Even though being team-mate to four-time world champion Max Verstappen has proved something of a poisoned chalice of late, Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar is undeterred in his ambition to test himsel

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has said his brakes and an overall lack of grip led to his underwhelming qualifying position in Bahrain. After the heroics of his pole position in Japan a week ago, the Bahrain GP qualifying session proved a bump back down to earth for the four-time F1 World Champion as he could only manage the seventh fastest time.

Liam Lawson was knocked out in the first part of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the slowest of the four Red Bull affiliated drivers. He was joined on the bench for Q2 by Alex Albon, Gabriel Bortoleto,