Sebastian Vettel was handed five place grid penalty for disobeying the yellow flags in the first part of qualifying, but that won’t significantly affect his race as he qualified in a disappointing 18th place.

Max Verstappen took a commanding pole position in the first race of the season in Bahrain with a four-tenths advantage over world champion Lewis Hamilton while Valtteri Bottas finished third in the second Mercedes.

Max Verstappen postavio je najbrže vrijeme i na drugom slobodnom treningu za prvu utrku sezone u Bahrainu, a Lando Norris razdvojio je njega i Lewisa Hamiltona na drugom mjestu za McLaren.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time for the second day in a row in the morning part of the second day of the test in Bahrain behind the wheel of a McLaren MCL35M and Fernando Alonso drove the first laps in the new Alpine A521 and set the second fastest time.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap in the new McLaren MCL35M on the first part of the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain driving for his new team while Mercedes drove just six laps with Valtteri Bottas after they had to replace the gearbox on their F1 W12.

The Haas F1 Team unveiled their new F1 car for 2021 on the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, a day after they first tested the new car on the same track during the day to shoot promotional materials.

Ferrari chassis development head Enrico Cardile explained how they have made radical changes to the rear end of their new F1 car for 2021 SF21 despite limited rules that should significantly improve aerodynamic performance compared to 2020.

Aston Martin has unveiled its Safety and Medical cars for the new 2021 F1 season, which will alternate with Mercedes cars that will be red from this year for better visibility.

The Formula 1 has confirmed that the Portuguese Grand Prix will host the third race of the 2021 F1 season and thus replace the Vietnam Grand Prix, which will not be held for the second year in a row.

The Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team has unveiled its F1 team for 2021 and the new AMR21 car in a predominantly dark green color marking the return of the famous British brand to Formula 1 after 1960.