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Ten things we learned at the 2023 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Now that the Bahrain Grand Prix is in the books, the 2023 Formula 1 season is officially up and running. Behind the one-way traffic at the front of the field, as Max Verstappen picked up from where he left off last season, the overall pecking order has been refreshed.

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Bernie Ecclestone "should have" stripped Lewis Hamilton of F1 title as rival "cheated"

Ex-F1 supremo Ecclestone feels Felipe Massa was the rightful winner of the 2008 title race and claims Michael Schumacher "is still the sole record world champion" over Hamilton

Daily Mirror

Aston Martin and Alonso leave F1 midfield rivals in rear-view mirror

Fernando Alonso leads a rapid revival, Hamilton and Mercedes left far behind and Red Bull remain in control

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10 things we learned at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

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Lucky Lando Norris and key Zhou Guanyu decision – five F1 Bahrain GP stories you missed

Naturally, the headlines were filled with news of Max Verstappen's dominance, Lewis Hamilton's struggles and Charles Leclerc's misfortune – but there were plenty of other stories on offer in Bahrain

Daily Mirror

Bezzecchi: Rossi’s car racing switch hasn’t lessened his MotoGP academy support

Nine-time motorcycle grand prix world champion Rossi retired from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season and now competes in GT World Challenge Europe with famed sportscar squad WRT, first with Audi in 2022 and now with BMW.

Autosport

What triggered Ocon's bizarre F1 penalty triple whammy

From being out of position at the start to not serving his subsequent sanction correctly, Ocon's race turned from bad to worse when he also picked up a pitlane speeding offence.

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Verstappen expects a much closer F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Polesitter Verstappen appeared unimpeachable at the Sakhir circuit as he pulled out of DRS range of the chasing Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by the end of the opening lap.

Motorsport

Hamilton: I need to be a "positive light" for Mercedes in F1

Hamilton started the race in seventh place and finished it in fifth after passing team-mate George Russell and benefitting from the retirement of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Autosport

Ted Kravitz urges Toto Wolff to follow Red Bull lead for Mercedes' first step out of mess

Wolff has already admitted that Mercedes need to completely change their car concept, and Sky reporter Kravitz feels they have no choice but to follow Red Bull's lead

Daily Mirror

‘This is not the right car’: Hamilton laments uncompetitive Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, who finished 50 seconds behind Max Verstappen in Bahrain, has said Mercedes ‘know this is not the right car’

The Guardian - UK

Izawa takes over as Nakajima Racing Super Formula team boss

Izawa, who last raced in Super Formula in 2018 but remains active in SUPER GT, followed Ren Sato from Team Goh to work as an advisor for Nakajima ahead of last December's post-season test at Suzuka.

Motorsport

Damon Hill makes worrying Red Bull point as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes have "real problem"

The Bahrain Grand Prix saw Red Bull show just how far ahead they are compared to the rest of the field in terms of car performance, and Mercedes realise that they are on the wrong path

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Clarkson shows where F1 loyalties lie and nails Bahrain GP prediction

Clarkson made a prediction about how the Bahrain Grand Prix was going to go, right after he told Martin Brundle who he would be supporting during the pre-race grid walk

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The Times of India

Indian racer Kush Maini shines on Formula 2 debut

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian star Kush Maini had a great start to his Formula 2 debut as he finished a creditable fourth in the feature race held in Sakhir, Bahrain on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Fernando Alonso hated Lewis Hamilton "surprise" during Bahrain GP fight

Alonso was in a jovial mood after returning to the Formula 1 podium at the age of 41 in Bahrain, and doing so after an eye-catching battle on track with Hamilton

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton laments Mercedes pace as he urges team to fix issue "ASAP" after Bahrain GP

Lewis Hamilton could only finish fifth in the Bahrain Grand Prix, whilst teammate George Russell was seventh as Mercedes again struggled to keep pace with Red Bull

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Ferrari: Set-up, not car concept, behind F1 deficit to Red Bull

The Italian squad had hoped to be able to lead the challenge against Red Bull in F1’s season opener last weekend.

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Norris: No reason for McLaren to be “downbeat” after difficult F1 Bahrain GP

Norris suffered a power unit pneumatic issue that led to six pitstops and his eventual retirement in the closing laps, while team-mate Oscar Piastri retired early with an electrical failure.

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Video: Red Bull dominant and Aston Martin magic at the F1 Bahrain GP

From a strong showing from Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, to a worried Mercedes and a struggling Ferrari, plus every other team on the grid, Jon Noble, Matt Kew and Martyn Lee discuss how the 2023 opener played out in Bahrain and how each team looked after just…

Evening Standard

F1: Miserable Mercedes forced to start again after Bahrain Grand Prix nightmare

Silver Arrows have got their approach to the new season all wrong and slipped down to fourth in the paddock

Autosport

Alonso: Other F1 teams lack core quality that has helped Aston Martin

The two-time world champion claimed his first podium since the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix when he finished third behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in Sundays’s Bahrain F1 season opener.

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Hamilton: I need to be a "positive light" for Mercedes F1 after Bahrain

Hamilton started the race in seventh place and finished it in fifth after passing team-mate George Russell and benefitting from the retirement of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Motorsport

Nojiri leads Yamamoto on first day of Suzuka Super Formula test

Reigning Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri topped the opening day of official pre-season testing at Suzuka, as the series' updated SF23 car proved immediately on the pace of its predecessor.

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NASCAR Cup Las Vegas: Byron rallies in overtime to lead Hendrick 1-2-3

Byron, who had dominated the event and won the first two stages having led 176 of 271 laps, lost the lead during a round of late pitstops and it appeared his Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson was set to cruise to victory.

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