F1 Results Today: Max Verstappen crushed by shock rival as Red Bull suffer Bahrain nightmare

Red Bull struggled early at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with rookie Ayumu Iwasa only 19th on the timing boards in FP1 as Yuki Tsunoda was once again bested by Liam Lawson's Racing Bull.

Max Verstappen came back into the car for FP2, but could only set the eighth-best time, behind junior driver Isack Hadjar, while Tsunoda finished lowest of the Red Bull setup's four drivers again.

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McLaren stars Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were absolutely on fire, with the former going more than half a second faster than third placed George Russell as they look to continue their strong start to the season.

A number of drivers complained vociferously about their cars' handling, not least Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari he's struggled to get to grips with early in 2025.

Fernando Alonso had a scare early on in FP2, his steering wheel turning itself off before completely coming off in his hands, leaving him to roll slowly back around to the pits for repairs.

His problems followed those of Kimi Antonelli, the teenager pulling into the pits inside the first ten minutes complaining of a power issue and never reemerging (in the sense that he didn't get back out on track – he didn't go mysteriously missing Lord Lucan style).

Six rookies came in to replace their more senior counterparts for FP1, with Luke Browning's 13th place being the best of them.

F1 FP2 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix 2025

1. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - 1:30.505sec
2. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.154sec
3. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.527sec
4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.540sec
5. Kimi Antonelli [Mercedes] - +0.722sec
6. Isack Hadjar [Racing Bulls] - +0.733sec
7. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.825sec
8. Lewis Hamilton [Ferrari] - +1.071sec
9. Ollie Bearman [Haas] - +1.079sec
10. Carlos Sainz [Williams] - +1.118sec
11. Alex Albon [Williams] - +1.191sec
12. Liam Lawson [Racing Bulls] - +1.201sec
13. Gabriel Bortoleto [Kick Sauber] - +1.267sec
14. Jack Doohan [Alpine] - +1.283sec
15. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +1.320sec
16. Esteban Ocon [Haas] - +1.365sec
17. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +1.442sec
18. Yuki Tsunoda [Red Bull] - +1.519sec
19. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.877sec
20. Nico Hulkenberg [Kick Sauber] - +1.991sec

F1 FP1 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix 2025

1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:33.204sec
2. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +0.238 sec
3. Lewis Hamilton [Ferrari] - +0.596sec
4. Alex Albon [Williams] - +0.724sec
5. Esteban Ocon [Haas] - +0.980sec
6. Nico Hulkenberg [Kick Sauber] - +1.058sec
7. Jack Doohan [Alpine] - +1.192sec
8. Liam Lawson [Racing Bulls] - +1.193sec
9. Yuki Tsunoda [Red Bull] - +1.280sec
10. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +1.304sec
11. Gabriel Bortoleto [Kick Sauber] - +1.424sec
12. Isack Hadjar [Racing Bulls] - +1.463sec
13. Luke Browning [Williams] - +1.681sec
14. Dino Beganovic [Ferrari] - +1.851sec
15. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - +1.912sec
16. Felipe Drugovich [Aston Martin] - +1.994sec
17. Ryo Hirakawa [Haas] - +2.057sec
18. Frederik Vesti [Mercedes] - +2.121sec
19. Ayumu Iwasa [Red Bull] - +2.271sec
20. Kimi Antonelli [Mercedes] - +4.847sec

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

Is there F1 today?

Yes, FP3 will take place on Saturday, April 11, at 1:30pm BST, followed by the all-important qualifying session which kicks off at 5pm BST or 7pm local time (AST).

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