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Alpine F1 have work to do after ‘solid three-day test’ provides more questions than answers and Gasly claiming “I don’t think we look great”

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago010 mins

Alpine’s Team Principal Bruno Famin claimed Alpine have had ‘a solid three-day test’ and that they’ve focused on themselves. That is probably a good thing because if they were comparing the A524 to other cars on display they would see that it looks very much as if Alpine are going to be battling near the…

Ricciardo says RB F1 “definitely have some work to do to establish ourselves at the front of the midfield” following pre-season testing in Bahrain

Rachel Stephens9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

Today saw the concluding session of pre-season testing for the 2024 Formula 1 season. RB F1’s Daniel Ricciardo completed 209 laps throughout testing and referenced this morning’s issues with the drain cover. “Yeah, there was that issue this morning on track, obviously with the drain,” Ricciardo noted, addressing the hiccup that briefly threatened to change the…

Mercedes F1 made good progress understanding W15 but there’s “a lot more lap time to find,” say drivers

Luciano Calamante9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

The Mercedes squad finished pre-season testing making “good progress” understanding their new W15, but both drivers agree there’s room for improvements. The Silver Arrows completed 361 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit since Wednesday – 172 for Lewis Hamilton and 189 for teammate George Russell, who considered the team had “a solid three days here…

F1 Testing Bahrain 2024: Fastest laps for each driver, total laps completed by every team

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

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F1 Bahrain Testing 2024: Leclerc leads Russell and Zhou on the final day of running

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

The final day of testing took place in Bahrain on Friday ahead of the 2024 season starting next week. However, the action was soon halted as a loose drain cover appeared at the exact same spot that caused an early end to yesterday morning’s running. This time it was Sergio Perez who ran over it…

A Ferrari being driven at Bahrain in the sunset

Leclerc: The “driveability” of Ferrari F1’s SF-24 “is a lot better compared to last year”

Luke-John Buckle9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

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Hamilton and Russell claim Mercedes W15 is “not the diva that it was in the last two years” following first two days of F1 testing

Rachel Stephens9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Despite the fresh news of Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes at the end of this year, some more positive news comes for the team with the performance of their W15 car in the pre-season testing sessions that have occurred thus far. Seven-time World Champion and seasoned driver of the Bahrain track, Hamilton wasted no time…

Magnussen: Haas completely “focused on long runs” in F1 Testing at Bahrain to try and solve Sunday woes

Harshpreet Kaur9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

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2024 F1 Bahrain Testing Day 1: Verstappen starts off strong to lead morning session as Williams hits reliability troubles

Nicolas Lopes9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

Reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen has started his 2024 campaign from where he left off in 2023, at the top of the timesheets for the first official session of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Williams was the only team to suffer from reliability issues, with Alex Albon’s running being cut short by over 20 minutes…

2024 F1 Bahrain Testing: Driver line-ups and schedule

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

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