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Despite winning in Bahrain, Mercedes believes its W12 didn’t have the Red Bull beat at any part of the Sakhir circuit – which leaves it concerned going forward
Each of Ducati’s six riders either made their MotoGP debut or their debut with a new team in the Qatar GP. Did the reshuffled roster convince?
The latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast looks back at what we learned from the first race weekend of the 2021 season
Daniel Ricciardo admitted he expected the Bahrain Grand Prix to be the easiest part of his first Formula 1 weekend with McLaren, “but it was probably the opposite”
Scott Mitchell explains how the track limits saga in Bahrain became the first controversy of F1 2021, outlining the teams’ and drivers’ views and why the rules seemed inconsistent
A 10 out of 10 and two 1/10s on the other end of the spectrum. Here are Simon Patterson’s MotoGP rider ratings after the Qatar opener
With the first grand prix of the season done and dusted, Gary Anderson gives his verdict on all the dramatic goings-on from Bahrain and which team has its work cut out ahead of Imola in three weeks time
Yamaha started the 2021 MotoGP season with an impressive win – but that’s the third time in five years it’s done that, and its last two title bids collapsed. Will this year be different? Here are our writers’ thoughts
Jenson Button’s JBXE Extreme E team has enlisted Lotus Engineering – part of long-time Formula 1 entrant Group Lotus – as a “technical partner”
A disappointing qualifying and a near-disaster before the Bahrain Grand Prix had even begun couldn’t stop Sergio Perez from showing exactly why the second Red Bull Formula 1 seat belongs to him for 2021
MotoGP champion Joan Mir was so angry about Suzuki’s Qatar qualifying performance he wanted to “destroy everything”, and then two Ducatis forced him from second to fourth in the final metres of the race. Yet he ended the weekend feeling “positive”
There’s both a 1 out of 10 and a 10 out of 10 as Edd Straw’s new-style Formula 1 driver ratings make their debut for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix – and don’t forget that you can debate Edd’s scores with him at 7:30pm UK time
