Perez must become “a more complete driver” to fight Verstappen for title
Red Bull driver Sergio Perez says he must become a more rounded driver if he hopes to fight team mate Max Verstappen for the world championship this season.
Verstappen pleased by “smooth day” after quickest lap and highest mileage
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen was the only driver to complete a full day of running as testing for the new season began in Bahrain, and was encouraged by his car’s reliability.
Alonso to run full day for Aston Martin on Friday in Stroll’s absence
Fernando Alonso will have Aston Martin’s AMR23 all to himself during tomorrow’s second day of pre-season testing, the team has confirmed.
First test shows new Mercedes is “much calmer and more stable” than old car
Mercedes are confident they have banished the memories of their troubled 2022 car after a productive first day of testing for the team in Bahrain.
Gasly has “the best feeling I’ve ever had going into a season” after first Alpine run
Pierre Gasly is in high spirits as he embarks on his first season as an Alpine driver, saying he has never felt better ahead of a new championship.
Haas free up $250,000 for car development by shrinking pit gantry
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has explained how team has moved to a three-person pit gantry set up to save money that they can invest into car development.
Sainz puts Ferrari quickest, 0.063s ahead of Sargeant halfway through test
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jnr put up the quickest time of pre-season testing so far in the early session on day two, but Logan Sargeant was less than a tenth of a second behind.
PreSeason Testing
Day 2
Morning Session
Pos No. Driver Team Model Best time Gap Laps
1 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari SF-23 1:32.486s - 70
2 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45 1:32.549s 0.063s 74
3 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23 1:32.969s 0.483s 64
4 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43 1:33.170s 0.684s 43
5 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23 1:33.442s 0.956s 67
6 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523 1:33.490s 1.004s 49
7 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB19 1:33.751s 1.265s 76
8 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 1:33.954s 1.468s 72
9 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60 1:35.522s 3.036s 65
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04 1:35.708s 3.222s 85
Fighting Red Bull for Bahrain GP win “will be a stretch” for Mercedes – Russell
George Russell says Mercedes are happy with where they are in pre-season testing but is cautious about their chances of fighting Red Bull in next weekend’s season opener.
McLaren “need to pick up the pace” in 2023 – Brown
McLaren are braced for a difficult start to the 2023 F1 season having admitted they are behind their development projections ahead of next week’s opening race.
Vowles finds Williams a “stark contrast” to Mercedes after taking team principal role
The scale of operations at Williams is a “stark contrast” to Mercedes, its new team principal James Vowles has admitted.
Drugovich to share final day of testing with Alonso at Aston Martin
Aston Martin have confirmed they will split the final day of testing between Fernando Alonso and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich.
“Strange” Drive to Survive editing “made me look happy with eighth” – Ocon
Esteban Ocon says the presentation of one of his radio messages in the new season of Drive to Survive is “strange”.