Under a searing sun the opening phase of the final opportunity to test ahead of next week’s Bahrain Grand Prix was dominated by longer runs, with Perez moving up the order courtesy of a 1m31.714s on Pirelli’s mid-range C3 tyres.Mercedes’ Hamilton joined the fray with a 1m31.960s on the same Read more
Perez set the time on the last of the three days of testing, before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit on March 5. Lewis Hamilton was second-quickest for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas for Alfa Romeo.Mercedes bounced back after a scare on day two, which led to Read more
The Chinese racer’s lap time was faster than what was managed during testing at the same venue last year, despite tweaks to the technical rules, although it was set on the very softest Pirelli tyre compound so is not truly representative.However, the Red Bull – in the hands of Max Read more
The German manufacturer enjoyed an encouraging first day of testing, but things went awry on Friday as it struggled to find a good balance with the W14.George Russell ended the day down in 13th on the timesheets, two seconds off pacesetter Zhou Guanyu, while Lewis Hamilton was a further three tenths Read more
Technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison and head of aerodynamics Dave Wheater both left the team in December, in parallel with the departure of former team principal Jost Capito.While Williams moved quickly to hire Vowles from Mercedes as its new team boss, the two top technical jobs remain unfilled.Given the gardening leave Read more
After taking over from team-mate Sergio Perez for the afternoon session, Verstappen instantly lit up the timesheet in the Red Bull RB19 and carved his way to top spot with a 1m31.650s on the C3 tyres.The reigning world champion, who also spent the entire opening day of the test driving Read more
The Woking-based squad has been open since its launch that it is not entirely happy with the initial specification of the MCL60, which has lacked competitiveness in the Bahrain pre-season test.It is unsure just how much difficulty it is going to face in next week’s F1 season opener, but remains Read more
Max Verstappen pipped new Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso to lead the times as Red Bull’s new RB19 finally broke cover.Most teams enjoyed a reliable start to the three-day test, as the porpoising problem that overshadowed the early running last year was largely put to bed.PLUS: What we learned on day Read more
Stroll was ruled out of this week’s three-day test after a cycling incident left him with what team boss Mike Krack has now revealed is a wrist injury.The team still doesn’t know if Stroll will definitely be fit enough to take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend.Reigning Formula Read more
The German manufacturer had an encouraging opening day to pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday, its 2023 challenger proving to be much better handling than last year’s troubled W13 as Lewis Hamilton finished sixth on the timesheets headed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.Twelve months ago, the team had undergone a Read more