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F1: Red Bull’s Perez pips Hamilton to top final day of testing

F1: Red Bull’s Perez pips Hamilton to top final day of testing

Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Perez outpaced Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton as Formula 1 pre-season testing came to a close in Bahrain on Saturday. The Mexican's time of 1m30.305s was set on the soft tyre and was two tenths quicker than Charles Leclerc’s pole position time from last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Perez finished 0.359s clear of Hamilton, who briefly led after setting Mercedes' best lap of...

F1: Verstappen fastest on day one of Bahrain test

F1: Verstappen fastest on day one of Bahrain test

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was fastest on the opening day of the 2023 pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday. The Red Bull Racing driver topped the morning session in a time of 1m 32.959s and found further improvement in the afternoon with a time of 1m 32.837s after completing 157 laps on the first day of the three-day event at the Bahrain International Circuit....

F1: Aston Martin announce replacement for injured Stroll

F1: Aston Martin announce replacement for injured Stroll

Aston Martin has announced that reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will stand in for Lance Stroll at the upcoming Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain on Thursday. Canadian Stroll was involved in a cycling accident while getting in shape for pre-season and suffered minor injuries as a result, ruling him out of the test. Drugovich is the reigning Formula 2 champion following a dominant 2022 campaign where...

F1: Stroll to miss Bahrain pre-season test after cycling accident

F1: Stroll to miss Bahrain pre-season test after cycling accident

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll will miss the Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain this week after suffering injuries in a cycling accident. The 24-year-old Canadian was training on a bicycle in Spain when he was involved in a minor accident and sustained injuries that will make him unfit to compete when engines fire at the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday through Saturday. Aston Martin stated...