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Max Verstappen said “lol look at this” during a farcical aborted start at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where F1’s new hybrid engines appeared to shut down on masse at reduced speeds.

Max Verstappen won a rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix which was farcically delayed by one hour and 33 minutes after multiple cars broke down in the wet conditions before George Russell’s outside world championship bid was derailed by a late engine failure.

“Horrible”, “sad”, and “totally unacceptable” were among the reactions of Formula 1’s drivers to the sport’s attempt at racing in wet conditions at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

George Russell has said he was “beyond disappointment” after a retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia dealt his title chances a critical blow.

Lewis Hamilton joked that he has no plans to visit a casino with Ferrari’s strategists after they gambled — and lost — on using slick tyres at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday.

The 2026 Formula 1 season has been full of twists and turns with the new rules and regulations shaking things up.

The first half of the Formula 1 2026 season has been full of ups and downs for teams and drivers across the grid.

Next up on the calendar is the Bahrain Grand Prix, but there’s a quirk — the 16th round of the season is actually taking place almost 4,000 miles away in Malaysia.

Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia from pole position.

George Russell’s title chances took a critical blow at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after he retired from the race under a Safety Car with five laps remaining.

Formula 1 is heading to Malaysia for the Bahrain Grand Prix; the south-east Asian nation providing an unusual setting for a race.

Mercedes was left wondering if its long-awaited upgrade is a step forwards or backwards after Kimi Antonelli and George Russell struggled to fourth and eighth in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Lando Norris has said his McLaren simply was not fast enough to challenge for the front two rows of the grid in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Lando Norris has said Franco Colapinto should be banned for the pile-up which ended his Azerbaijan Grand Prix, adding “[there’s] some drivers that shouldn’t be in Formula 1.”

Kimi Antonelli has been Mercedes’ clear-cut No. 1 driver this season, but George Russell’s persistence was rewarded with a win in Baku on Saturday

ESPN’s Nate Saunders might not have lasted long in Max vs 100, but it was still a memorable event. Here, he reflects on his karting experience with Formula 1’s Max Verstappen

The Spanish Grand Prix is done and dusted and drivers got their first taste of the brand-new Madring.

Lando Norris bemoaned Formula 1’s Virtual Safety Car rules after he appeared to lose a nailed-on Spanish Grand Prix win, saying “it’s a rule that shouldn’t define a race.”