After topping FP2 and FP3, Alonso confirmed Aston Martin's giant leap forward by qualifying fifth in the AMR23, just six tenths off polesitter Verstappen, with team-mate... read more »

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was spied leaving the Mercedes' motorhome after qualifying for the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

This is the starting grid for today's F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell believes Fernando Alonso will be "more of a dark horse than Ferrari" in the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.  read more »

Red Bull have locked out the front row in the first race of the 2023 Formula 1 season. read more »

Get yourself Grand Prix ready! Laura Winter introduces a new segment, recapping on all the big talking points from Thursday's media day, Friday's practice sessions,... read more »

Frustration, celebration, and contemplation from our grid after qualifying in Bahrain - hear from all the teams and drivers ahead of what's set to be a tantalising... read more »

The Red Bulls were split by just 0.138s in Bahrain, with Max Verstappen claiming pole over Sergio Perez. Jump onboard with the team mates to see where the crucial time was... read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. read more »

It was agony for Williams rookie Logan Sargeant on his F1 qualifying bow in Bahrain on Saturday as a freak result robbed him of a dream start. read more »

The fact that this year's pole was around eight-tenths faster, in similar conditions, underlines the increased performance of the 2023 car-tyre package. read more »

Fernando Alonso says qualifying fifth ahead of both Mercedes cars in his first race for Aston Martin felt "too good to be true". read more »

George Russell has referred to Fernando Alonso as a ‘dark horse’ by suggesting the Spaniard will pose a larger threat than Ferrari to Mercedes' hopes of a podium in... read more »

Starting from the second row is actually a positive result considering that we will have the only driver with an extra set of new soft tyres. read more »

To get both cars through to Q3 in fifth and eighth is an excellent outcome. Tomorrow is what really counts, though, and we will work hard to convert these positions into points. read more »

The gap to the very front isn't ridiculous considering we only ran one new soft tyre at the end of Q3. Nevertheless, it's not where we want to be and not what we had... read more »

In general, that's not where we aim to be, and we certainly have improvements to make to ensure we're qualifying in much stronger positions at later races. read more »

With decent long-run pace we can make good with both cars and target points tomorrow. read more »

Today's result is a good first step and a platform on which we can build on to score points tomorrow. read more »

This is promising, but there is still much to do to get the car to where we want it. read more »

It was a pretty good day for us today. All the work that was put in last year and over winter to make and develop this car has come to fruition. read more »

A frustrating result this evening but one that shows good promise. read more »

Lance Stroll has revealed he suffered further injuries from his cycling accident which put his participation in this weekend's F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in doubt. read more »

Fernando Alonso has described the prospect of fighting Ferrari and Mercedes for the podium at the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix as "unreal". read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he feared Mercedes' performance was such that it could struggle to make the top 10 during Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying. Mercedes had a... read more »