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F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain - day three: Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri among drivers on track
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1879+ words) Day three of pre-season testing in Bahrain George Russell sets fastest time of test in morning session Lewis Hamilton second and Max Verstappen third Hamilton driving all day for Ferrari Second session of day running until 16:00 GMT Mercedes mark the…...
F1 testing: Red Bull's advantage 'pretty scary', says George Russell
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (1026+ words) George Russell is starting his fifth season with Mercedes Red Bull's advantage at the front of the Formula 1 field is "pretty scary," says Mercedes driver George Russell. The Briton said that the performance shown by Red Bull this week in…...
Design for Duke of Wellington's funeral carriage to be auctioned
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (497+ words) A pencil-drawn design for the funeral carriage of the Duke of Wellington, best known for his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in 1815, is to be sold at auction. Known as the Iron Duke, Wellington was hailed as a military…...
F1 2026 pre-season testing in Bahrain featuring Lando Norris, George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Isack Hadjar
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1638+ words) Day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fastest from Lando Norris Bearman third, Russell fourth and Hadjar fifth Get involved: Your first impressions of 2026 cars Thanks for your joining us today, folks. We're one step closer to…...
Max Verstappen says new F1 cars 'like Formula E on steroids"
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (914+ words) Verstappen says energy management means the new F1 cars are "not a lot of fun Four-time world champion Max Verstappen says the new cars in Formula 1 this year are "not a lot of fun" and "like Formula E on steroids". The…...
Aston Martin 'look four seconds off top teams', says Lance Stroll
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (796+ words) The Aston Martin's design has drawn admiring glances but the car is slow so far Lance Stroll says Aston Martin are four seconds off the pace in the run-up to the new Formula 1 season. The new car, created under the…...
Boy, 12, challenged by dad to builds his own Mini
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (418+ words) "I started the car, rolled it out the garage - it was cool, it's the first time I had the engine revving." Not many 12-year-olds have their own car, but then not many of them have to rebuild it from the…...
F1 2026 cars in pictures at Bahrain testing
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (478+ words) Formula 1 testing got under way in Bahrain on Wednesday, and it was the first time fans could see all the teams on track this year. Teams and drivers did go out at the Barcelona 'shakedown' last month, but it was…...
F1 2026 pre-season testing in Bahrain featuring Lando Norris, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1782+ words) First day of pre-season testing in Bahrain Red Bull's Max Verstappen fastest in morning session Piastri second, Russell third and Hamilton fourth World champion Lando Norris among those driving in afternoon Second session of day running until 16:00 GMT First race…...
Lewis Hamilton says new F1 rules 'ridiculously complex' and 'none of the fans are going to understand it"
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (703+ words) Lewis Hamilton says "you need a degree to understand" the impact of the new rules Lewis Hamilton says that the new rules this year make Formula 1 "ridiculously complex" and that "none of the fans are going to understand it". The…...