World champion Max Verstappen says that he needs to find his “rhythm” with his new Red Bull car ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Stroll certain he can race despite injury compromising practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll is certain he can race this weekend, despite his wrist injury compromising his efforts in practice, after Aston Martin set the pace.
‘I’d be lying if I said the car doesn’t feel good’ says Alonso after leading practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says Aston Martin still have scope to improve after ending the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest time.
Red Bull’s budget cap penalty could hit harder in 2024 – Horner
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says their penalty for breaching the budget cap will hit them harder if the technical rules change for next season.
Personnel change is first part of ‘complete review’ of Ferrari strategy – Vasseur
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says the decision to promote Ravin Jain as chief strategist over Inaki Rueda forms part of a complete review of the team’s strategy division.
F1 teams reveal changes to their cars for first race of season
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams have explained the changes they have made to their cars for the first race of 2023, including some revisions since the completion of testing last week.
Hamilton, Verstappen and others convinced Aston Martin are “fully in the fight”
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLeading Formula 1 drivers including Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are convinced they will face a stronger threat from Aston Martin this year.
Stroll racing with screws in wrist after cycling crash
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll will compete in this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix with screws in the wrist he injured in a cycling crash two weeks ago.
F1 ‘going in the wrong direction’ by curbing drivers’ right to expression – Hamilton
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Formula 1 is wrong to prevent drivers from speaking out when more needs to be done to promote inclusivity and human rights.
Russell expects Mercedes to start closing gap to Red Bull with Bahrain upgrade
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is confident that Mercedes has the potential to fight Red Bull in 2023 but expects a “challenging” start to the season in Bahrain.
“Time will tell” if Ferrari made right choices with strategy team changes – Leclerc
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Ferrari are “trying to do what’s best for the team” after making changes to its strategy division ahead of the new season.
Hamilton: Ex-drivers suggesting I will quit are “creating rumours without facts”
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has dismissed speculation by Jenson Button and Damon Hill that he may leave F1 if he endures a second uncompetitive season in 2023.
Red Bull “in a league of their own this weekend”, rivals predict
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s rivals predict they will be “in a league of their own” at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Sainz says Aston Martin will be “in the mix” but Alonso doubts podium possible
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he believes Aston Martin will be “in the mix” this weekend but Fernando Alonso says it’s too soon for them to challenge the top teams.
New “loophole” could undermine F1’s budget cap – Szafnauer
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has warned teams could exploit a “loophole” to carry out development work outside the sport’s budget cap.
“We didn’t develop fast enough” – McLaren explain efficiency problems and target fix
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren believe their rivals are already exploiting aerodynamic solutions they’ve only identified recently – but expect to catch up soon.
Bottas sees ‘step up’ in performance and reliability improvement of new Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo have improved their pace and reliability for 2023 based on his time in the new C43 car during testing.
‘I feel fit this year, I felt very bad actually last year’ – Magnussen
2023 F1 season
Posted onKevin Magnussen says he is heading into the 2023 F1 season significantly better prepared than how he entered the 2022 campaign.
The voices in their ears: A guide to every F1 driver’s race engineer for 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onWhile many drivers have kept the same race engineers for 2023, a few have swapped after moving teams. Here’s who you’ll hear on the radios this year.
Hamilton’s warning over dangers of tyre blanket ban is “fair comment” – Pirelli
2023 F1 season
Posted onPirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola has responded to comments from Lewis Hamilton criticising Formula 1’s plan to outlaw tyre blankets.