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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
The two-time champion kicked off his title defence in imperious fashion by scoring his first win at the Bahrain International Circuit by 11.9s over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.Despite starting on used softs compared to Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc’s brand-new Pirellis, Verstappen escaped DRS range and boasted a 1.8s lead Read more
Fourth-starting Sainz was on course for third place when his Scuderia stablemate Charles Leclerc was forced to retire on lap 39 out of 57 with a suspected engine failure.However, the 2022 British GP victor was then bumped off the podium in the dying stages by compatriot Fernando Alonso, the two-time Read more
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 Read more