Red Bull struggled early at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with rookie Ayumu Iwasa only 19th on the timing boards in FP1 as Yuki Tsunoda was once again bested by Liam Lawson’s Racing Bull.
Fernando Alonso had a scare early on in FP2, his steering wheel turning itself off before completely coming off in his hands, leaving him to roll slowly back around to the pits for repairs.
Who is the current F1 world champion?
Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers’ championship last year.