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Max Verstappen declared himself satisfied with the progress Red Bull has made after he completed his pre-season test running today.

Mercedes are investigating more than just the hydraulic failure which cost them an hour and a half of running during the second day of testing in Bahrain.

McLaren boss Zak Brown says the F1 outfit fell short of its development goals for its 2023 car, which puts a cloud of uncertainty over team papaya's ranking in the pecking order at the start of the season. McLaren F1 chi...

With pre-season testing having officially started at the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain, reigning champions Red Bull have finally taken the curtain off their actual 2023 car, after keeping it hidden during launc...

Carlos Sainz has finished fastest in the morning session of Day two in Bahrain pre-season testing. The Ferrari driver's best lap was around six-tenths faster than his best time in FP3 at the same circuit last year, thoug...

Red Bull Racing weathered the first day of winter testing extremely well. Whereas in previous years the Milton Keynes-based team had occasional start-up problems in winter, this time they came out of the starting blocks ...

Article To news overview © XPBimages McLaren boss Zak Brown says the team needs to "pick up the pace" after he admitted they failed to meet their development targets so far in the MCL60. The team has already encountered...

George Russell doubts Mercedes will be able to fight Red Bull for victory in the season-opening race, but expects they will gain on their rivals later in the year.

Ahead of pre-season testing getting officially underway, McLaren became the latest side to hide a vital part of their 2023 car from their competitors, by blurring footage of their shakedown test. After arriving in Bahrai...

In the round-up: McLaren's delays not down to failure - Stella Drugovich describes Aston Martin call up IndyCar to run guayule tyres at all street races

Valtteri Bottas has embraced his new Australian image Valtteri Bottas has continued his Australian love affair with his 2023 F1 testing helmet celebrating his new ocker style. Bottas enjoyed much of the Formula 1 off-sea...

It was hoped that we'd seen the last of porpoising as F1 fans, but unfortunately it may be making a very unwelcome return for 2023 as Ferrari suffered huge bouncing issues in Bahrain. More»

Oscar Piastri did the ‘heavy lifting' for McLaren during F1 testing McLaren charged Oscar Piastri with completing much of its 'heavy lifting' during his initial running at F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Australi...

It has flown by again! The third and final day of testing before we really start racing in a week's time is already upon us. Max Verstappen was the fastest on the first day, Zhou Gyanyu on the second. Who will be best on...

While the focus of many racing fans is on the Formula 1 test days, Formula E drivers are gearing up for the ePrix of South Africa. In Cape Town, the first free practice has already been run on Friday. Maserati's Edoardo ...

Charles Leclerc has dispelled suggestions that the new Ferrari is struggling with porpoising, the issue that dominated the early stages of last season. It's the phenomenon where the car briefly loses its aerodynamic down...

Article To news overview © XPBimages It seemed like Mercedes were off to a dream start with their 2023 Formula 1 challenger after the team praised the car for being 'much calmer' compared to the troublesome W13. But it ...

Zhou Guanyu ended the second day of testing fastest. The Chinese was a fraction slower than Max Verstappen, albeit on a softer tyre compound and in cooler conditions. Nevertheless, his glory run was a success: Zhou toppe...

Fernando Alonso continued on top form in the second day of pre-season testing for Aston Martin at Bahrain International Circuit. On Thursday, Alonso came close to deposing Red Bull's Max Verstappen from the top spot, fin...

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 tru...

Take a look through the new crop of Formula cars as they are put through their paces together for the first time in Bahrain. (...)

The Formula 1 winter test in Bahrain is so far not going according to plan for Mercedes. On the second day of testing, George Russell was forced to pull his W14 over due to a hydraulic problem, after which the session wa...