Formula 1 McLaren’s missed its development targets – and it shows McLaren’s admitted it hasn’t hit its winter development targets with its 2023 Formula 1 car, and that’s very obvious from the MCL60’s performance in Bahrain testing so far
Formula 1 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
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 ‘No bouncing’ – Mercedes’ biggest problem seems conquered Mercedes’ first impressions of its 2023 Formula 1 car suggest it has successfully rid itself of the bouncing problem that wrecked its 2022 season
Formula 1 Stroll a Bahrain GP doubt as Aston keeps status ‘private’ Lance Stroll’s participation in next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix remains in doubt as Aston Martin is disclosing little about his absence from F1’s pre-season test beyond revealing he has a wrist injury
Formula 1 Ferrari has new F1 trackside strategy head for 2023 Ferrari’s head of race strategy has moved to a factory role and been replaced trackside ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 First look at 2023 Red Bull F1 car with dramatic sidepods Champion team Red Bull’s RB19 2023 Formula 1 car has been revealed ahead of pre-season testing beginning in Bahrain
Formula 1 First look at 2023 Red Bull F1 car with dramatic sidepods Champion team Red Bull’s RB19 2023 Formula 1 car has been revealed ahead of pre-season testing beginning in Bahrain
Formula 1 Will one of these Mercedes F1 teams switch to Honda? Multiple teams, Honda claims, have contacted it about a 2026 Formula 1 engine programme. If it does commit, it has three legitimate options – all of which, coincidentally, are existing Mercedes customers
Formula 1 What to watch out for in F1 pre-season testing For only the second time, Formula 1 pre-season testing is limited to just three days of running. Take a look at the themes to keep an eye on in Bahrain
Formula 1 ‘They made their decision’ – Honda on Red Bull ending 2026 talks Though Honda’s uncertainty about being in F1 may have contributed to discussions with Red Bull about a 2026 engine project ceasing, it has implied that it was the championship-winning team that ended talks to go with Ford instead
Formula 1 Alpine is sure it’s solved Alonso’s biggest complaint Alpine accepts Fernando Alonso suffered “the brunt” of its failures during the 2022 F1 season. But that’s not important; what matters now is that they’re fixed (and it’s confident they are)
Formula 1 Honda had to address ‘severe compromise’ on Red Bull F1 engine Honda needed to address the “severely compromised” reliability of its Formula 1 engine for the two Red Bull teams for 2023
Formula 1 Honda contacted by ‘multiple teams’ for F1 2026 Honda claims it has been contacted by ”multiple teams” since registering for the 2026 Formula 1 engine rules
Formula 1 What manufacturers have attacked within F1 engine freeze F1 engine manufacturers didn’t exactly have much freedom to make improvements with a freeze implemented – and even more limitations are in place for 2023. That’s made finding performance gains a painstaking process, but it looks like all the manufacturers have managed to
Formula 1 An extra benefit to McLaren’s imminent new F1 windtunnel The long-awaited arrival of the McLaren Formula 1 team’s new windtunnel later in 2023 has the potential to solve more of its problems than might be obvious
Formula 1 ‘Race-ready’ A523 makes Alpine’s 2022 car look ‘like a toy’ Emboldened by a “spot on” shakedown with “perfect correlation”, Esteban Ocon is ready to declare the new Alpine F1 car a huge step forward
Formula 1 How Alpine’s plan to outdevelop F1’s elite starts from race one Alpine’s ambitious 2023 vision will start with a “very visual” upgrade in the opener – something it says won’t have been possible before
Formula 1 Impatient Norris’s outlook on McLaren’s F1 reality check Unless McLaren is overplaying how reserved its expectations are for the start of 2023, an impatient Lando Norris may be on the brink of a frustrating Formula 1 season. This is how he’s handling that prospect, and how the team’s handling him
Formula 1 The area of new Alpine its technical boss is clearly proud of Work in one particular area of the A523 has allowed Alpine to claw back weight and should broaden its set-up range. That’s something the F1 team’s technical director Matt Harman says he’s “quite proud of”
Formula 1 Alpine’s 2023 F1 car has one acceptable aim. Is it achievable? Alpine wants to not just defend fourth place this season – but to be closer to the top three than to the rest of the midfield. It is a genuinely daunting target
Formula 1 ‘Silly and unnecessary’ – Russell’s FIA free speech ban rebuttal GPDA director and Mercedes F1 driver George Russell has called the FIA’s new rule controlling free speech “silly” and “totally unnecessary”
Formula 1 ‘Not a team that copies’ – Hamilton on 2023 Mercedes choices The 2023 Mercedes Formula 1 car is “similar-looking in many respects” to its flawed predecessor, according to Lewis Hamilton – but the seven-time champion has commended his team for sticking to its design convictions
Formula 1 Mercedes hints sidepods could change with its F1 2023 upgrades Toto Wolff has offered a first suggestion that Mercedes will revise its ‘zero sidepod’ concept during the 2023 Formula 1 season
Formula 1 ‘Eventually’ a frontrunner? Mercedes ‘starting behind’ with W14 Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff hopes the new W14 will “eventually” be able to fight at the front of the 2023 grid
Formula 1 Mercedes unveils ‘bold’ F1 2023 car, black livery returns Mercedes’ hotly anticipated 2023 F1 car, the W14, has been launched with a return to a black livery and the team promising “bold solutions”
Formula 1 Seven areas where Mercedes’ 2023 F1 car must be better Beyond the porpoising and bouncing woes that plagued its 2022 season, Mercedes has plenty of areas it hopes its 2023 F1 car will improve upon as Scott Mitchell-Malm explains
Formula 1 Ferrari winter hype keeps growing – and is tempting to believe There was an overwhelming feeling at the launch of the SF-23 that Ferrari has addressed all of its 2022 F1 weaknesses well. With that in mind, its easy to see why optimism was being talked about openly
Formula 1 Ferrari drivers’ early verdict after SF-23’s ‘high-risk’ debut Charles Leclerc feels there are “positive signs” that Ferrari has rectified some of the weaknesses that wrecked its 2022 Formula 1 title bid but it must be ‘validated in reality’ in Bahrain
Formula 1 Alpine shakes down 2023 F1 car ahead of launch Alpine has completed a shakedown of its 2023 Formula 1 car ahead of launching the A523 this week
Formula 1 Norris has pushed for fundamental McLaren F1 philosophy changes Lando Norris says he has “pushed hard” for his McLaren team to address fundamental shortcomings rather than simply pursue peak performance
Formula 1 ‘Not entirely happy’ McLaren banking on early upgrades already McLaren is banking on upgrades to have the fourth-fastest car in F1 as it admits to being “not entirely happy” with its launch-spec MCL60
Formula 1 Piastri’s ‘always a little unhappy’ – and McLaren loves it Oscar Piastri is “almost constantly a little unhappy, which is a good position for a driver to be”, according to his new Formula 1 team boss at McLaren, Andrea Stella
Formula 1 The signs of a clear shift in Haas’s F1 upgrades policy Haas’s F1 upgrade strategy last year – the first time it had really been able to implement one since 2019 – wasn’t the right response. The way it’s been talking so far suggests a shift in policy with the VF23
Formula 1 AlphaTauri boss’s uncompromising Tsunoda demand for 2023 AlphaTauri Formula 1 team boss Franz Tost’s strict 2023 target for Yuki Tsunoda is at best uncompromising and at worst a bit unfair
Formula 1 What’s the purpose of the other Red Bull F1 team? As Toro Rosso, Red Bull’s second F1 team had a well-defined objective. Now it’s AlphaTauri it at least has a clear marketing priority – but how long can that sustain the existence of a team?
Formula 1 First hints of Haas’s ‘massive rework’ and what’s planned The first real images of Haas’s VF-23 2023 Formula 1 car give an indication of what the team’s self-described “massive rework” of its 2022 design has prioritised – and a little hint of what Ferrari might do with its design too
Formula 1 Why McLaren and Honda might need each other again in F1 The Race’s revelation that Honda and McLaren have had an early conversation about potentially reuniting in Formula 1 may seem a shock given how badly that relationship ended before, but they may be each other’s only option for the kind of 2026 deals they need
Formula 1 Initial contact made over possible McLaren-Honda F1 reunion Initial contact has been made between McLaren and Honda over a possible Formula 1 reunion, The Race understands, as both explore their options for the 2026 engine rules
Formula 1 Forget the Albon cliche – he’s the leader Williams needs The previous Williams regime admitted a feeling that lead driver Alex Albon was “sometimes too nice”. But his leadership qualities more than make up for a perceived over-gentleness