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Max Verstappen Earns Pole for Bahrain Grand Prix; More F1 News

Red Bull Bahrain

Red Bull looks like the car to beat in Bahrain (credit: FIA images)

Max Verstappen will start from the pole for the 2021 Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.  The battle the sport needs started to take form on Saturday (March 27) when Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton at the end of qualifying by almost four-tenths (0.388 secs). Hamilton will start second with his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas sitting …

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Covering the Grid for the Formula 1 Opener Bahrain Grand Prix

Williams Bahrain 2021 Testing

Williams Racing with new livery in Bahrain (credit: FIA images)

The Formula 1 season will go lights out this weekend, this year starting in the unusual location of Bahrain. With the exception of three years – 2006, 2010, and 2020 – Australia’s Albert Park has hosted the inaugural race since 1996. The switch to Bahrain Grand Prix for 2021 comes on the heels of last …

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Getting to Know the New Kids on the Block at Haas F1, Mick Schumacher & Nikita Mazepin

Pietro Fittipaldi at Bahrain

(Photo: Haas F1 Twitter)

For the 2021 Formula One season, the Haas F1 Team will be moving forward with two new drivers. While it was very well known that the American outlet was dissatisfied with the performance of current drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, the announcement was tough to see as both those drivers are most likely done …

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Nikita Mazepin to Compete for Haas in F1 in 2021

2018 Haas F1

Romain Grosjean in the 2018 Haas F1 (credit: Getty Images)

Nikita Mazepin will drive for Haas F1 team next year in Formula 1, the team announced Dec. 1. The news comes after Haas announced that Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean would not return to Haas in 2021. Grosjean is currently recovering from injuries he sustained in a crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. “I’m delighted …

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