Formula 1
F1 testing podcast: An ominous first day from Red Bull
We bring you everything you need to know about the opening day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain in the first of our daily editions of The Race F1 Podcast
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Formula 1
Mercedes ‘much calmer, more stable’ but still playing catch-up
Mercedes says its W14 a “much calmer, more stable platform” than its troubled W13 – but it’s still paying the price for last year’s mistakes
Formula 1
8 things we learned from F1 testing’s 2023 debut
From one team’s floor secrecy being overplayed to the disappearance of another’s worst nightmare last year, there was plenty to learn from the opening day of F1 2023’s sole pre-season test in Bahrain
Formula 1
Trackside verdict: The 2023 F1 cars’ early traits
At two of Bahrain’s most challenging corners, our writers got an early glimpse of how F1’s various 2023 cars are treating their drivers
Formula 1
Alonso to get full day of F1 testing, Drugovich ‘on standby’
Fernando Alonso will have the Aston Martin AMR23 all to himself on the second day of pre-season Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, with reserve driver Felipe Drugovich placed “on standby if needed”
Formula 1
Mark Hughes’ take on who was actually quick on F1 test day one
Red Bull was narrowly fastest ahead of Aston Martin on day one of Bahrain Formula 1 testing, but what was really going on behind the headline times? Who looked good on long runs and whose car seemed a handful? Here’s Mark Hughes’ view
Formula 1
Verstappen and Alonso fastest on first F1 test day
Defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was fastest on the opening day of the sole pre-season test ahead of the 2023 season in Bahrain but was only 0.029s quicker than Aston Martin’s new recruit Fernando Alonso
Formula E
The fallout from Formula E’s strangest incident of 2023 so far
Formula E drivers have sought clarification from the FIA over debris being left on the track under normal racing conditions after a specific incident in the Hyderabad E-Prix earlier this month
MotoGP
Ducati’s Marc Marquez stance may come back to haunt it
Ducati says it doesn’t need Marc Marquez in its MotoGP line-up. It’s technically absolutely right. But if Marquez does want to leave Honda, Ducati would be taking a risk if it ignored him
Formula E
Formula E’s Monza? Cape Town tweak creates fastest FE track
A change to the Cape Town track layout means Formula E’s South African venue is likely to be the fastest circuit it’s used so far, given the series a Monza equivalent
Formula 1
Bring Back V10s: How Button and Brawn nearly let title slip
In this V8 era detour, Bring Back V10s revisits a 2009 Belgian GP weekend where Jenson Button’s once huge F1 points lead was being whittled down and that almost gave Force India a famous win
Formula 1
Gary Anderson’s verdict on Red Bull’s ‘evolutionary’ RB19
Red Bull didn’t need to take any gambles with its 2023 Formula 1 car given how good its 2022 design was. The RB19 is all about refinement and evolution, as Gary Anderson explains