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Komatsu targets eighth after taking charge at Haas
Formula 1
Posted onNew Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has set his team the target of eight place in the championship for his first season leading them.
Verstappen’s first RB20 test was so productive “I was actually wishing for less laps”
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen’s first proper test in Red Bull’s new car went so well he began to tire of the number of laps he completed.
Antonelli’s first F2 races key to chance of replacing Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onToto Wolff will monitor Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 2 debut while deciding Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes.
McLaren starting season with “much better car” than recent years – Norris
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris is confident that McLaren will start the new Formula 1 season in much stronger shape than they have in recent years.
Red Bull “clearly out in the distance” – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton saw little chance Mercedes will catch Red Bull at the start of the upcoming season after his first test in the team’s new car.
The key data from F1’s only pre-season test of 2024
Formula 1
Posted onWith three days of testing for the 2024 F1 season completed, who was fastest, who was most reliable, and who likely has pace in reserve?
Don’t expect Ferrari to win a lot of races despite test pace, Leclerc warns
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc played down expectations of a resurgence from Ferrari after leading the final day of pre-season testing.
Leclerc puts Ferrari on top as Bahrain test ends
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc put Ferrari quickest on the third and final day of pre-season Formula 1 testing in Bahrain ahead of George Russell.
Norris has “no regrets” new McLaren deal rules him out of 2025 Mercedes seat
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris doesn’t believe he made a mistake by re-signing for McLaren before Lewis Hamilton announced his plans to leave Mercedes.
Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton call on F1 to act over drain cover failures
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 drivers want more pre-event checks on drain covers around circuits following two failures during this week’s test.
Schumacher inspired my Ferrari move, Vasseur made it possible – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Michael Schumacher was his inspiration to join Ferrari but his former GP2 team boss Frederic Vasseur was key to the shock deal.
Sainz quickest in disrupted start to final test day
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr topped the timing screens as the final day of testing reached its original scheduled stopping point.
Pictures: 2024 F1 pre-season testing day three: Bahrain
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from the third day of testing for the 2022 F1 season at the Circuit de Catalunya. This gallery will be updated throughout the day.
F1 testing hit by second stoppage due to broken drain cover
Formula 1
Posted onThe final day of pre-season Formula 1 testing in Bahrain has been stopped for the second time in two days because of a loose drain cover.
“Red Bull unfortunately remains quite a bit ahead” – Leclerc
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari have the fastest time after two days of pre-season testing but Charles Leclerc believes they have not significantly closed the gap to Red Bull during the off-season.
“Definitely an improvement”: Russell says Mercedes have fixed flaws with new car
Formula 1
Posted onGeorge Russell believes Mercedes have finally solved the problem which has plagued their cars since the current technical regulations were introduced two years ago.
Sainz uses softer tyres to lead Perez by 0.7 seconds on day two of test
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr posted the quickest time in the second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, seven tenths of a second ahead of Sergio Perez.
RB “look very, very quick” after taking more Red Bull parts – Albon
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon believes Red Bull’s second F1 team has improved its performance now it is using more parts supplied by the world champions.
Horner investigation “not the kind of headlines F1 wants or needs” – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren CEO Zak Brown says Formula 1 needs to see a swift resolution to Red Bull’s investigation of Christian Horner.