Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, not much was expected of McLaren, with the team already admitting that they had missed a number of targets in pre-season testing. The team had the season opener from hell however, with both of their cars struggling from different issues. Rookie Oscar Piastri was forced to retire from his
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Last summer, it seemed all but certain that Fernando Alonso would extend his contract with the high-flying Alpine team. Sebastian Vettel’s shock retirement from F1 started a domino effect however, resulting in Fernando Alonso being tempted into a controversial move to Aston Martin to replace the German. This move looked strange at the time, with
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Judging by the results from the Bahrain Grand Prix, the 2023 season could be dominated by Red Bull as the team look to retain both the constructors’ and drivers’ championship. Max Verstappen led his team to a front row lockout in qualifying before pulling away at the start of the Grand Prix to win by
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Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso clearly had things on their minds other than the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the duo having been seen comparing race shoes during the post-race press conference. Verstappen started 2023 emphatically with a comfortable victory, with the Dutchman having led from start to finish with ease. Fernando Alonso’s race was much
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It was a season-opening race to forget for McLaren, with the Woking-based side clearly having a mountain to climb, after Lando Norris was forced to pit six times during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 23-year-old made a strong start to the race before a pneumatic problem was discovered by the team, which resulted in him
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Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was clear that Mercedes were behind Red Bull, Ferrari and even Aston Martin in terms of performance. With this in mind, Lewis Hamilton’s P5 finish looks relatively impressive, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the race allowing Hamilton to move up one position. The 38-year-old finished above the
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At the ages of 38 and 41 respectively, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are both veterans of Formula 1, with nine world championship titles between them. While Hamilton is on the hunt for a record breaking eighth title this year, it is Alonso who has got off to the better start in 2023, scoring a
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Aston Martin have been the shock team of 2023 so far, with the AMR23 looking like a quicker car in terms of race pace than the Ferrari and the Mercedes. The team’s sudden rise to the top has been on the cards for some time however, with Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll funding the team’s project
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The Lance Stroll saga was the talk of pre-season testing, with the Canadian driver reportedly breaking his wrist following a cycling accident in Spain. The 24-year-old did not take part in any of Bahrain’s pre-season tests, sparking rumours that he would not be fit to race in the first race of the season. Both Aston
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes that they must find some downforce “ASAP” if they are to challenge the frontrunners, with the 38-year-old having finished the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in fifth. It was a disappointing weekend for Mercedes, who have seemingly slipped to fourth in the pecking order behind Aston Martin, given
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