TREMAYNE: Russell's Mercedes debut had shades of several other breakout performances - and showed he's the real deal | Formula 1®

Fortune may have prevented George Russell from winning the Sakhir Grand Prix, in his first ever race as a Mercedes driver. But as legendary F1 journalist David Tremayne argues, Russell’s performance across the race weekend, and his dignified reaction after it, have shifted perceptions of the 22-year-old racer indelibly – and left Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff with some difficult decisions to make…

‘I drove a perfect race', says Kvyat after P7 in Sakhir Grand Prix | Formula 1®

Daniil Kvyat said the Sakhir Grand Prix was "the best weekend of the year for me" in terms of his driving, after he qualified sixth and finished seventh in the race – though he blamed a late Safety Car for preventing him from bettering the fourth place he scored at Imola.

‘You can’t let someone win who was in the pits on Lap 1’ – Sakhir GP was a missed opportunity for Renault says Ricciardo | Formula 1®

There was a time when getting a fifth for Renault would have sent Daniel Ricciardo into raptures. But having watched his team mate Esteban Ocon stand on the podium in the Sakhir Grand Prix, as Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll took victory and P3, Daniel Ricciardo was left to call his fifth place in Sakhir “pretty sad”.

The Ross Brawn Column: Russell's proven he's world champion material – but it will be a tragedy if Perez isn't in F1 next year | Formula 1®

The Sakhir Grand Prix, on Bahrain’s new Outer Loop circuit, provided a dramatic race that yielded a first-time winner and new face on the podium. Formula 1 Managing Director, Motorsport, Ross Brawn discusses the key talking points…

Perez reveals how Imola strategy mistake helped seal Sakhir GP victory | Formula 1®

Heartbreak at Imola turned into triumph in Bahrain, according to race winner Sergio Perez who said that his team heeded lessons from a mistaken strategy call in the late stages of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to help him win the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday.

Jolyon Palmer’s Analysis: Breaking down the huge mental and physical challenge Russell faced in Sakhir | Formula 1®

Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer explains exactly what Russell would have had to contend with in terms of adapting to a brand new car at such short notice...

Bottas ‘did not shine’ in Sakhir GP says Wolff, as the Finn blames poor start for tricky race | Formula 1®

Having been largely outperformed in the race by George Russell, Bottas' Team Principal Toto Wolff admitted that he’d been left less than impressed by the Finn’s showing in Bahrain.

5 Winners and 6 Losers from a thrilling Sakhir GP – who was hot and who was not in Bahrain? | Formula 1®

It would have taken quite the crystal ball to predict the outcome of the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. So, after a second thrilling race in Bahrain in the space of a week, we pick out five winners and six losers from the Sakhir Grand Prix...