Verstappen’s teammate last year, Sergio Pérez, has been replaced by Liam Lawson this season, with the New Zealand driver set to make his full-time F1 debut in 2025. In the drizzly conditions in Bahrain, Lawson said he was fighting “a few teething gremlins” with his car as he sought to adjust to life alongside Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton delivered an intriguing assessment of his Ferrari F1 car on his debut in Australia. Lewis Hamilton says he is having to adapt his driving style to suit Ferrari’s “different” F1 car.