Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes that they are possibly “further behind” than they were last season, after the Silver Arrows were comfortably behind the leading pace on the opening day of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2023 season certainly hasn’t started the way Mercedes would’ve liked it to, with the Germans having
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Alfa Romeo’s pre-season testing in Bahrain ended on a high, with Valtteri Bottas finishing the third and final day of testing with the third-fastest lap time. Bottas’ team also completed a healthy 402 laps over the course of the three days, putting them in a good position ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team
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Towards the end of F1’s previous era, the field was getting too spread out, with Mercedes and Red Bull being lightyears ahead of everybody else. Formula 1 decided to counter this by introducing a cost cap of $145m in 2021, hoping that every team being able to spend the same amount would allow more competitiveness
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There is something about the Bahrain Grand Prix that just generates magical moments for Haas. Last year saw the returning Kevin Magnussen soar to a phenomenal P5 finish in the Grand Prix and it could be Nico Hulkenberg’s year this year. The German has not raced in Formula 1 since his time with Renault came
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During pre-season testing and free practice, Ferrari have looked some way away from challenging Red Bull at the top of the timing screens, with Aston Martin being the team closest to the energy drink giants so far. When it came to qualifying however, the Scuderia’s performance improved dramatically, locking out the second row and coming
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Ted’s Notebook is one of the best parts of Sky Sports’ weekend coverage, with Ted Kravitz going on a walk around the paddock after sessions and races to discuss various talking points from the weekend. Kravitz has however come under fire for a number of comments that he has made on the show, with Red
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Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, all the indicators pointed to Red Bull starting the season off with a win. The energy drink giants were the fastest team across all three days of testing and other than the reborn Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin, Red Bull were also fastest in free practice. Qualifying then
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Heading into the first race of the 2023 season in Bahrain, Red Bull were expected to win, but not in the manner that they did. Max Verstappen took pole position in qualifying and pulled away from the very first lap of the race, not looking even slightly challenged at any point of the race. Mercedes
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The contrast between Red Bull’s start to this season compared to last season is massive, with the team storming to a one-two finish this weekend after experiencing a double DNF last year. From the minute the teams hit the track for pre-season testing this year, Red Bull have looked lightyears ahead of their rivals, with
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Having locked out the front row during qualifying, it would be reasonable to assume to Red Bull would not touch the RB19 before the Bahrain Grand Prix got underway. This was not the case however, as the FIA have confirmed that between qualifying and the race Red Bull changed the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) oil
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