Friday, March 31, 2023
Fernando Alonso went fastest in second practice, followed by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, who were several tenths behind. This slightly abnormal top-three was largely caused by the arrival of the rain in Albert Park, which also resulted in...
Ferrari's lack of competitiveness has been one of the biggest talking points of the season, especially after the optimism of the team's 2023 launch. The Ferrari SF-23 is an evolution of an F1-75, which gave Red Bull some headaches...
With  Red Bull comfortably leading the championship,  the fight for second in the Constructors' is becoming one of the more contested battles in F1. The Mercedes W14 has struggled at the start of 2023, proving incapable of competing with...
Charles Leclerc spoke candidly about Ferrari's start to the 2023 season, with the Monegasque in a very different position from twelve months ago. Ferrari's SF-23 machine has failed to live up to the pre-season hype, proving significantly behind Red Bull's...
It is now well established that Aston Martin is F1's 'surprise' of 2023. Unlike Ferrari, the Silverstone-based team was able to translate its performance from the simulator to the track. What Aston Martin has done in the last year is...
Out of the four front-runners at the start of the 2023 F1 Championship, some teams (such as Ferrari) regressed in Saudi Arabia compared to Bahrain. Others, like Mercedes, made a notable improvement - going from 4th to the 3rd-fastest...
In Saudi Arabia, Red Bull had no challengers. Checo Perez capitalised on Max Verstappen's qualifying issue to claim the win, whilst the Dutchman recovered from P15 to secure a podium finish. Fernando Alonso jumped Perez off the start, but – penalties...
Red Bull proved themselves the team to beat in Jeddah, taking a commanding 1-2 victory. The second consecutive victory for the Red Bull RB19 provides more information on the pecking order for the 2023 season. The RB19 appears dominant this...
Lewis Hamilton believes that the set-up of his W14 in Jeddah was a limiting factor to his performance compared to teammate George Russell. The 7-time Champion had a difficult qualifying session, setting a lap almost four-tenths slower than his teammate...
Sergio Perez claimed an impressive victory at the Saudi Arabia GP, but this was not without a series of reliability scares for Red Bull and the RB19. The first concerns emerged in qualifying, as Max Verstappen was forced to withdraw...