In the later FP2 session, which best replicates qualifying conditions, Leclerc was fourth fastest as his Scuderia team-mate Carlos Sainz ran to 14th.Leclerc was 0.46s adrift of... read more »

After uncertainty about Mercedes' competitive situation following testing, Hamilton and team-mate George Russell endured a difficult opening day of practice in the Bahrain... read more »

His comments echo those the seven-time world champion made after his first run in the troubled W13 last season in what turned out to be his first winless campaign in F1.However... read more »

TV commentator David Croft saw the Mercedes W14 up close in pre-season testing in Bahrain and he was less than impressed by the new car. read more »

There has been much speculation about Aston's potential for the upcoming campaign after Fernando Alonso put the AMR23 in the top three spots on both the opening two days... read more »

Lando Norris has been left frustrated by where McLaren is in the pecking order heading into the 2023 F1 season and he admits mistakes in pre-season development led to the... read more »

The DBX707 replaces the original DBX model that served for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, and it represents a significant upgrade in performance, with obvious benefits in terms of... read more »

What can F1's scientific data show us about the upcoming F1 season? From fastest laps to pace vs degradation, we look at Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston, McLaren and... read more »

We'd be nowhere without our Travel department ✈️ Joanna and her hard-working team ensure seamless trips across the globe for all our Brackley and Brixworth families - so... read more »

Despite issues with the car during testing, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has confidence of a strong start the 2023 season for the team. read more »

Both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen reveal their thoughts about Haas' performance during pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

What does it mean to #GetCloser? Really, it’s quite simple. Formula 1 is a team sport. But the team you see on TV every weekend is just the tip of the iceberg. We count more... read more »

While the Aston was only the seventh fastest car on aggregated headline times over the three-day test, its consistent pace and a good long run performance by Fernando Alonso... read more »

Frederic Vasseur revealed on Saturday that the Ferrari squad are quietly confident about the performance of the SF-75 following Formula 1's pre-season testing but he... read more »

With times at the Bahrain International Circuit improving as teams shifted to more performance work, Leclerc clocked a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead... 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... read more »

Following an encouraging opening day of running for the new C43 at the Bahrain pre-season test on Thursday, both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu were left upbeat by some... read more »

Verstappen, the only driver to run for the full day as all other F1 teams split their programmes, put in a 1m32.837s midway through the afternoon to improve on his effort that... read more »

Amid almost no fanfare, the first glimpses of Red Bull's latest F1 challenger were seen as the car was wheeled down the pitlane following the traditional pre-testing... read more »

Although the tyre compounds remaining unchanged from 2022 - other than the addition of a new C1, with the previous tyre of that specification becoming a new C0 to close the... read more »

For the upcoming campaign, Mercedes has gone back to using the colour scheme it ran during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, when the W11s and W12s were painted black at... read more »

With an F1 power unit freeze in place since the start of last year, manufacturers are not allowed to deliver any specific performance upgrades.However, car makers can still... read more »

New programme is intended to identify the best talent from all regions and thereby provide a pool of expert race directors and stewards across all the FIA world and... read more »

This is why every season there is some toing and froing between the competitors and the FIA in this endless battle for performance.The 2023 season has already shown two clear... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that Mercedes could change its unique narrow sidepod design going forward but asserted that its poor performance in 2022 was not... read more »