News Details

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes accused of sandbagging at 2023 Bahrain GP

Heading into qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, many fans were fearing the worst for Mercedes, with Q2 exits being predicted by some. This was not the case at all however, as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton shot to the top of the timing screens on a number of occasions, making it all the way to Q3. Russell picked up where he left off from last season by outperforming Hamilton and setting a quicker time than the 38-year-old in Q3. Hamilton managed to qualify in seventh with a 1:30:384 while Russell managed to squeeze into sixth place with a 1:30:340, proving that the Mercedes driver pairing are very equally matched. READ: Charles Leclerc admits Ferrari are sandbagging as he sends...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

‘I don't think we're capable': Are Toto Wolff...

Mercedes started the new era of Formula 1 poorly last year, as the team...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

‘There's a worm in there': Reason for Lewis...

Ex-Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher have both shared...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Lewis Hamilton makes big admission about Mercedes 2023...

The opening day of the 2023 season in Bahrain has certainly proved that...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Sky Sports pundit suggests Aston Martin have jumped...

The three days of testing in Bahrain gave fans their first look at the...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

A new MotoGP logo to be announced in Valencia

MotoGP has confirmed that it will unveil a brand-new logo at the Valencia...

FIM announces MotoGP engine-freeze from 2025 season

The FIM has announced that there will be a two-year engine freeze for all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Real Madrid, Barcelona 'suffer major blow' in Joshua...

Joshua Kimmich, who has been strongly linked with Barcelona and Real...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

'We're going to need him' – Ian Wright jumps to...

Ian Wright has jumped to the defence of Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus,...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Shock F1 RETURN announced in major grid twist

A Formula 1 team with big ambitions to soon... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Horner offers BIZARRE excuse over Red Bull downfall

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

De Heus: 'A lot of people hate women in motorsport'

There has been a lot of talk about it in recent... Read More »
1h ago from GPBlog.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.