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Fernando Alonso topped the third and final practice session in Bahrain on Saturday afternoon. He beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by five thousandths of a second as Aston Martin continue to look remarkably impressive. It is the first time ...

‘I don’t know what he’s taking!’ – Horner praises Alonso

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has praised Fernando Alonso for his early season form, joking that he doesn’t know “what he’s taking”. Alonso ended the second practice session from Bahrain on top of the timesheets, after splitting both ...

Stroll urged to ‘forget’ Bahrain weekend amid wrist pain

Lance Stroll has been urged to “forget the race” in Bahrain by ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher as he struggles with wrist pain. Stroll was involved in a biking accident on the build-up to pre-season testing and was forced ...

Sainz anticipating Ferrari gains after Bahrain practice struggles

Carlos Sainz says he expects to be in better form for qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix following a difficult opening day of running on Friday. Sainz ended the opening practice session in last place after suffering a high-speed ...

AlphaTauri performance ‘doesn’t look good’ – Tsunoda

AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda reckons that this year’s car is an improvement on last season, but concedes that the team is nowhere near where it wants to be. Tsunoda’s new team-mate Nyck de Vries managed 100 laps between them during ...

Leclerc: Ferrari doesn’t have pace for Bahrain F1 pole

Charles Leclerc has appeared to already rule Ferrari out of the running for pole position ahead of tomorrow’s first qualifying session of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Bahrain. Ferrari endured a mixed day of running as the Italian ...

Perez: Bahrain F1 practice confirms Aston Martin’s strong pace

Sergio Perez says that Fernando Alonso’s session-topping FP2 lap time confirms Aston Martin’s strong pace for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Alonso beat Perez and Verstappen to the top spot in the second practice session, having split the Red ...

Pourchaire claims emphatic F2 pole in Bahrain

Theo Pourchaire claimed a dominant pole position for the opening Formula 2 Feature Race of the year on Sunday after setting the fastest lap time through qualifying in Bahrain. The runner-up from last season’s championship led the way from ...

Hamilton fears Mercedes ‘a long way off’ after practice

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 sends sparks flying. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Friday 3rd March 2023. Sakhir, Bahrain. A downbeat Lewis Hamilton suggested that Mercedes is “on the wrong track” and faces ...

Alonso cools Aston Martin’s Bahrain F1 prospects after rapid FP2

Fernando Alonso is remaining coy over Aston Martin’s prospects for the 2023 Formula 1 season after he displayed rapid pace during Friday practice in Bahrain. Prior to the opening race weekend, Aston Martin’s form at pre-season testing attracted attention ...

Stroll can ‘definitely drive’ despite FP2 wrist discomfort

Lance Stroll says that he can “definitely drive” the remainder of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend despite experiencing wrist discomfort during free practice. Stroll fractured his wrist on the build-up to the 2023 Formula 1 season and was forced ...

F1 2023 Bahrain GP – FP2 Results

Fernando Alonso has ended the second practice session from the Bahrain International Circuit as the fastest driver. The Spaniard outpaced both Red Bull drivers, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez ending the session in second and third respectively. Aston ...

Alonso fastest in FP2 as Aston Martin shows pace

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23. Formula One World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Friday 3rd March 2023. Sakhir, Bahrain. Fernando Alonso clocked the fastest time during second practice for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix as ...

Red Bull reveal unexplained issue with Verstappen’s car during FP1

Max Verstappen was hampered by an unexplained issue during the opening practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. That’s according to Dr Helmut Marko, who explained the team is confident that the issue will be resolved for the ...

Mini claims debut F3 pole position in Bahrain

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – MARCH 03: Gabriele Mini of Italy and Hitech Pulse-Eight (15) drives on track during practice ahead of Round 1:Sakhir of the Formula 3 Championship at Bahrain International Circuit on March 03, 2023 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo ...

Leclerc: Ferrari’s target is the F1 title in 2023

Charles Leclerc has outlined that Ferrari’s primary aim is to go one better than last year by winning the Formula 1 World Championship in 2023. Despite winning two of the opening three races last season, Ferrari’s title challenge soon ...

Perez fastest in Bahrain FP1 ahead of Alonso

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez went fastest in the first practice session of the season with a time of 1:32.758 ahead of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso second fastest, splitting the two Red Bulls ...

F1 2023 Bahrain GP – FP1 Results

Sergio Perez comfortably led the way as Formula 1 officially got underway in 2023 with the first practice session from the opening round in Bahrain. READ MORE: Bahrain GP FP1 – Session Report Red Bull’s ominous-looking pre-season speed was confirmed ...

Pourchaire tops red flagged Bahrain practice session with ART 1-2

Championship favourite Theo Pourchaire set the early pace in the Formula 2 championship during the single practice session in Bahrain, which was interrupted by two red flags It was rookie Brad Benavides who was the first to set a ...

Bortoleto ends Bahrain F3 practice on top for Trident

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN – MARCH 03: Gabriel Bortoleto of Brazil and Trident (5) prepares to drive during practice ahead of Round 1:Sakhir of the Formula 3 Championship at Bahrain International Circuit on March 03, 2023 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by ...

Hamilton expects ‘very strong’ Aston Martin to be at the front in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton has said he expects Aston Martin to be extremely competitive and fighting at the front of the field during the beginning of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Aston Martin emerged as the surprise package in pre-season testing, ...

Red Bull ‘in a league of their own’ in Bahrain – Russell

Mercedes’ George Russell feels that a win is not on the cards at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix due to the dominance of Red Bull. However, the Briton is hoping he and Lewis Hamilton can be the second quickest ...

Alonso: Aston Martin not expecting podium result at Bahrain GP

Fernando Alonso has cooled suggestions that Aston Martin could be on course to be fighting at the head of the pack at the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season. At pre-season testing in Bahrain, many heads were turned ...

Bottas: Alfa Romeo F1 race pace could challenge Mercedes in Bahrain

Valtteri Bottas has suggested that Alfa Romeo’s race pace could put it in a position to battle Mercedes at the opening race of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Bahrain. After rising up to sixth place in the Constructors’ ...

Stroll prepared to race with ‘discomfort’ amid wrist recovery

Lance Stroll says that he is willing to race in Bahrain with “a bit of discomfort” following recent surgery for a fractured wrist. Stroll was forced to skip pre-season testing after he was involved in a biking accident in ...

2023 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: start times, TV schedule and live streams

The 2023 Formula 1 season is upon us, with the Bahrain Grand Prix opening the new campaign this weekend. After the three days of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, teams have remained in the Gulf country to ...

Albon: Williams likely 10th, but McLaren a ‘direct rival’

Alexander Albon has conceded that the Williams Formula 1 squad is likely to start the 2023 season as the slowest team in the pecking order. The Thai-British driver also named the teams that he believes are Williams’ direct rivals, ...

Stroll to race for Aston Martin in Bahrain after successful surgery

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has confirmed that Lance Stroll will participate in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend after he missed pre-season testing. Stroll was forced to skip testing following a biking accident in Spain, which ...

Mercedes ‘relishing’ the challenge of 2023 F1 season

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that his squad is “relishing” the challenge posed by the 2023 Formula 1 season. Mercedes enters the upcoming campaign on the back of a turbulent 2022 campaign, as it struggled to get up ...

DRS zone length reduced for Bahrain GP

Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Friday 24th February 2023. Sakhir, Bahrain. The FIA has shortened one of the three DRS zones available to drivers at this weekend’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand ...

Steiner: F1 teams never better prepared for a new season

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Haas VF-23. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Friday 24th February 2023. Sakhir, Bahrain. Haas boss Guenther Steiner believes Formula 1 teams have never been better prepared for a new season off the back of the reliability ...

Drugovich to race for Aston Martin in Bahrain if Stroll isn’t cleared

Aston Martin has confirmed that Felipe Drugovich will be handed his Formula 1 in Bahrain debut if Lance Stroll isn’t declared fit to compete. Stroll skipped pre-season testing this week after being involved in a biking accident in Spain. ...

Norris ‘didn’t expect podium all season after Bahrain’

Third placed Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL36 passes his team at the end of the race. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Sunday 24th April 2022. Imola, Italy. Lando Norris says neither he nor McLaren could have envisaged claiming a podium ...

Sainz: Bahrain was the ‘most difficult weekend at Ferrari’

Carlos Sainz says the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend was the most difficult event he’s endured at Ferrari, despite scoring a second-place finish in Sunday’s race. The Spaniard has entered his second year with the team, having enjoyed a successful ...

Mercedes: F1 title challenge ‘a very long shot to think about’

Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ current performance level means it cannot contemplate competing for either world championship in Formula 1. Mercedes had spent much of the Bahrain Grand Prix running fifth and sixth respectively, with Lewis Hamilton ahead of George ...

How the F1 comeback kids fared in Bahrain

Second chances are hard to come by in Formula 1. However at the Bahrain Grand Prix, there were three returnees on the grid – two in a full-time role, and one as a last minute substitute performing reserve driver ...

Bottas: Alfa Romeo ‘can fight for best of the rest’

Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo’s display in Bahrain proves it has the potential to fight for ‘best of the rest’ behind Formula 1’s leading three teams. Bottas started from sixth but tumbled outside of the top 10 on the ...

Leclerc: Bahrain win won’t change Ferrari’s approach

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Thursday 24th March 2022. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s victory at Formula 1’s opening event in Bahrain won’t change its mindset ahead of the second round in Saudi Arabia. ...

Hulkenberg was ‘hanging on’ amid downward spiral

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Aston Martin F1 Team Reserve Driver AMR22. Bahrain Grand Prix, Sunday 20th March 2022. Sakhir, Bahrain. Nico Hulkenberg says he was “hanging on” during his substitute appearance at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Hulkenberg was drafted ...

Sainz and Ferrari reach agreement over extended F1 deal

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari. Bahrain Grand Prix, Sunday 20th March 2022. Sakhir, Bahrain. Carlos Sainz and Ferrari have reached an agreement to continue their partnership beyond the end of the current Formula 1 season. Sainz joined Ferrari for ...

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