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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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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The start of pre-season testing was certainly eventful for Ferrari at the Bahrain International Circuit, with the Italians having seemingly pushed the limits of how low their car can be run this season. Carlos Sainz was behind the wheel of the SF-23 during the opening morning session on Thursday, with the Spaniard having suffered from
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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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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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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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Pre-season testing can be an absolute maze of information, with every team taking different approaches to getting the most out of their three days on track in Bahrain. With every team taking different paths, the timing screens become more or less irrelevant, leaving fans to look for small details in the designs and performances of
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When the regulations underwent a major change at the start of last year, Ferrari came on leaps and bounds from the year prior to become one of the fastest teams on track. The Scuderia stormed to a one-two finish at the season opener in Bahrain, while Red Bull suffered a dramatic late double DNF. Ferrari
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