F1 season to start in Bahrain after Australian GP postponed
Formula 1 | January 12, 2021 18:10 ISTWith the race in Melbourne moved from March to November, the season will now start in Bahrain on March 28.
With the race in Melbourne moved from March to November, the season will now start in Bahrain on March 28.
Perez, who will replace Alexander Albon, became Mexico’s first F1 winner in 50 years with his victory this month at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain.
Mazepin posted an apology on Twitter for his "recent actions in terms of my own inappropriate behaviour and the fact that it was posted onto social media."
During the race Mercedes called both drivers in for a precautionary pit stop, but put a wrong mix of tyres on Russell's car before realising their mistake halfway through Bottas' stop.
Schumacher (21), a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, leads the Formula 2 title race heading into the final round of the season.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time Friday in the first practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix as drivers struggled on a slippery track not used in Formula One since 2011.
The other 22 races include the first-ever Saudi Grand Prix, set for Nov. 28 in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, and the return of numerous races which were canceled during the pandemic.
The Saudi Arabia kingdom said on Thursday it will host the race in November 2021 in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, using scenic roads along the coast.
41-year-old Raikkonen was the 2007 champion and this season became the driver with the most race starts. Next season will be his 19th in F1.
Valtteri Bottas was 0.34 seconds faster than his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the first practice session of Portuguese GP.
Victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday would move the British driver onto 92 race wins, and surpass the German great's mark of 91 that for so long had been considered untouchable.
The pair have struggled in their fourth season together and scored only three points between them in 11 races so far.
Hamilton wins the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday after Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas suffers DNF from the lead.
Bottas set the pace in 1 minute 26.225 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton .136 off his Mercedes teammate in second. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third fastest, .456 off Bottas, and Sebastian Vettel fifth.
Low cloud and mist made for poor visibility around the Nürburgring track and it was declared unsafe for the medical helicopter to take off before time ran out for the 90-minute session.
Honda is the engine supplier for the Red Bull and AlphaTauri teams. It had resumed competition in F1 in 2015.
Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has signed for Racing Point.
The Alpine F1 team will still use Renault's engines but drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, who is French, will have a car decked out in blue, white and red instead of yellow and black.
The Formula One on Tuesday added four more races to the 2020 calendar, adding that a limited number of fans will be allowed in in a "number of races."
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