Wolff says Mercedes need to ‘look at ourselves’ as he reveals root cause of Bahrain GP struggles

Toto Wolff has given an honest assessment of Mercedes’ performance at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after the team failed to live with the pace of rivals Red Bull and Ferrari amid race-long cooling problems....

6 Winners and 5 Losers from Bahrain – Who started their season in style?

Defending champion Max Verstappen picked up where he left off in 2023 with a commanding victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. There were highs for others, too, but some will be keen to put...

Alpine technical leads Harman and De Beer depart team following ‘a period of disappointing results’ as re-shuffle announced

Alpine’s unsettled 12 months have continued with the announcement that Technical Director Matt Harman and head of Aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have left the team, with Alpine announcing a subsequent technical re-shuffle. Following the Bahrain...

FIT FOR F1: How drivers stay healthy during the season

At the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after claiming his second top-three finish of the season, George Russell, looking visibly weary, walked onto the podium above the track and proceeded to splutter and cough his...

‘I was convinced he would have this reaction’ – Vasseur praises Sainz’s Bahrain performance after losing Ferrari seat

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur has heaped praise on Carlos Sainz for his assured performance en route to a podium finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, which followed the Spaniard’s disrupted winter preparations. Sainz...

Why Lewis Hamilton ‘cannot afford to back off’ in final Mercedes season

Damon Hill has said Lewis Hamilton “cannot afford to back off too much” in his final year at Mercedes, with a big challenge awaiting him at Ferrari next season. Hamilton has started his 12th and...

Christian Horner saga development and FIA president under investigation – F1 news round-up

Another quiet day in the world of F1 then? Well not quite as we had a Max Verstappen contract revelation and the FIA president coming under fire. Lately it seems you cannot go more than...

Ex-F1 driver’s stolen Ferrari F512M incredibly found three decades later

A Ferrari that belongs to Gerhard Berger was found in London 28 years after it was stolen while he was racing. The red Ferrari F512M was stolen outside of Imola while Berger was competing in...

Charles Leclerc reveals huge pace deficit which affected Bahrain Grand Prix result

Charles Leclerc was reportedly missing 0.6s per lap in the first 20 laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which cost him a shot at the podium, perhaps even P2. Starting Saturday’s Bahrain Grand Prix from...