Lap times during pre-season testing do not tell the full story, as teams run different plans, tests and tyre compounds, making some cars appear faster or slower than they really are. Max Verstappen topped the timing screens on Thursday with a 1:32:837, while Lewis Hamilton only managed to go 0.671s slower than the Dutchman and
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Pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit started perfectly for reigning Constructors’ Champions Red Bull, with Max Verstappen having completed 157 laps on the opening day, whilst he also topped the timesheets. The Dutchman was the only Red Bull driver used on the opening day, with himself and Sergio Pérez having been allocated one full
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It has been announced that Romain Grosjean’s destroyed chassis from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix will go on display in Madrid next month, as part of a Formula 1 Exhibition. The former Formula 1 driver’s crash at Bahrain almost three years ago is arguably one of the most terrifying in the modern history of Formula
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Pre-season testing is more important for some driver than others, with the likes of Pierre Gasly needing to use the three days to adapt to a completely new team, as well as a new car. The Frenchman signed for Alpine to replace new Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso, following a long and successful spell with
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For the first time since the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, fans are being treated to seeing F1 cars on a racetrack, with pre-season testing in Bahrain now well underway. Not only have the fans been able to watch their favourite drivers on the track once again, they have also been treated to a practice
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The 2022 season was an absolute disaster for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, as the team picked up only a single victory, coming courtesy of George Russell in Brazil. The new regulations proved to be a massive stumbling block for the team, causing the W13 to be majorly uncompetitive and harbouring a severe porpoising issues. Despite
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has joked that Lewis Hamilton was “nodding about how good” Mercedes’ 2023 car is during a clip of the team’s shakedown test, where the 38-year-old is seen bouncing. Mercedes completed their shakedown test last Wednesday and Thursday, at what was an incredibly wet Silverstone National Circuit. Footage from the team’s
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Veteran Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has revealed that Mercedes potentially have a “Plan B” car to introduce mid-season, should their ‘zero-sidepod’ concept fail to deliver results once again as it did last season. Mercedes, of course, introduced the revolutionary sidepod design at the start of last season; however, it failed to work as
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur is refusing to compare Charles Leclerc to any driver when it comes to one lap performance, with the Frenchman having been asked if the Monegasque is the best driver when it comes to qualifying. Leclerc was incredibly fast when it came to qualifying last season, with the 25-year-old having started
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Earlier this week the news broke that Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has sustained moderately severe injuries in a cycling accident. The Canadian announced on his social media that he had been in an accident and would certainly miss Aston Martin’s pre-season testing in Bahrain. Aston Martin’s reserve and test driver Felipe Drugovich has now
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