Analysis: Did Bahrain's safety car ruin a possible Ferrari podium?

Shock Safety Car throws Bahrain Grand Prix into chaos

A safety car was deployed at the Bahrain Grand Prix due to debris left on the circuit, causing a manic dash to the pits among many drivers.

Analysis: Did Bahrain's safety car ruin a possible Ferrari podium?

Ferrari ended Bahrain with a 4th and 5th place finish. But what would have happened if the safety car hadn't been deployed at the halfway point?

Vasseur: Initial Ferrari strategy would’ve delivered good results without the Safety Car at F1 Bahrain GP

Team principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari’s interesting strategy direction after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at the F1 Bahrain GP in fourth and fifth positions respectively.  The Ferrari drivers happened to be the only ones in the top ten to start their race on the medium compound tyres, while the rest opted for the softs.  After setting the third-fastest time in qualifying, Leclerc lined up P2 on the…

Vasseur thinks there was more to achieve without the safety car interruption

On the back of Ferrari's best race result so far in 2025, the Scuderia's team boss Fred Vasseur suggested that there was more to achieve at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but the mid-race safety car intervention deprived the Maranello-based squad of maximizing their offset strategy.

Ferrari’s Slow Dance Continues as Leclerc's Podium Drift Away

Oscar Piastri stormed to pole in Bahrain with a blistering final lap, edging out George Russell’s Mercedes and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a nail-biting qualifying showdown. McLaren, dominant in the earlier Q1 and Q2 sessions, faced real pressure in Q3—but Piastri delivered when it counted, clocking a 1:29.841 to secure the top spot. Russell came close, but fell a couple of tenths short, while Leclerc, despite a strong showing, had to settle fo…

During an interview on Canal + in the run-up to the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Monegasque driver confirmed his presence on the Var circuit.