Coverage: Race live on BBC Radio 5 Live. Live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with team-mate Lando Norris down in sixth. Mercedes’ George Russell qualified second but was demoted one place behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc because a team operational error. Red … Read more
Lando Norris says he is being forced to drive in a different manner this season in order to get the best out of the McLaren. The 25-year-old Briton is leading the drivers’ championship by three points from his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri after finishing third in Bahrain. However, Norris was searingly honest about his sixth-place … Read more
Combining consistent speed with the mental solidity and racing decisiveness he has always shown makes Piastri a formidable rival who, psychologically at least, will be a tough nut to crack. As McLaren team principal Andrea Stella put it in Bahrain: “There’s no noise in Oscar’s head, which is a very useful characteristic in Formula 1, … Read more
Lando Norris says “something is just not clicking” between him and his McLaren car so far this season. The Briton still leads the championship after finishing third in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. But his team-mate Oscar Piastri’s accomplished, dominant victory – the Australian’s second win in four races so far this season – … Read more
Urgent action must be taken to avoid a loss of wildlife due to the “plummeting” condition of the UK’s woodlands, according to a new report. The report, published by the Woodland Trust on Tuesday, found that the quality of woodland is on the decline, despite a slight increase in tree cover. Woodland covers 24% of … Read more