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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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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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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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is confident that his side “will be competitive” in the forthcoming 2023 season; however, the Austrian has admitted that the side aren’t sure “when” they’ll actually hit the front. Whilst it’s expected that Mercedes will be closer to Red Bull and Mercedes come the Bahrain Grand Prix, the general belief is
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Mercedes driver George Russell has opened up on his first impressions of the W14, with the Brit having been behind the wheel during the morning session on the opening day of pre-season testing. Russell enjoyed a positive start to testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, although, he has admitted that Mercedes won’t be battling for
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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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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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