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F1 Tech Show: How can Mercedes and Ferrari catch Red Bull?

How do Ferrari and Mercedes go about closing the gap to the championship leader and what makes Red Bull’s DRS so effective? Those questions lead the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show with Edd Straw and Gary Anderson

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‘Missed opportunity’ now something Williams can’t afford

Williams believes it wasn’t less competitive in Jeddah than in Bahrain, which is good. But maximising weekends now matters more than in 2022

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Haas has recaptured old driver dynamic – without the sparks

Haas has always been happiest running a pair of experienced Formula 1 drivers. And in contrast to some past intra-team stresses, its 2023 line-up Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen are managing to follow a “be nice to each other” policy to great effect

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Winners and losers from F1’s 2023 Saudi Arabian GP

More losers than winners in our pick of the stars and flops of Formula 1’s 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as plenty of teams ended Jeddah with reasons to be troubled

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Perez holds Verstappen at bay for Saudi Arabian GP win

Max Verstappen came from 15th to second in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez won amid tense radio traffic

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Verstappen’s rivals think he can still win Saudi GP. Can he?

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 rivals are sure he can still win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from 15th on the grid. We assess his chances

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Hamilton ‘doesn’t feel connected’ to Mercedes F1 car

Lewis Hamilton says he “doesn’t feel connected” to Mercedes’ 2023 Formula 1 car after he qualified four places behind his team-mate George Russell at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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Ferrari starts new WEC era on podium but Toyotas still ominous

Ferrari began its return to sportscar racing’s top level with a podium in the World Endurance Championship’s Sebring season-opener to follow up its pole position – but the Toyotas were two laps ahead

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Tost doesn’t trust AlphaTauri engineers’ car claims anymore

AlphaTauri Formula 1 team boss Franz Tost says he doesn’t trust his engineers anymore after they promised performance gains that have failed to materialise in the 2023 season so far

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Everything that happened in Saudi Arabian GP FP1

The two Red Bull drivers – led by Max Verstappen – headed the Aston Martins in the opening Formula 1 practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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Ferrari takes Sebring pole on its top-class sportscar return

Ferrari will start its first race in the top class of the World Endurance Championship from pole position after its long-time stalwart Antonio Fuoco beat the Toyotas in qualifying at Sebring

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Leclerc: ‘90%’ of current Ferrari F1 gossip false

Charles Leclerc says “90% of the rumours” of internal turmoil at Ferrari are “completely unfounded” in the wake of a bruising 2023 F1 opener

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Verstappen will miss Thursday duties at F1’s Saudi Arabian GP

Reigning two-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will skip media duties on the Thursday of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he had to delay his flight to Jeddah because of a “stomach bug”

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Seven questions F1 2023’s second round will answer

How big a hole is Mercedes in? Can Ferrari close the gap to Red Bull? Jeddah will provide answers to questions the Bahrain GP created. Our writers pick out seven of the key questions we hope will be answered this weekend

MotoGP

Podcast: MotoGP teams go aero crazy in final test

MotoGP pre-season testing ended with Ducati looking dominant, Aprilia looking strong and Yamaha having rescued its winter at the last moment. The latest episode of our podcast reviews all of the main talking points from the final test

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Ferrari’s early 2023 ‘positives’ are unconvincing and misguided

A generous qualifying interpretation and a cherry-picked stint are Ferrari’s “positives” from the Bahrain GP. That doesn’t inspire confidence

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Gasly’s fresh F1 start is an emotional rollercoaster already

Last on the grid, a hero in the race – Pierre Gasly joked that his Alpine Formula 1 debut would’ve been “no fun” if it hadn’t been so emotionally wild. How does it augur for the rest of his season?

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Our take on the extent of Mercedes’ F1 plight

Mercedes’ Bahrain GP result led to its team boss calling it ‘one of the worst days in racing ‘ – just how much trouble is the team in and how quickly can it get out of this hole? Here’s our writers’ verdict

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Wolff: Bahrain GP one of Mercedes’ ‘worst days in racing’

Toto Wolff labelled Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as “one of the worst days in racing” and the Mercedes team principal said Red Bull’s one-two reminded him of his team’s prior domination of Formula 1

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Stroll’s wrists ‘were on fire’ after Alonso clash

Lance Stroll says his “wrists were on fire” and he was “shedding a few tears” after his opening-lap clash with his Aston Martin Formula 1 team-mate Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix

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Winners and losers from F1’s 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

The disparity between the drivers and teams who had a good 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix and those who had a terrible one was pretty enormous. Here’s our pick of the winners and losers

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How Albon was denied a shock Bahrain GP Q3 appearance

Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon believes he could have made it into the final part of Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying if his front wing wasn’t damaged in Q2

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Ferrari’s key Bahrain GP rival is Aston Martin not Red Bull

Ferrari’s Formula 1 drivers are bracing “for a tough Sunday” at the Bahrain Grand Prix with Carlos Sainz expecting to be fighting with Aston Martin rather than the front-row starting Red Bulls

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Red Bull sweeps Bahrain GP front row ahead of Ferraris

Max Verstappen led Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying as Aston Martin’s pace didn’t quite translate into a pole shot

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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”

MotoGP

Podcast: The next MotoGP stars (and who’s been snubbed)

The Race MotoGP Podcast asked listeners for their predictions of the young riders who’ll make it onto the MotoGP grid before 2030

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Ferrari/Mercedes drivers sure Aston is in F1’s lead fight

Aston Martin will start the season “fully in the fight” at the front of the 2023 Formula 1 field, according to the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers

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Nine questions F1 teams want answering in F2 this year

F1’s primary feeder series will start alongside the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend – we pick out the nine key storylines to watch

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Albon on reality of driving an F1 car ‘built around Verstappen’

Alex Albon has no problem with the way Red Bull has developed its F1 cars around Max Verstappen. But opening up about his struggles adapting in 2019 and 2020 highlights how capricious the team’s cars can be

IndyCar

Podcast: IndyCar 2023 preview with Pagenaud and Armstrong

In a special episode previewing the season commencing in St Petersburg this weekend, The Race IndyCar Podcast is joined by an ace rookie in a race-winning seat and a series champion turned Indy 500 winner

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Who could buy AlphaTauri F1 team if Red Bull sells it?

If Red Bull decides to sell the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team – and that remains a big if even with reports in Bahrain suggesting it’s considering it – who would buy the team? We assess some of the likely contenders

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Leclerc and Russell lead final morning of F1 testing

Charles Leclerc led George Russell at the halfway point of the final day of Formula 1’s sole 2023 pre-season test in Bahrain as McLaren and Alfa Romeo hit trouble

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Mercedes F1 testing pace loss prompts ‘investigations’

George Russell’s lost mileage wasn’t the only concern in a “not strong” second day of F1 testing for Mercedes

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Zhou sets new Bahrain F1 test benchmark, Mercedes breaks down

Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was the surprise pacesetter of the second day of F1’s test in Bahrain, while George Russell’s Mercedes broke down

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Haas’s clever $250k pitwall saving and its impact on the car

Haas reckons its unique three-seater pitwall set-up has saved the team a quarter of a million dollars that can be put towards developing its 2023 Formula 1 car

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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

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22 things that happened in F1’s wild winter

Even the most hardcore of Formula 1 fans could be forgiven for forgetting just how much happened during F1’s off-season, from a team boss merry-go-round to the start of a process that could expand the current F1 grid

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F1 Quiz: Every driver who took part in testing 10 years ago

Just four drivers who participated in F1’s opening pre-season 10 years ago will take part in this week’s 2023 Bahrain test. Can you remember the 23 drivers who drove in F1 2013’s first pre-season test?

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Live Podcast: The rivalries that will define F1 2023

The first-ever live recording of The Race F1 podcast took place in London with special guest Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz recently. He helped Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm look ahead to the key rivalries of the 2023 season.

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Vandoorne among McLaren’s 2023 F1 reserve driver pool

Stoffel Vandoorne could yet get another F1 start as a McLaren driver down the line, with the Woking team agreeing a deal to share Aston’s reserves