Key Highlights: Lewis Hamilton secured a front-row start in P2 alongside polesitter Max Verstappen after Ferrari resolved balance issues right before Qualifying at Sepang. Charles Leclerc qualified in fifth position but is set to inherit fourth place on the grid following an engine penalty handed to Isack Hadjar. Severe heat and tyre degradation remain the ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2026 season with a 1m 35.130s lap, leading Lewis Hamilton by nearly three tenths. Red Bull dominated qualifying across all three stages (Q1, Q2, and Q3) as Formula 1 returned to the Sepang circuit. The breakthrough result marks a major step forward for Red ...
Key Highlights Motorsport.com tracks intra-team qualifying head-to-head records across the Formula 1 grid, isolating pure qualifying pace by omitting the effects of subsequent grid penalties. Frontrunners feature fiercely contested internal battles, with Lando Norris edging Oscar Piastri at McLaren, while Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc remain locked in a tightly matched contest at Ferrari. Significant ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured his first pole position of the 2026 campaign, topping qualifying at the Sepang International Circuit by 0.298 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finalized the top five, though Hadjar must serve a five-place grid penalty for the race. The ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the 2026 season, clocking a 1m35.130s at Sepang to head Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton on the front row. Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar finished third in qualifying but faces a five-place grid drop for an internal combustion engine (ICE) change, promoting championship leader Kimi Antonelli to third. ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen clinched his first pole position of 2026 for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, setting an unbeatable benchmark of 1m 35.130s. Lewis Hamilton secured second on the grid for Ferrari, finishing 0.298s behind Verstappen, while Isack Hadjar took third before an impending five-place grid penalty. Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes standout Kimi Antonelli secured the fastest time in final practice at Sepang, clocking a 1m36.302s to rebound from the team’s difficult Friday sessions. Red Bull maintained top-three pace with Max Verstappen claiming second place and teammate Isack Hadjar landing in third. A mid-session red flag caused by debris from Oliver Bearman’s Haas ...
Key Highlights: Friday practice ran 4.5 seconds off projected lap times due to low grip on the track surface, prompting teams to adapt run plans around severe tyre degradation. Pirelli reported massive degradation of two to three tenths of a second per lap, triggering a vicious cycle of sliding and thermal degradation on both the ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen led FP1 for Red Bull, while Isack Hadjar finished third. Hadjar placed second in FP2, with Verstappen fourth after running the Medium tyre instead of the Soft. Isack Hadjar will receive a five-place grid penalty for Sundayās race after Red Bull fitted a new ICE. Red Bull shows strong pace at ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen set the fastest time in first practice at Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. The Red Bull driver finished FP2 fourth after focusing on long-run data with the medium tyre rather than using the soft compound. Red Bull expects rain to remain a factor throughout the weekend, potentially creating ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen paced Free Practice 1 at the Sepang International Circuit before concluding Free Practice 2 in fourth place. Unlike his rivals who conducted soft-tyre qualifying simulations, the Red Bull driver executed his entire FP2 program on medium tyres to prioritize long-run data ahead of potential rain. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc posted the fastest ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. George Russell finished second, with Isack Hadjar third for Red Bullās sister team. Free Practice 2 is scheduled for 1600 local time after teams review their opening-session data. Verstappen leads Russell and Hadjar in opening practice ...