Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has downplayed talks of a potential exit from Mercedes but insists that the team requires "a kick" after a disappointing start to the 2023 season. Looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 season that ended their run of eight consecutive constructors titles, Mercedes was well off the pace in Bahrain last Sunday, finishing four places behind Max Verstappen, who...
Mercedes driver George Russell has made a bold prediction following the conclusion of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The British racer is of the opinion that Red Bull Racing will win every race of the 2023 Formula 1 season after dominating Sunday's race. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez led the Red Bull team to a one-two finish in both qualifying and the...
Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen kicked off the 2023 season with a comfortable 1-2 victory for Red Bull Racing at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman, who also started on the pole with a 1-2, never looked in doubt of victory as he crossed the chequered flag 12 seconds clear of teammate Sergio Perez. It was however Fernando Alonso who grabbed the headlines...
Dutch driver Max Verstappen led Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to a one-two in qualifying at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. The defending Formula 1 World Champion claimed his 21st career pole position, edging out Perez by 0.138s, a statement showing Red Bull remain the team to beat this season. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc only completed a single run in the final segment of qualifying...
Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu left it late to end day two of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain on top of the time sheets, while Mercedes were hit with mechanical issues. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen had led the way for most of the afternoon in his Red Bull before Chinese Zhou bolted on soft tyres in the closing stages and set a time of 1m:31.610s to...
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