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BBC News
12-04-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Piastri takes Bahrain pole with Russell second
Bahrain Grand PrixVenue: Sakhir Dates: 11-13 April Race start: 16:00 BST on SundayCoverage: Race live on BBC Radio 5 Live. Live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app McLaren's Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Mercedes' George Russell with the second McLaren of Lando Norris down in Bull's Max Verstappen, just one point behind Norris at the head of the championship, was a further place behind the Briton in Hamilton was just ninth in the Ferrari, his team-mate Charles Leclerc third ahead of Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Gasly was an impressive fifth in the Alpine, while Williams' Carlos Sainz was eighth and the second Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda completing the top had always looked a certainty for pole, but what had been expected to be a private battle between Piastri and Norris fizzled out when the Briton's final lap fell away from advantage over Russell was 0.168 seconds at the head of the field, and Leclerc 0.334secs off the Australian."I felt confident all weekend," Piastri said. "Qualifying the others were a little closer than we wanted but got the lap time when it mattered. Can't thank the team enough for the car they've given me."Norris was 0.426secs behind his team-mate and 0.156sec quicker than to follow
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Weir and Cadlwell called into Northern Ireland squad
Teenager Kascie Weir and midfielder Nadene Caldwell have been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the opening Nations League matches with Poland and Kerry Beattie, 22, was forced off in the first half of Aberdeen's defeat by Motherwell on Sunday while Cliftonville captain Burrows has also been forced to midfielder Caldwell has been drafted into the squad while her Glentoran team-mate and Under-19 international striker Kascie Weir has been handed a first has not featured for NI since picking up an ankle injury in the autumn while Weir, 18, has been rewarded for a strong season with Glentoran, when she scored seven goals in 2024. "It's disappointing not to have Kelsie and Kerry join the squad, however it's great to have Nadene back," said Oxtoby. "She has worked really hard to recover from her injury. She is one of our leaders, so it's really great to be able to bring her back in."Weir was set to play for NI in Under-19 European qualifiers and Oxtoby said she is a player she has been "monitoring for a while". "I got to see her in two in-house games between the seniors and the U19s and she was really impressive," said the Australian."It represents another great progression for us in terms of the youth pathway and the players we are bringing through."Former England internationals Laura Bassett and Izzy Christiansen have been added to the coaching set-up for the opening Nations League face Poland in Gdansk, on Friday, 21 February and welcome Bosnia-Herzegovina to Larne four days are the fourth side in League B1 and face NI in April's double-header.
