Motorsport journalist and podcaster
The Bahrain Grand Prix holds a curious place in Formula One folklore as a race that elicits from fans impatience, indignance and excitement, sometimes all at once.
The grand prix circuits of Australia and Bahrain could hardly be more different, but Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel will be hoping the sand-swept desert track brings them good fortune all the same.
At this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix F1 bosses will reveal to teams and power unit manufacturers its vision for the sport from 2021. Not all those stakeholders will walk away happy.
Carlos Sainz wins the inaugural Aussie Battler award for his Australian GP performance, we talk lamington varieties, and the first KFC reference of the year makes an appearance.
If hosting a modern grand prix is all about publicity for a city or country, one imagines Max Verstappen telling reporters he “would have turned off the TV” had he been watching last weekend’s race would’ve gone down poorly with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.