Pictures for qualifying for the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit.
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Verstappen leads Red Bull front row lock-out after Leclerc sits out last run
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onWorld champion Max Verstappen secured pole position ahead of Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez for the opening round of the Formula 1 season in Bahrain.
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix grid
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has taken pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc.
Every F1 driver’s helmet for the 2023 season
2023 F1 season
Posted onWith racing getting underway once more in Bahrain this weekend, here is RaceFans’ guide to the designs each of the drivers is wearing in 2023.
Mercedes wait and see what “medicine” W14 needs as Hamilton admits concerns
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton expects it will be hard for Mercedes to make progress with their current car concept, but the team says it will wait to judge what “medicine” their W14 needs.
Alonso pips Verstappen by five-thousandths of a second in final practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice
Posted onFernando Alonso was the fastest driver in final practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, just five-thousandths of a second quicker than Max Verstappen.
Alonso proves Aston Martin have pace, but Red Bull still look strongest
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onA fascinating first Friday saw Fernando Alonso quickest, but while Aston Martin have speed, Red Bull’s race pace looks stronger than their rivals.
Hamilton: Mercedes even further behind rivals than last year after practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes Mercedes have fallen even further behind their rivals following the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Alonso puts Aston Martin fastest ahead of Red Bull in second practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice
Posted onFernando Alonso finished his first day of official track action as an Aston Martin grand prix driver fastest of all in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Perez fastest as Alonso’s Aston Martin split the Red Bulls in practice
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice
Posted onSergio Perez retained his position as the quickest driver in pre-season testing by topping the times in first practice in Bahrain, ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit.
First pictures from the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit.
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.
Hamilton and ‘Bono’ – 10 years of F1’s most successful driver-engineer duo
2023 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington, F1’s most successful pairing of driver and race engineer, reached 10 years together ahead of the new season.
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.
‘I don’t care if I don’t win another race, I’m going to speak out’ – Hamilton
2023 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he does not care “if I don’t win another race” in Formula 1 and insists he’s “going to speak out whether people like it or not” on political issues.
Is anyone ready to challenge Red Bull? Team-by-team F1 testing review
2023 F1 season
Posted onHere is your guide to how testing went for all ten Formula 1 teams – and how they each feel about their own performance during the pre-season.
The key data from F1’s only pre-season test of 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onWith the only pre-season test of the 2023 season in the books, what does the data say about which teams enjoyed a better three days than the others?
Red Bull comfortably quickest as Perez leads Hamilton in final test
2023 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez put Red Bull on top of the times on the final day of testing in Bahrain with a lap over three tenths of a second faster than Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes.