Mercedes’ pre-season testing was massively underwhelming, as the team were expected to come flying out the blocks following their 2022 struggles. The W14 struggled with balance issues and hydraulic problems during testing, putting the Silver Arrows in a poor position heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team decided to stick with their zero sidepod
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Having struggled so badly in 2022, Mercedes were tipped for a quick return to the top this season, with the team supposed to have left the issues of the W13 in the past. While the Silver Arrows do appear to have solved the porpoising issues which plagued them last year, the W14 still has issues.
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The opening day of the 2023 season in Bahrain has certainly proved that Mercedes do have issues ahead of the first race of the season, with both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell having been well behind the leaders on Friday. Hamilton was the better of the two Mercedes drivers in Free Practice 1 and Free
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Since joining Red Bull in 2021, Sergio Perez has been the ultimate wingman for Max Verstappen, playing a major part in his title winning race at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. With the Mexican now entering his third season with Red Bull, Perez has claimed that he finally feels ready to mount a title
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Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby has admitted that Lewis Hamilton could possibly move to Ferrari, with it being a switch that he personally wouldn’t “rule out”. 2023 has already started disappointedly for the seven-time World Champion, with him having revealed that Mercedes are possibly “further behind” the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari than
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In 2021, Haas were in desperate need of money and appointed two rookies in the form of Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher. With the team focusing all of their attention on the major regulation changes that were coming in 2022, Haas finished last in the championship, with neither Mazepin or Schumacher providing the team with
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Despite fears that Lance Stroll might pull out of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Canadian looks set to complete the entirety of the weekend, after performing well in Free Practice 3 on Saturday morning. Friday afternoon was Stroll’s first time in the AMR23 since crashing whilst cycling in Spain, where he broke his right wrist
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Ahead of the first race of the 2023 season in Bahrain, the FIA have updated the wording of a rule in the International Sporting Code, following an issue at the Monaco Grand Prix last season. Ferrari filed a complaint to the FIA last season at Monaco directed at Red Bull and double World Champion Max
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In 2022, Red Bull were almost unbeatable, with Max Verstappen’s record-shattering 15 wins leading the team to victory in both championships. It seems that the energy drink giants have picked up where they left off this season as well, with Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez finding themselves at the top of the timing screens at
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In a bid to close the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin, Mercedes have introduced six upgrades for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after a disappointing display in pre-season testing. After their abysmal campaign last year, Mercedes were hoping to enter 2023 in much better shape; however, it appears that the start of
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