Having struggled so badly in 2022, Mercedes were tipped for a quick return to the top this season, with the team supposed to have left the issues of the W13 in the past. While the Silver Arrows do appear to have solved the porpoising issues which plagued them last year, the W14 still has issues.
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Despite fears that Lance Stroll might pull out of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Canadian looks set to complete the entirety of the weekend, after performing well in Free Practice 3 on Saturday morning. Friday afternoon was Stroll’s first time in the AMR23 since crashing whilst cycling in Spain, where he broke his right wrist
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In 2022, Red Bull were almost unbeatable, with Max Verstappen’s record-shattering 15 wins leading the team to victory in both championships. It seems that the energy drink giants have picked up where they left off this season as well, with Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez finding themselves at the top of the timing screens at
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In a bid to close the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin, Mercedes have introduced six upgrades for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after a disappointing display in pre-season testing. After their abysmal campaign last year, Mercedes were hoping to enter 2023 in much better shape; however, it appears that the start of
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Pre-season testing in Bahrain went almost flawlessly for Red Bull Racing last week, with the team topping the timing screens across all three days of the event. The team did experience some ‘little gremlins’ however, with the RB19 struggling slightly in certain corners on the odd occasion. Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen
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The Middle East’s presence in Formula 1 has continued to grow once again this season, with races set to be held in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi this season. Unfortunately, a lot of regions in the Middle East still find homosexuality illegal and regularly punish homosexuals with prison time. Lewis Hamilton has made
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Aston Martin’s pre-season pace is certainly no fluke, with Fernando Alonso having topped Free Practice 2 at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The double World Champion looked exceptional on the opening day of the season at the Bahrain International Circuit, with him having finished Free Practice 1 in second before topping FP2. The conditions in
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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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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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It has been confirmed by the FIA exclusively to Formula1News.co.uk that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, due to the country hosting a World Motorsport Council meeting on Friday. The governing body also confirmed that this weekend’s race won’t be the only grand prix weekend that the FIA president attends.
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