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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Following a challenging Bahrain GP where “everything went wrong” Red Bull face mounting pressure to retain their star driver, Max Verstappen with the team admitting concern he could leave. The reigning World Champion finished a distant sixth at Sakhir, a significant setback just a week after his victory at the Japanese GP, highlighting the stark inconsistencies troubling the team this season.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
The Bahrain GP Driver Ratings are in as Oscar Piastri produced a stunning drive to win in Sakhir, becoming the first multiple race winner this season. His exceptional performance underlined McLaren’s resurgence, but not every driver enjoyed similar success. The Australian delivered a masterclass from pole position, remaining composed even when pressured early in the race.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
George Russell kept his hard-earned second place at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix despite being investigated for an apparent breach of Formula 1’s DRS regulations. The Mercedes driver sparked intrigue during the latter stages of the race at the Bahrain International Circuit when onboard footage showed his DRS flap opening on the straight between Turns 10 and 11 — despite not being within one second of race leader Oscar Piastri.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Kyle Kirkwood produced a flawless drive to end his 23-race winless streak with a decisive victory at the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, holding off the relentless challenge of reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou in a tense, strategy-driven contest. The Andretti Global driver led 46 of the race’s 85 laps after starting from pole position and never relinquished control despite pressure from the championship leader.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Red Bull endured one of their most frustrating Formula 1 weekends in recent memory at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Christian Horner revealing the reason for slow pit stops which added to their already difficult race pace struggles. Max Verstappen could only manage sixth place at the chequered flag, as an unexpected technical failure left the reigning world champion stranded in the pit box during both of his stops.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Red Bull’s dominant reign in Formula 1 has been thrown into question after a disastrous Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, which forced senior management into crisis talks following one of their worst performances in recent memory. Max Verstappen finished a distant sixth in Sakhir, a result that has set alarm bells ringing within Red Bull, as the reigning world champion found himself powerless to fight at the front.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
The fiercest battles in Formula 1 often aren’t the ones fought wheel-to-wheel on the final lap, they happen within the same garage as the F1 2025 head-to-head battle between teammates takes centre stage. The battle to beat your teammate remains the ultimate proving ground for every driver on the grid. Championships may grab the headlines, but beating the only other person in identical machinery is how a driver’s reputation is truly forged.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Max Verstappen endured a painful evening at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025, with the Red Bull driver left frustrated after finishing only sixth in a race dominated by Oscar Piastri and McLaren. Coming off the back of a victory in Suzuka, there was hope within Red Bull that their early-season struggles were beginning to ease. But Verstappen’s weekend in Bahrain quickly unravelled as balance issues with the RB21 and pit stop problems left him well adrift of the leading pack.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari must unlock more downforce and grip to make progress if they want to challenge McLaren at the front of the F1 2025 grid, after a difficult evening at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver started from the front row following George Russell’s grid penalty but slipped to fourth by the chequered flag, unable to live with the pace of race winner Oscar Piastri, and the consistent speed of Lando Norris and Russell.
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1 week ago | 
total-motorsport.com | John Smith |JOhn Smith
Lando Norris still leads the F1 2025 Driver Standings, but only just, after a dramatic Bahrain GP where Oscar Piastri dominated to take his second win of the season for McLaren. The Australian star was untouchable around the Bahrain International Circuit, building a comfortable lead and surviving a late safety car to take the chequered flag 15 seconds ahead of his rivals.
