The Zak Brown and Andrea Stella-run McLaren team topped the time sheet at the end of the first day of free practice for the

The FIA have confirmed that McLaren were found to have breached curfew at the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of the first day of practice this weekend. On Thursday night, members of the McLaren team who were associated with the operation of the car were in the confines of the Bahrain International Circuit during the FIA’s curfew period.

McLaren remains the team to beat in Formula 1, but Max Verstappen’s victorious drive for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix showed only excellence is good enough. Ahead of this week’s Bahrain Grand Prix,

The McLaren teammates and Max Verstappen are battling out at the front, while the rest of the pack gives chase. Plus, new drivers have plenty to improve upon.

Max Verstappen is still certain McLaren has the fastest F1 car despite taking pole position and victory at the Japanese GP

Max Verstappen’s Japanese Grand Prix weekend showed the four-time Formula One world champion’s brilliance, from a pole position lap that Fernando Alonso called “a magical moment” to a race that engineer Gianpiero Lambiase called “perfection.

Oscar Piastri leads McLaren one-two in Bahrain practice as F1 talks take place - McLaren’s rivals have tipped them to dominate here at the Sakhir circuit.

It's been almost 15 years since McLaren started building road cars for the second time. And it has managed to put out some amazing performance vehicles, with incredible levels of power and handling. But not one of them has managed to match,