After going winless in 2022, Lewis Hamilton would have hoped to have been back with a bang this year, challenging for podiums and race wins from the very start of the season. Mercedes struggled with their W13 design last season, which led to a major porpoising issue and general lack of performance. Heading into the
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When the regulations underwent a major change ahead of the 2022 season, teams were sent back to the drawing board and produced all sorts of different designs. Mercedes’ W13 was perhaps the strangest looking car on the grid, with the new zero sidepod design being very different to anything seen in the sport before. As
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Heading into qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, many fans were fearing the worst for Mercedes, with Q2 exits being predicted by some. This was not the case at all however, as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton shot to the top of the timing screens on a number of occasions, making it all the
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen enters this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix more chilled and relaxed than ever seen before, with the Dutchman having caused chaos during the pre-weekend press conference on Thursday. Given how dominant he was in 2022 and how strong pre-season testing was for Red Bull, it’s completely understandable why the 25-year-old
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Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix was somewhat of a disaster for McLaren for the second year in a row on Saturday, with neither Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri making it through to Q3. Piastri was knocked out in Q1 and will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from 18th place on the grid, while Norris put
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Heading into qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Red Bull would have been worried about Ferrari, Aston Martin and maybe even Mercedes, with no one quite knowing the true pace of every team following testing and practice. To Red Bull’s delight however, they saw their drivers lock out the front row, with Max Verstappen’s stunning
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During free practice, Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin were flying, with the Spaniard going quickest in FP2 and FP3. There had been suggestions that Aston Martin’s impressive laptimes were due to other teams sandbagging but so far the team’s performance this weekend has proved that this is not the case. Both Aston Martins made their
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2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg praised the “phenomenal job” being done by Aston Martin, with the Silverstone-based team having asserted themselves as a podium contender at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Aston Martin caught everyone’s attention initially during pre-season testing, with new signing Fernando Alonso having been amongst the Red Bulls. The
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Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix looks set to be an enthralling one, with Mercedes having qualified closer to the front than initially predicted, with George Russell starting sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh. Heading into the Bahrain GP, Mercedes were expected to be well behind Red Bull and Ferrari; however, it was quickly discovered in Q1
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Charles Leclerc has revealed that Ferrari’s bizarre Q3 strategy at the Bahrain Grand Prix was done purposefully and was not due to a technical issue, with the Monegasque having weirdly jumped out of his car with three minutes of qualifying remaining. With Leclerc having been in second after the initial Q3 runs, it was expected
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