave Red Bull a heart-in-their-mouths moment even before the race had begun, his Red Bull RB16B pulling up on the formation lap with an issue. He ended the session in eleventh place. Behind the duelling lead pair, Bottas finished a distant third after a late stop to successfully gain the fastest lap bonus point, while Lando Norris equalled his result from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix with a fantastic drive to fourth for McLaren. [5][6] Mercedes had been adversely affected by the season's regulation changes, with their "low-rake" aerodynamic floor design, being impacted more than the "high-rake" design of their competitors. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix 28 March 2021 Drivers and Team’s quote after the race Yuki Tsunoda (AT02-06, Car 22) Both were able to resume racing. The main event is upon us as all the practice sessions are over and the grid is set following Saturday's qualifying. Very well, as it turned out. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix – Saturday. FP1 Highlights: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Using the links above you can find the full weekend schedule, including details of practice and qualifying sessions, support races, press conferences and special events, plus the latest news headlines, circuit … 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Game on. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix 21. The opening round of the 2021 Formula 1 season took place in Bahrain yesterday with an exciting Bahrain Grand Prix that saw a first lap crash and fight to the end between pole sitter Max Verstappen and reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton. LIVE: F1 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix 28 March 4:30PM 0 comments. [20] The third practice session ended with Verstappen once again the fastest ahead of Hamilton and AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly. It was later reported that the confusion had stemmed from a pre-race instruction that turn limits at Turn 4 would only be enforced in cases where 'a lasting advantage' was gained in the race. Posted by. Fri 11:30. Fernando Alonso achieved a creditable ninth in his Alpine, after two years away from the sport, and the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10.[28]. [35] Horner criticised the inconsistency of changing track limits between qualifying and the race, saying that this type of situation "shouldn't be shaded grey". Statistics. [8] Their two rivals, Williams and Alfa Romeo Racing, last and eighth in 2020, had privately taken a similar approach by gradually stopping development of their uncompetitive cars, although no public comments were made until after the race.[9]. LIVE: F1 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix 28 March 4:30PM 0 comments. It served as the season opener of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, and was the seventeenth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. RELIVE THE RACE: All the action from the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. As part of a new series to WTF1.com, Editor Katy Fairman takes a deep dive into the numbers behind the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. I thought we weren't allowed to do that". best. Lewis Hamilton winning the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Photo credit: LAT Images. Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 15:00-16:00 (UK time: 12:00-13:00) Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying: 18:00 (UK time: 15:00) Sunday 28th March 2021. ROUND 1: Bahrain . [12][13] Schumacher had won the previous year's Formula Two championship, while Mazepin had finished fifth. [32] The safety car was deployed until the end of lap three, and at the restart, Verstappen managed to hold off both Hamilton and Leclerc. [42] Tsunoda was critical of his own performance, stating he was only "half satisfied". 1 month ago . Close. Post Qualifying. Posted by. But while in seasons past, there might have been a grim inevitability to that result, don’t be fooled: this looks like a proper fight in prospect between the Silver Arrows and Red Bull in 2021. “Wow, what a difficult race that was. Qualifying. Very large gaps omitted. Gasly then made contact with Ricciardo's rear and lost his front wing, necessitating a pitstop, the contact with Gasly resulted in a loss of pace for Ricciardo for the rest of the race. f1 . Norris says he’ll ‘cherish’ surprise Monaco podium after resisting late pressure from Perez, Sainz says P2 in Monaco a ‘bittersweet feeling’ as he ‘genuinely thought we could win’, Binotto insists Ferrari didn’t gamble on Leclerc gearbox, saying DNS possibly unrelated to qualifying crash. [77] The 70th Anniversary , Eifel , Sakhir and Tuscan Grands Prix are not included in the list of 2021 planned races. The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula 1.5 race which was held on 28 March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the west of Bahrain. [11] Sebastian Vettel felt that he could not have avoided a collision with Esteban Ocon, but he did apologise for the incident. New format but familiar problems in Formula 2’s first triple-header weekend. The race was marked by controversy on the rules surrounding track limits, with leading figures from both teams criticising what they saw as unnecessarily complicated regulations. Sergio Perez, who had won his first Grand Prix at the track the previous year, albeit on the Outer Circuit, failed to progress from the second part of qualifying (Q2) on his debut for Red Bull Racing when his team unsuccessfully gambled on a medium tyres run. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win thriller. The Brazilian Grand Prix will be renamed as the São Paulo Grand Prix in deference to the increased involvement from local government. Very large gaps omitted. What To Watch For in the Monaco GP: The return of Verstappen vs Leclerc, and Sainz on a charge, Qualifying facts and stats: Ferrari's first pole since 2019 sees them match McLaren at Monaco, RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Watch all the key moments from Verstappen's Monaco GP win, DRIVER OF THE DAY: Vettel gets your vote with impressive P5 for Aston Martin, © 2003-2021 Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Verstappen gives place back after Hamilton overtake, 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Mazepin spins off at race start, 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Vettel crashes into the back of Ocon. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. Green Flag. [5], Further back on the grid, there was excitement about the closeness of the chasing midfield pack, with the relative speeds of Ferrari, AlphaTauri, McLaren, Alpine and Aston Martin all uncertain. FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2021. Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton's teammate, rounded out the podium, giving their team Mercedes a large lead in the Constructor's Championship. Verstappen smoothly covered off the threat from Hamilton, to hold the lead going through Turn 1, with Bottas coming under attack from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc starting P4, Leclerc eventually getting ahead of the Finn before a Safety Car was called into action. Max Verstappen is the man to beat at the Bahrain Grand Prix as he starts on pole, but Lewis Hamilton will have something to say about that. Free Practice 2. Vettel feeling “not at home in the car yet” after tough weekend. The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars which will be the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One race which was held on 28 March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the west of Bahrain. Bahrain Grand Prix: 18:00 (UK time: 16:00) Get all the 2021 Formula 1 race weekend times on your mobile device plus test sessions, car launches and more using the RaceFans F1 Calendar. The two Alfa Romeos of Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi ran solidly but just out of the points to claim P11 and P12, ahead of Ocon and the Williams of George Russell in P14 – Russell’s team mate Nicholas Latifi and Gasly having been quietly retired a few laps from the end. Fri 26 Mar - Sun 28 Mar. Post Race. Singapore. Gotta say, Alonso after 2 years looks to still have it. Lewis Hamilton won a pulsating Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir for Mercedes on Sunday, the first race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season. 1 month ago 128. The Bahrain Grand Prix was the first Formula 1 race to be staged in the Middle East, as part of the government’s desire to promote tourism. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Pre Race Discussion. f1 . So round one, and the first blow has been struck by Mercedes. 21. RACE: 18:00. add to calendar. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. [43][44] Ocon was pleased with his race pace and strategy, but was disappointed with his final result, attributing it to bad luck in qualifying and the collision with Vettel; he believed he could have finished in the lower half of the points had his qualifying attempt been "normal". 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Post Race Discussion. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Pre Race Discussion. Lewis secured his 75 th win for the Mercedes F1 Team this evening with a stunning drive in Bahrain. 182. He started from P2 and won a very exciting race at Bahrain International circuit for the sixth time. [32] Meanwhile, down the field, Norris managed to pass Leclerc for fourth place on lap 8 following a sustained battle, and numerous moves were being made in the tightly packed midfield - ten seconds separated Norris in 4th to Perez, who had managed to make his way up to twelfth. Ricciardo did too, but clipped the Frenchman’s front wing, ripping it from the AlphaTauri AT02 and forcing Gasly in for a change – while debutant Mick Schumacher dropped his own Haas coming into Turn 6 and spun. Austin, Texas. Meanwhile, Sainz overtook Lance Stroll for eighth into turn 1, and Esteban Ocon was rear-ended by the Aston Martin of Vettel. You can follow all the latest news about the Formula 1 event in Bahrain on our website. The first draft of the 2021 F1 calendar was published by Formula 1 on November 10th 2020. Bahrain GP breaks Sky Sports records as F1 returns . Post Qualifying. Hamilton was in for hards on Lap 13, and flew on his out laps. Behind Hamilton and a philosophical Verstappen – the polesitter, who'd dominated the weekend in the build up to the race, saying that it had been “great to start the year” to put Mercedes under such pressure – Bottas was a disappointed third, having never looked on the pace of his team mate all weekend, and having been unable to make it a hat trick of season opener wins. Sakhir. It was the 116th victory for the Mercedes team. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Post Qualifying Discussion. Paul Velasco. Free Practice 2. Read RaceFans’ coverage of this race: How F1’s new rookie class fared in their first challenge of 2021. Hamilton emphasised Red Bull's "amazing performance all weekend", and how it took "something special" from both team and driver to win the race. So it was advantage Mercedes after the first stops, Hamilton comfortably heading Verstappen by Lap 20, while Bottas had been able to pass Perez for P3 – the Mexican having pitted under the Safety Car on Lap 3, before managing to climb into the podium places – with Perez then pitting again for hards on Lap 22 and dropping back down the order. [10] Three drivers made their debuts in Formula One. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix race chart. 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Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal, praised the whole team, but also felt that luck had played some part in the victory: "at the end, the racing gods were on our side". 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Results by Aratho in formula1 [–] VanBusplane 0 points 1 point 2 points 1 month ago (0 children) Oh gosh you had me panicking for a second. The first practice session started at 14:30 local time (UTC+03:00) and the second practice session started at 18:00 local time, both on 26 March. By this stage, all the drivers had pitted, and Carlos Sainz Jr., Sebastian Vettel and Alonso were engaging in a three-way scrap for eighth place, described as 'brilliant wheel-to-wheel racing' by Jolyon Palmer, from which Sainz emerged triumphant on lap 23. 88 comments on “Vote for your 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend” TFLB (@tflb) 29th March 2021, 0:58. 1:47 Now Playing. Toggle drivers using controls below: After a formation lap issue that forced him to start from the pit lane, Sergio Perez recovered to fifth on his debut for Red Bull, ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and the second McLaren of Daniel Ricciardo. Norris was looking fighty early doors, though, and straight away passed Gasly at the restart. Fernando Alonso. From stats, penalty points and records, we’ve got you covered. [41] Yuki Tsunoda's performance was highly praised, with Ross Brawn calling him the "best rookie F1 has had for years". Formula 1's gripping 2021 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was the most watched race ever on Sky Sports, it can be revealed. Kimi Räikkönen hit the barriers at turn 3. ROUND 1: Bahrain. Further back, Lando Norris, who had passed his teammate Daniel Ricciardo on the opening lap, managed to pass the Alpha Tauri of Pierre Gasly and began challenging the Mercedes of Bottas for fourth place. “That was a really good start for us” said a delighted Hamilton after the race – and considering that two weeks before at pre-season testing, he’d been sat in a gravel trap at Turn 13 in a Mercedes W12 that had looked borderline undriveable at times, as rivals Red Bull thrived, he wasn’t wrong. [37] The Red Bull was then hit by oversteer caused by the dirty air off the Mercedes on the exit of turn 13, and Verstappen lost significant time trying to bring it under control. So I’m really grateful for it and massively thankful to the men and women back at the factory and here also for continuously pushing the boundaries and never giving up, even if we do feel we’re behind” – Lewis Hamilton. Motorsports 2h ago Zach Wilson mock draft: Broncos, 49ers, Falcons among best 2021 NFL Draft fits for BYU QB . Pre Race. 1 month ago. The Bahrain GP has been staged since 2004, when Michael Schumacher won from Rubens Barrichello.It has been held 16 times, with the race cancelled in 2011 due to a socio-political crisis. [35] Hamilton was warned about exceeding track limits at turn 4 on lap 38; he had committed this offence 29 times, with Hamilton stating "I thought there was no track limits". When Verstappen pitted, four laps after his rival, he emerged in second, seven seconds behind. Perez – who, like Pierre Gasly, had taken a new control electronics and energy store on his car before the race – was able to get the RB16B going and take up position at the end of the pit lane to take the race start, as the grid were forced into a second formation lap. FP3 Highlights: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Close. It could be Verstappen, but he bottled his overtake for the lead. 182. Lewis Hamilton won his 96th F1 race at the 2021 Bahrain F1 GP today. [22] Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez was disappointed with his performance on qualifying simulations relative to his teammate Verstappen, noting he had a lot to improve in this area but was pleased with his race run performance in practice. 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship (2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, 1) Location. Green Flag. Watch highlights from qualifying ahead of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. It was the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz who took eighth, ahead of rookie Yuki Tsunoda in ninth, while Lance Stroll gave Aston Martin points on their return to F1 with P10. Up at the front, Hamilton pitted for hard tyres at the end of lap 14; Red Bull chose not to pit Verstappen, favouring a strategy that would see their driver on fresher tyres at the end of the race.[34]. 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix race chart. [39] Race director Michael Masi, however, insisted that the rules had been clear, saying "nothing changed at all during the race". Verstappen will start the first race from pole, with the two Mercedes in P2 and P3. Select Language English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Русский Suomi Tiếng Việt 简体中文 हिन्दी العربية 日本語 ไทย Alonso’s F1 return had ended on Lap 33 meanwhile with a brake issue, dropping the Spaniard out of 10th place, and meaning that by Lap 43 of 56, the order was Hamilton, Verstappen, Bottas, Norris, Leclerc, Ricciardo and Perez – who’d passed the Aston Martin of Stroll for P7 on Lap 40 – with Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda rounding out the top 10. save. Hamilton resists Verstappen to deny Red Bull victory in Bahrain GP nail-biter 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix championship points Alex Lynn, Williams, Circuit de Catalunya testing, 2015 TIME TO CHANGE THE RECORD BOOK… AGAIN During the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton broke yet another record. [21], Norris downplayed his strong practice form, saying he was not completely happy with his car despite being 2nd fastest in the second practice session, insisting Mercedes and Red Bull would be ahead of McLaren in qualifying and the race, a sentiment with which new teammate Daniel Ricciardo concurred. Verstappen managed to close to within four seconds of Hamilton in eight laps, and when Hamilton pitted to get rid of his underperforming hard tyres on lap 28, the gap was down to two seconds.

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