Having seen that Max Verstappen could not be challenged for overtakes on the straights, and found it fairly easy to breeze past other drivers if he needed to, Red Bull’s opposition set about improving the efficiency of their cars and wings to reduce drag.Mercedes found it needed a pretty big step on this front from its draggy W13, but found itself at the pre-season test in Bahrain still down …Keep reading
Leclerc qualified third for the season opener and, having saved a new set of soft tyres, he was able to jump Sergio Perez at the start.Later the Mexican got back ahead and Leclerc had to settle for third as leader Max Verstappen and Perez pulled away.However, his race was ended by a loss of power that saw him stop on track on lap 40.“It’s not good enough,” said Leclerc of Ferrari’s …Keep reading
Last summer the teams and the FIA agreed to a rise of 15mm in floor edge height as part of an attempt to address porpoising.Having tried the new spec in the wind tunnel, McLaren decided that it would be difficult to recover performance with the 2023 car given the package it was running.Thus, in September, the team decided to take a different route. One that offered much more …Keep reading
Polesitter Verstappen appeared unimpeachable at the Sakhir circuit as he pulled out of DRS range of the chasing Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by the end of the opening lap.Despite his 2022 chief championship rival starting with fresher tyres, Verstappen then stretched his soft Pirellis a lap longer than Leclerc and managed a rear axle locking issue when downshifting.Once Leclerc retired with …Keep reading
Red Bull holds exploratory talks with McLaren over engine supplyOn Friday Red Bull chief Christian Horner confirmed reports that McLaren CEO Zak Brown had visited Red Bull Powertrains to explore a potential engine supply deal from 2026.Horner said it was “natural we would speak with potential customers” as McLaren ponders whether to stay with current supplier Mercedes or find an …Keep reading
The Canadian was involved in a cycling incident in Spain while building up his fitness.He “banged up” his left wrist, required surgery and a pin to be inserted by famed MotoGP doctor Xavier Mir in his right wrist, and sustained a broken toe.As a result, Stroll was forced to miss pre-season testing in Bahrain, where reigning F2 champion and Aston Martin reserve Felipe Drugovich instead …Keep reading
Now that the Bahrain Grand Prix is in the books, the 2023 Formula 1 season is officially up and running. Behind the one-way traffic at the front of the field, as Max Verstappen picked up from where he left off last season, the overall pecking order has been refreshed.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was denied a podium owing to reliability concerns, paving the way for Fernando Alonso’s …Keep reading
From being out of position at the start to not serving his subsequent sanction correctly, Ocon’s race turned from bad to worse when he also picked up a pitlane speeding offence.In the end, the situation left him well outside the points and triggered the team’s decision to end his race early.How it unfoldedThe sequence of events kicked off before the start when Ocon lined up slightly …Keep reading
F1 debutant Piastri became the first driver of the new season to retire after attempts to rectify an electrical issue aboard his MCL60 by fitting a new steering wheel failed.By staying out longer than rivals on his starting soft tyres, the Australian had risen to 12th when he pitted at the end of lap 12. But the ineffective reset forced his early bath.Stella has revealed that the attempted …Keep reading
Max Verstappen led a dominant Red Bull 1-2 in both qualifying and the race, with nearest rival Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin finishing over 38 seconds behind in third place after Charles Leclerc retired mid-race with an engine issue.With Mercedes struggling for performance, Russell has put Red Bull in a league above the rest of the F1 field and expects them to be able to win all 23 races …Keep reading