16 July 2017 - Lewis Hamilton took his 57th career victory today with his fifth triumph at the Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit The result was his fourth win of the 2017 season, his fifth in Silverstone, and his fifth career Grand Slam, claiming pole, the victory, the fastest lap and leading every lap of the Grand Prix. He led an impressive one-two for Mercedes as teammate Valtteri Bottas came home in second 14.063 seconds off the pace. It was the Silver Arrows’s second one-two (...)

09 July 2017 - Valtteri Bottas took his second career victory today at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring The Mercedes ace came away with a hard-earned pole-to-flag win in one hour 21 minutes 48.523 seconds. Bottas made a quick getaway at the lights, although was investigated for a potential jump start, and cruised for much of the race. Towards the end, Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel made a late push, but Bottas edged him by 0.6 seconds across the finish. Daniel Ricciardo claimed (...)

25 June 2017 - Daniel Ricciardo won a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix today In an eventful and wild race, Ricciardo started from 10th on the grid but thanks to various incidents during the race – including a handful of safety car periods, a red flag and several penalties – the Australian managed to take the chequered flag. He won in a total race time of two hours three minutes and 55.573 seconds. It was the fifth victory of his career and first of this Formula 1 season. Ricciardo has been successful (...)

11 June 2017 - A dominant Lewis Hamilton triumphed ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas today to give Mercedes their first one-two of the 2017 Formula 1 season at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal Hamilton enjoyed a flawless race which he led from the lights in pole position all the way to the chequered flag, where he was a massive 20 seconds clear of the rest of the field. It was his third victory of the year and 56th of his career. It was also his third win in a row in Canada, where he has claimed (...)

28 May 2017 - Sebastian Vettel was on the winning end of a Ferrari one-two today at an exciting Monaco Grand Prix, round six of the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Vettel raced to victory after gaining the lead from teammate and pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen through the lone round of pit-stops. Vettel eventually took the chequered flag in a total winning time of 1 hour 44 minutes 44.340 seconds. Raikkonen finished 3.145s behind, while Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing took the final podium place (...)

23 May 2017 - A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bahrain International Circuit and Wheels of Arabia (WOA) to establish a Ducati Experience Centre at the BIC premises in Sakhir WOA are the leading dealers of Ducati motorcycles in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Ducati Experience Centre at BIC would give motorsport fans a venue where they can taste the very best of motor biking in a world-class setting. The Ducati Experience Centre in BIC is a unique facility that aids in the training of (...)

22 May 2017 - Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) will be holding the Ramadan Karting Challenge at its premises in Sakhir This event is a first-of-its-kind organised by BIKC and it has been designed to help cater to the demands of racing aficionados during the Holy Month. The challenge is set to feature two rounds – the first will be held on June 5 followed by round two on June 12. Racing is scheduled for a 9.30pm start on both nights. The format of the challenge is similar to the Bahrain (...)

14 May 2017 - Lewis Hamilton took his 55th career victory on Sunday with his second triumph at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and second of the 2017 season The Mercedes superstar finished on the winning side of a tense battle with Ferrari ace Sebastian Vettel. The pair were so close heading towards the final stages that they ended up banging wheels at one point. Hamilton finally took the chequered flag with a winning race time of one hour 35 minutes 56.497 seconds. Vettel finished 3.490s behind, (...)

07 May 2017 - Tim Birkin clinched the 2016/2017 title of the BIC 2,000cc Challenge last Friday night Birkin did so in style, taking both a podium and a victory in the season’s seventh and final round, held at a brilliantly floodlit Bahrain International Circuit. Only one other driver still had a mathematical chance of stealing away the championship, but chief rival Mohamed Faqihi had an unlucky finale. That helped seal the title for Birkin, who managed to finish his campaign strong with a third-place (...)

04 May 2017 - Tim Birkin and Mohamed Faqihi are headed for an exciting showdown on Friday for the coveted drivers’ title in the 2016/2017 BIC 2,000cc Challenge The season’s seventh and concluding round decides the matter and BIC’s brilliantly floodlit 2.55-kilometre Inner Track provides a top-class setting for the championship finale. Birkin, who drives a Honda Integra, heads into the meeting with 181 points. He is the title-favourite as he enjoys a 28-point lead over Faqihi, who boasts 153 markers. (...)