FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was noticeably absent from the first Formula 1 commission of the 2023 season, marking the first sign of what life at the pinnacle of motorsport will be like with the president having stepped back from the sport. Leading the meeting were F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and new FIA single-seater director Nikolas
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Red Bull have taken a slightly different approach to their pre-season testing this year, with Max Verstappen running in the first three sessions before Sergio Perez then runs in the final three sessions. Thursday’s testing sessions were dominated by Verstappen, as the Dutchman topped a number of charts. At 326km/h, the RB19 clocked the fastest
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Ferrari’s pre-season in Bahrain got off to a strong start on Thursday as both of their drivers managed to enjoy relatively issue-free runs in the SF-23. Carlos Sainz was the first of the two Ferrari drivers to take to the track in the new car, with the Spaniard managing to complete an impressive 72 laps
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Ferrari star Charles Leclerc has been left “very impressed” by the start of Frederic Vasseur’s tenure as team principal, with the Frenchman having “understood extremely well” what it means to be a member of the Scuderia. Vasseur’s move to the Maranello-based team was speculated ahead of the season finale last season, before it was officially
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After being hyped up so much ahead of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, running in Bahrain started in the worst possible way for Aston Martin, after causing the first red flag of the season. Aston Martin have been tipped by many as a side to watch ahead of the forthcoming season; however, everyone
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko is expecting the times to quickly tumble at pre-season testing this week, with there being such a short turnaround from the three days of testing to the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Thursday morning saw the first green light of 2023, as pre-season testing officially got underway. Unlike last season
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With Season Five of Formula 1-based hit Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ to be released today, double World Champion Max Verstappen will finally discover if his concerns have been addressed. The Dutchman has returned to the newest series having refused to take part in Season Four, with the 25-year-old having been frustrated by the storytelling
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With pre-season testing having officially started at the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain, reigning champions Red Bull have finally taken the curtain off their actual 2023 car, after keeping it hidden during launch season. Unlike their immediate rivals at Ferrari and Mercedes, the Austrians decided not to use their actual car at their launch event,
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With the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain complete, there are many talking points to be analysed and looked at in more detail. Every driver in attendance managed to take to the track other than Sergio Perez, who is schedule to jump into the cockpit of the RB19 from Friday afternoon onwards, as Red
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Ahead of pre-season testing getting officially underway, McLaren became the latest side to hide a vital part of their 2023 car from their competitors, by blurring footage of their shakedown test. After arriving in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit, McLaren conducted 100km of running as part of a filming shoot and a shakedown test,
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