Formula 1
F1 Podcast: Our take on all the Bahrain GP Friday surprises
We evaluate the shockwaves sent through Formula 1 by Aston Martin’s performance in the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend so far in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
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Everything that happened in messy first IndyCar practice
Scott Dixon went fastest in Friday practice in St Petersburg as the 2023 IndyCar season kicked off with a messy session featuring high winds, braking issues and track resurfacing causing chaos for the drivers
Formula 1
Nine things we learned from F1 2023’s first proper day
After an unspectacular pre-season test threw up little in the way of curious storylines, the first proper day of Formula 1 2023 was much more interesting – and featured some surprising strugglers
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Trackside verdict: Every 2023 F1 car’s first qualifying simulation
Our F1 journalists Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm were trackside for the entire FP2 session – this is their impressions of each 2023 Formula 1 car from what they saw
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Mark Hughes: Alonso really is Red Bull’s biggest Bahrain threat
The Bahrain Grand Prix weekend kicked off in style with Fernando Alonso beating the Red Bulls in Friday practice – but can he really challenge them during the rest of the weekend? Mark Hughes analyses the Friday running
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Hamilton: Hard for Mercedes to catch F1’s best with this concept
The first day of 2023 F1 practice suggested Mercedes “is a long way off” the front of the field according to Lewis Hamilton, who thinks the gap can be closed but doing so will be “quite hard with the concept we have”
Formula 1
Alonso’s verdict as big Aston Martin performance step validated
Fernando Alonso continues to downplay Aston Martin’s F1 prospects – but the qualifying simulations he posted that yielded top spot in FP2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix confirmed the belief that the AMR23 is a very good car
Formula 1
Alonso quickest in surprise-filled second Bahrain GP practice
Fernando Alonso beat the Red Bulls to the fastest time in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as the hype surrounding Aston Martin’s 2023 Formula 1 car persisted
Formula 1
Red Bull and McLaren explain their 2026 F1 engine deal talks
McLaren and Red Bull have confirmed that they have held talks about a 2026 Formula 1 engine supply deal, as first revealed by The Race
Formula 1
Alonso splits Red Bulls in first F1 2023 practice in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso split the two Red Bull drivers in the opening Formula 1 practice session of 2023 at the Bahrain Grand Prix
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Mark Hughes: The F1 2023 car changes declared by each team
The first FIA technical update of the season at the Bahrain GP details how each F1 car has changed since the end of last year – Mark Hughes explains the changes teams have (and haven’t) declared
Formula 1
Hamilton gets FIA jewellery exemption over ‘disfigurement’ worry
Lewis Hamilton has been granted a medical exemption to wear jewellery in Formula 1 races as the FIA shares a concern about potential disfigurement if he repeatedly removes a nose piercing