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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Thomas Maher |Michelle Foster
The reason for Red Bull’s slow stops in Bahrain has been identified, following an intensive forensic investigation. An electrical issue on Red Bull’s pit gantry resulted in the team’s slow stops during the Bahrain Grand Prix, which cost their drivers significant time loss in the race.
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster |Jamie Woodhouse
Lewis Hamilton has lost his qualifying “superpower”, with David Coulthard believing that is his biggest problem at the moment. Following on from last year’s qualifying defeat to George Russell, only his second head-to-head loss in his 18 years on the grid, Hamilton trails his new team-mate Charles Leclerc 3-1 in his first season with Ferrari.
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster |Jamie Woodhouse
Max Verstappen and Red Bull are facing the “beginning of the end” of their relationship, that’s according to Juan Pablo Montoya. Although it is still early days in the F1 2025 championship, already it looks as if the season could be dominated by McLaren. Is F1 2025 Verstappen’s final season with Red Bull?
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Jamie Woodhouse |Michelle Foster
Lewis Hamilton had said he was “promised” that a grand prix in Africa would be added to the Formula 1 calendar before he retires. That promise apparently came from Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali, but in a fresh update, the Italian has revealed that reaching such a milestone remains some way off. F1 ‘not there yet’ on African GP: Lewis Hamilton to miss out on key goal?
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Jamie Woodhouse |Michelle Foster
George Russell nursed an ailing Mercedes W16 to his best result of F1 2025 so far in Bahrain as he crossed the line runner-up. Battling electrical issues, a braking problem and surviving a post-race FIA investigation over a potential DRS infringement, Russell still was able to hold off McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to record his and Mercedes‘ strongest result of the season, and keep himself comfortably in the mix with the Drivers’ Championship frontrunners.
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster
Formula 1 is facing a weekend of extreme heat at the Jeddah Corniche circuit, with an ambient high of 31°C forecast. That means the track temperature could hover around the 50′ mark. Saudi Arabian GP weather forecast: Hot and humidFormula 1 is racing in Saudi Arabia for the fifth time this season, the Jeddah Corniche circuit playing host to round five of the F1 2025 championship.
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster |Jamie Woodhouse
Yet to get off the mark this season, Luca di Montezemolo hopes Fernando Alonso has a competitive Aston Martin next season as the Spaniard bids farewell to Formula 1. That’s the Italian’s assumption as Alonso has yet to confirm any retirement plans. Fernando Alonso: Can he achieve a 33rd F1 victory?
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster |Jamie Woodhouse
Fred Vasseur “liked” that Lewis Hamilton was a bit down after qualifying in Bahrain, as his disappointment shows he not only wants to do better but is willing to work on improving his own form. Hamilton had a difficult Saturday at the Bahrain circuit, one that had Martin Brundle declaring these are “troubled times” for the Briton as he adjusts to life at Ferrari.
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Michelle Foster |Jamie Woodhouse
Despite sharing his “great” concern that Max Verstappen could quit Red Bull, Helmut Marko has hinted that the driver’s exit clause doesn’t become a problem until the “summer break”. Last season, as Mercedes publicly courted Verstappen and the driver recorded 10 races on the trot without a win, there was a lot of talk about Verstappen having an exit clause in his contract. Max Verstappen Red Bull future: Stay or go?
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1 week ago | 
planetf1.com | Elizabeth Blackstock |Michelle Foster
After the close of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz reported spying a heated discussion taking place between Raymond Vermeulen, Max Verstappen’s manager, and Helmut Marko. While PlanetF1.com clarified that the conversation wasn’t as fierce as Kravitz initially reported, the pundit further delved into the subject on The F1 Show podcast.
