Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has warned that this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix will be a “completely different story” to last week’s pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, as all the teams prepare to fully unlock their 2023 cars. Red Bull were by far the strongest side during pre-season testing, with many having
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As expected, Mercedes are set to introduce a new rear wing at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after having run a large double spoon rear wing throughout pre-season testing. Due to having run such a large rear wing last week during testing, Mercedes were the slowest team in the top speed charts, according to Auto
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Towards the end of last season both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told the media that the seven-time world champion would sign a contract extension over the winter break. No such contract was signed, despite constant reassurance from Wolff that Hamilton’s current deal, which expires at the end of this season, would
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Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has revealed what caused him to miss pre-season testing last week, with the Canadian having had a “minor accident” whilst cycling in Spain. Ahead of this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, there was huge doubt if Stroll would be fit in time, given that he underwent surgery in Barcelona after
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Oscar Piastri is just a few hours away from embarking on the start of his Formula 1 career, with the Australian likely set for a challenging start to life at McLaren. The Woking-based team endured a woeful three days of testing, with the side having completed the fewest number of laps. In actual fact, Piastri
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has disagreed with the opinion of fellow Sky Sports colleague Ted Kravitz, with the duo having given their views on Mercedes’ chances ahead of the forthcoming season. It’s been a challenging start to the year already for the Silver Arrows, with the Germans having endured a few problems during pre-season
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Ahead of his full debut at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Williams have exclusively told Formula1News.co.uk that Logan Sargeant “is not bringing funding” into the team, unlike the driver he has replaced. Former Williams driver Nicholas Latifi brought significant cash into the team, through Sofina Foods, a company which his father is the CEO
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz is certain that seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton will not be in the title fight this season “unless something really weird happens”, following a disappointing pre-season for Mercedes. The Germans entered pre-season testing full of belief; however, this quickly turned to despair on day two after George Russell stopped
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has granted Russian driver Nikita Mazepin permission to return to Formula 1, after the former Haas driver took his case to them. Mazepin was due to race for the American side last season but was axed from Haas not long before the start of the 2022 season,
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With the start of the 2023 season just a matter of hours away, Mercedes have shared an incredible piece of artwork on social media, which shows a young Lewis Hamilton staring at his 2023 car through a window. 2023 will be Hamilton’s 17th season at the pinnacle of motorsport and his 11th with the Silver
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