7
16:14
Guanyuzhou
Alfa Romeo
Guanyu Zhou overtakes
The Haas race pace doesn’t seem quite right. Mick Schumacher just loses another position and also has to let Guanyu Zhou go.
6
16:13
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
Penalty for Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon is penalized by race control for touching Schumacher. He gets a five-second penalty.
6
16:13
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas overtakes
Valtteri Bottas makes the next overtaking manoeuvre. Unfortunately against Mick Schumacher, who is now 14th and already has the next Alfa Romeo in his neck, Guanyu Zhou.
6
16:12
Hamilton is lurking for Sainz
For his part, Lewis Hamilton is lurking for Carlos Sainz. The Brit is just under half a second behind his competitor in the Ferrari. Max Verstappen finds himself 3.3 more seconds.
5
16:11
George Russell
Mercedes
George Russell overtaking
After a strong start, Kevin Magnussen is now down a few positions. After Pérez, George Russell in the Mercedes now also passes him.
4
16:10
Schumacher was shot
In the meantime there is also a repetition of what happened between Ocon and Schumacher. The Frenchman caught Schumacher, who then spun.
4
16:09
Sainz falls behind a bit
The top two are currently able to break away from the rest of the field and have gained a lead of almost 2.6 seconds in the direction of Carlos Sainz.
3
16:08
Sergio Perez
red bull
Overtaking by Sergio Pérez
Magnussen has a brake at the front. The door is wide open and Sergio Pérez doesn’t miss the opportunity. He takes the Dane’s place in Turn 5.
2
16:07
Incident involving Schumacher
There is information about an investigation into an incident between Esteban Ocon and Mick Schumacher. There seems to have been a touch somewhere.
2
16:06
Schumacher in 13th place
Mick Schumacher finds himself in 13th place after the first lap. Nico Hülkenberg can be found in 15th place.
1
16:05
Strong Magnussen
In addition to Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen also got off really well and is fifth ahead of Pérez. It’s completely different for Valtteri Bottas, who is passed straight through. Only place 15 is left for him!
1
16:05
Start race
The traffic lights are off, the first race of the new season is on! Charles Leclerc gets off well and can hold his top position in front of Max Verstappen. Behind, Sainz tries to attack but has to pull back. Hamilton, for his part, is also making up positions.
16:02
It’s about to start
The first vehicles are back on the starting grid. Now it won’t be long until the start of the first race of the season!
16:00
Warm-up lap started!
Things are getting serious in Bahrain. The cars go on the warm-up lap. Most of the field starts on the soft. Medium only raised the McLaren at the start.
15:54
The distance
The first race of another long season will be held on the Bahrain International Circuit. In the middle of the desert, the focus is always on the wind force, because wind drifts can cause sand on the route. This is almost exactly 5,412 kilometers long and offers the dangerous curve 10 in the second sector. Shortly after the easier, ninth curve, there are often braking errors that can cost valuable time.
15:49
Vettel is absent from the season opener
Sebastian Vettel is not in the car at the start of the season. The four-time world champion tested positive for Corona shortly before the first race of the year. Nico Hülkenberg, who did quite well yesterday, stepped in at short notice, almost traditionally. With 17th on the grid, he dropped out in Q1, but had regular driver Lance Stoll under control. In addition to Aston Martin, McLaren should have hoped for more from the first qualifying. Ricciardo retired in Q1, Lando Norris in 13th in Q2.
15:43
Best result but not satisfied
Actually, Mick Schumacher would have had reason to celebrate yesterday, because twelfth on the grid is his best career result so far in a Formula 1 qualifying session. But the German youngster wasn’t happy, because there was a lot more to Haas. Team colleague Kevin Magnussen steered his car to seventh place and made it clear: Haas could be on it again this season.
15:37
Hamilton on row three
At Mercedes, on the other hand, things didn’t quite go together at the start of the season and the team struggled throughout the weekend to find the right set-up. This is how Lewis Hamilton finds himself in fifth place on the third row of the grid. Incidentally, he will start next to an old friend: his former teammate Valtteri Bottas steered the Alfa Romeo to a strong sixth place. George Russell in the second Mercedes was ninth.
15:34
Charles Leclec on pole
After the test drives, Ferrari was one of the top favorites this season. A role that the team from Italy was able to confirm in yesterday’s qualifying. In a thrilling finale, Charles Leclerc secured pole for the first race of the season. With a 1:30.558, the Monegasque beat Max Verstappen in the Red Bull by 0.123 seconds. Carlos Sainz will start in the second Ferrari alongside Sergio Pérez from the second row.
15:26
All new in 2022
A new era in Formula 1 begins with the 2022 season. New technical regulations come into force and are intended to bring new excitement to the series through completely modified cars. The front and rear wings have been simplified, which it is hoped will make tailgating and overtaking easier. Today we will see how that works. There are also new tires: 18 inch instead of 13 inch tires will be mounted this year.
Formula 1 is back!
Welcome to Bahrain. Formula 1 starts the new season and many questions are unanswered. Will there be another duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton? Surprised another driver? What is the impact of the rule changes? There are first answers at the start of the season, it starts at 4:00 p.m.