Whilst the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit has gone smoothly for Mercedes, the Silver Arrows appeared to be in a spot of bother following the second day, with the team having been spotted having what appeared to be an emergency meeting. Following Friday’s running, pictures quickly circulated on social media
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With Season Five of Formula 1-based hit Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ having finally been released, plenty of quotes and fascinating comments that weren’t originally heard of during the 2022 season have been revealed to the world. For those that have already binged the entire new season, then you are at no risk of spoilers,
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Fernando Alonso surprised the F1 world last season when he announced that he would be moving to Alpine for 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. In the end, the Spaniard’s departure from the team looked like the best option for all parties, as the relationship between Alonso and his teammate Esteban Ocon has turned
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Mercedes’ pre-season testing in Bahrain has been a bit of a mixed bag so far, with there being positives and negatives to draw from results. On the positive side, the W14 does not appear to be porpoising at all, which will come as good news for the team considering the struggled so badly with the
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With pre-season testing well and truly underway at the Bahrain International Circuit, some of the teams’ opening day issues have been revealed. For the usual leading trio, there was very little to complain about, with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes having completed an impressive number of laps. Ferrari in particular will have been relieved to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the Silver Arrows are “still hiding” some of their true pace, with the side having been well behind Red Bull during the opening day and a half of pre-season testing. Pre-season testing so far at the Bahrain International Circuit has been largely positive for Mercedes, with Wolff
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t “see the point” of Alpine having two French drivers for the forthcoming season, with the Canadian believing that the departure of double World Champion Fernando Alonso will be a “huge loss” for the Enstone-based team. Alonso, of course, announced after the Hungarian Grand Prix last season that
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Pre-season testing in Bahrain is well underway and talking points are cropping up left, right and centre. There were no major issues on the first day of testing with Felipe Drugovich being the only driver forced to stop on track with an issue while he was standing in for the injured Lance Stroll. Red Bull
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen is reportedly set for a very nice year indeed regardless of whether he wins a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship or not, with the Dutchman set to earn an estimated £45 million in 2023 according to RacingNews365. This estimated figure doesn’t include endorsement deals or result-based bonuses, something the 25-year-old will
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Whilst the times are somewhat irrelevant in pre-season testing, double World Champion Max Verstappen picked up from where he left off last season, after topping the morning session in Bahrain on the opening day of pre-season. Thursday morning was the first time that Red Bull’s actual 2023 car had been properly seen, with the Austrians
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