JV: "It's better than not bad Carlos. Well done, really nice, cleanly executed qualifying, just stepping it up each time. Looking forward to tomorrow. Well done."
12 Apr 2025
P8!
P8 for Carlos, his best Quali result for the team so far. A good result for the team this evening!
12 Apr 2025
Let's Go
Carlos will be last across the line here...
12 Apr 2025
Track Limits...
Make that P7 for Carlos, after the first run. A spate of lap times have been deleted for exceeding track limits - including one from HUL which could've seen Alex into Q2. Frustrating...
12 Apr 2025
More To Find 🤞
A decent lap on used tyres, but Carlos will be able to find more pace on new tyres. He is P9 after the first run.
12 Apr 2025
PIT to Carlos
All looking good. Wind is as previous lap. Go push.
12 Apr 2025
Here We Go 🫡
Carlos heads out on used Softs. Time to set a marker for the rest of the field; two Ferraris, two Mercedes, two Red Bulls, two McLarens and an Alpine.
12 Apr 2025
Carlos Is Through! 🇪🇸
Great effort! The Smooth Operator is into Q3 and, for the fourth race in a row, there will be a blue car in the top ten shootout!
12 Apr 2025
This is it!
What can Carlos do? One final push in Q2.
12 Apr 2025
Carlos Boxes ⚙️
Carlos pits for a change of tyres with a live (but slightly protracted) stop. He has some fresh Softs on for another run at making Q3 this evening...
12 Apr 2025
PIT to Carlos
That's a good lap, that's a good lap.
12 Apr 2025
Good Lap!
Carlos is up into P2 momentarily, splitting the Mercedes with a 1:31.332.
12 Apr 2025
Carlos Pushing 🇪🇸
What can our No.55 do here?
12 Apr 2025
Message from Race Control 📣
ESTIMATED TIME OF Q2 RESUMPTION - 19:37 LOCAL.
12 Apr 2025
Red Flag 🚩
Red flag! Ocon is into the barriers at the exit of Turn 2, but he is ok. Carlos was doing all his prep, about to push, but has to bail out and head into the pits.
12 Apr 2025
JV speaks to Sky Sports ahead of Q2
"It's on all of us really. It's the windiest it's been all weekend, and it keeps rotating all the time too, which makes it difficult."
12 Apr 2025
All Eyes On 55 🇪🇸
Carlos nailed his second run to finish P11 in the end. What more can he extract from the FW47 in the second part of Qualifying?
12 Apr 2025
Alex to PIT
I don't know what went wrong there.
12 Apr 2025
Alex Misses Out 😩
Our No.23 misses out on a place in Q2 by just 0.042 seconds. Gutting for the Thai racer, who will start P16 tomorrow.
12 Apr 2025
Big Improvement for Carlos! ‼️
Carlos nails his lap to chart a 1:31.591. Will he be safe with that?
12 Apr 2025
Elbows Out! 💪
And Alex is getting a move on! He passes Ocon into Turn 4, almost goes off the circuit down the inside!
12 Apr 2025
Traffic! 🚙
Carlos is on his out lap, but Alex has been caught in traffic in the pit lane. This may be tight to make the flag if the group in front doesn't get a move on...
12 Apr 2025
Carlos to PIT
"Which car number am I in the queue?"
"You are car six," is the reply.
12 Apr 2025
Time for a Breather 😮💨
The field head back into the pits, with just over five minutes remaining.
12 Apr 2025
Alex to PIT
Quite a lot of aero-floating in turn 1, 8, 10, 13.
12 Apr 2025
Strong Start! 💨
Both cars into the top ten – Carlos into P2 momentarily. A pair of solid opening laps from the boys.
12 Apr 2025
PIT to Carlos
More tailwind into Turn 8.
12 Apr 2025
Heading Out...
Both Alex and Carlos exit the pits on new Softs...
12 Apr 2025
12 Apr 2025
Lights Out
Windy Conditions 💨
The wind (and its direction) has been a key focus area today. Currently it is blowing at around 13 kph north-easterly, which presents the drivers with a headwind down the main straight – but a testy crosswind at other parts of the track.
12 Apr 2025
Lights Out, Temps Down 🌡️
The sun has set in Sakhir, and the air temperature has fallen to 26 degrees C / 79 degrees F...
12 Apr 2025
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12 Apr 2025
Now It Counts 🫡
This is your warning! Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 starts in just over ten minutes...
12 Apr 2025
Carlos vs Lando – F1 meets The Masters
Carlos vs Lando - F1 meets The Masters
Carlos Sainz. Lando Norris. Golf clubs in hand. We've brought the iconic duo back together for a Masters-themed showdown
That is all the practice we're going to get. It's P9 for Carlos and P15 for Alex, with less than three hours until Qualifying...
12 Apr 2025
PIT to Carlos
That's a good lap. We just lost a bit in Turn 4, and the last corner. But that's a really good lap.
12 Apr 2025
Going Quicker! 💪
Alex sets the fastest first sector of anyone, and despite battling with the wind, lands the FW47 in P4 as it stands.
12 Apr 2025
PIT to Alex
Clear to open, go push.
12 Apr 2025
Time For Some Quali Sims... 👀
Alex heads out on a fresh set of softs. 15 minutes of practice remain.
12 Apr 2025
Alex In, Carlos Out
Carlos heads back out on the same set of Hards, with plenty of clear track – only four others out on the circuit.
12 Apr 2025
Track Clear! 🟢
Alex won't stop - it's another trip through the pit lane for him but he heads straight through and back out on to track, with the green flag waving again.
12 Apr 2025
Car Off At 8! ⚠️
Hulkenberg has come to a stop at Turn 8, and the Virtual Safety Car is out. Our cars will head back in to the pits.
12 Apr 2025
Safety Car
Through the Pit Lane
Both drivers head through the pit lane without stopping to give some relief to the cars, under these high temperatures. And we're back out on track.
12 Apr 2025
ALEX to PIT
We've got to get out of sync with all these cars. I overtook like eight cars on that lap.
12 Apr 2025
Times On The Board 📋
Both our drivers in the 1:35s. A solid start.
12 Apr 2025
We're Heading Out! 🟢
Both Alex and Carlos head out on to track, both on new Hard tyres. We are approaching the halfway mark in FP3 here.
12 Apr 2025
It's Another Hot One! ☀️
31 degrees Celsius or 88 degrees Fahrenheit, to be exact.
Plenty of data gathered for Sunday's race, with our Quali simulation placing our duo P10 and P11 heading into the rest of the weekend...
11 Apr 2025
Chequered Flag
PIT to CARLOS
We try to reduce management in turn 12.
11 Apr 2025
11 Apr 2025
Box Box 🅿️
Alex switches from mediums to softs for his next race run, Carlos continues for one more tour before switching from softs to mediums. Both are gathering vital data for Sunday's race...
11 Apr 2025
Carlos rejoins 👉
Race sim on used soft tyres for CS55...
11 Apr 2025
Back on the mediums 🛞
Alex heads back out for his race simulation, including a practice start at the end of the pit lane. Carlos has boxed to end his Quali sim...
It's P9 for Sandro Giusti, setting him up nicely for the weekend ahead...
11 Apr 2025
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11 Apr 2025
JV to PIT
Well done, Luke!
LUKE to JV
Cheers James.
11 Apr 2025
LUKE to PIT
Yeah, thanks very much, Gaetan. Really enjoyed that. Yeah, absolutely. Even with the only soft push, but yeah, thank you.
11 Apr 2025
PIT to LUKE
You can send me your notes after your F2 quali. You did really good for that one hour. I know it was hectic, there was not a lot of fun for you or for me until the last runs, but I'm sure you enjoyed the last runs. So good job, buddy. Really, really good, and good luck for your quali.
11 Apr 2025
11 Apr 2025
That's FP1 🏁
Alex ends the session in P4, whilst Luke tops the FP1 rookies in P13 - a valuable hour of data gained for the team. They're heading to the grid for a practice start...
11 Apr 2025
Chequered Flag
Consecutive laps 👉
Alex is putting in some race simulation to close out the session on used mediums...
11 Apr 2025
Quickest rookie lap 📈
Luke slots into P13 after his first soft push, a 1:34.885...
11 Apr 2025
PIT to LUKE
Go push.
11 Apr 2025
Softs for Luke 👉
Luke has rolled out of the garage with new soft tyres fitted for the final 10 minutes...