F1: Martin Brundle voices ‘tension’ fear for Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton comments Pundit unsure if Mercedes have the “appetite” for another fight Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023
The GT racing powerhouse built on an ice cream empire “I remember sitting there watching these GTs thundering around Spa and it was just hypnotic, and I think that’s the first time motor racing, and especially GT racing, just hooked me.” Autosport · Mar 8, 2023
Albon took risk with tyre performance for Bahrain GP points After testing, Williams was regarded even by Albon himself as the slowest team in the 2023 field. However, over the race weekend the conditions, including a lack of wind, appeared to favour the car. Autosport · Mar 8, 2023
Aston Martin's Bahrain F1 performance like Force India's in 2014 – Szafnauer After the AMR23's promising testing pace raised eyebrows in the F1 paddock, Aston Martin confirmed its leap forward by taking third and sixth in the Bahrain GP with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Autosport · Mar 8, 2023
Red Bull: “Flattering” to see Aston Martin's resemblance to our F1 car With former Red Bull head of aerodynamics chief Dan Fallows as its technical director, Aston Martin rolled out a 2023 challenger that looked conceptually similar to last year's Red Bull. Autosport · Mar 8, 2023
Hulkenberg: Haas went through F1 tyres like “knife through butter" Hulkenberg was quick throughout practice on his fulltime comeback, finishing FP2 in an encouraging fifth place. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
Alonso still getting used to Aston Martin F1 car's steering quirks The two-time champion ran early in Q3 last weekend to qualify in fifth place before losing out to former McLaren team-mate Hamilton on the run into Turn 4 on the opening lap of the grand prix. Autosport · Mar 8, 2023
Kobayashi on KCMG changes: "If this doesn't work, it's over" Ex-Formula 1 racer Kobayashi is entering his ninth season in Super Formula and seventh as part of the KCMG outfit, which he will combine with his World Endurance Championship duties for Toyota. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
Red Bull: “Flattering” to see Aston Martin's F1 resemblance to our car With former Red Bull head of aerodynamics Dan Fallows as its technical director, Aston Martin rolled out a 2023 challenger that looked conceptually similar to last year's Red Bull. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
Mercedes must commit to one F1 car concept, says Wolff The German manufacturer endured a difficult F1 season-opener in Bahrain last weekend, with its W14 proving much slower compared to rivals than it had anticipated. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
Lance Stroll shares how he beat medical team's gloomy prediction to be fit for Bahrain GP Aston Martin man Lance Stroll took sixth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix just 12 days after receiving medical treatment for fractures in his hands, wrist and foot Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023
Erebus re-signs Russell for Supercars enduros The GM squad announced today that Russell will team up with Brodie Kostecki in the #99 entry for a third consecutive enduro season. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
Super Formula set to hold in-season test at Fuji The Japanese single-seater championship has held two pre-season tests in March in recent years, giving drivers four days of running ahead of the season. Motorsport · Mar 8, 2023
William Byron's next goal: "Perform throughout the entire year" Byron, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, has won at least one race in each of the last three years. In each season, Byron’s victories have come during the first 26 races, securing him a spot in the 16-driver playoffs. Motorsport · Mar 7, 2023
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023 Lucien Laviscount on Emily in Paris return, unwavering self-belief and being ‘blacklisted’ by the industry EXCLUSIVE: The actor, 30, reveals how ‘sticking to his guns’ creatively is finally ‘paying off’
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 Max Verstappen told F1 title race is far from over with "very strong" challenge to come No-one came close to Max Verstappen and Red Bull as they dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix, but one former F1 champion still thinks there could be a contested title race in 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 Pierre Gasly makes his Alpine demand very clear with radio message after Bahrain GP Pierre Gasly managed to rescue a couple of points in his first F1 race with new team Alpine, having sparked concern with a miserable result in qualifying the previous day
Motorsport · Mar 7, 2023 Stroll's "whole world was crumbling in front of me" after bike crash Three days before Bahrain's pre-season test, Aston Martin announced Stroll would miss testing after sustaining injuries during a training ride in Malaga the previous weekend. Those injuries were later revealed to include fractures in both wrists as well as a broken toe.
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 David Coulthard slams Toto Wolff for Mercedes chief's "brutal" words about his own staff Wolff was blunt about his team's failures in Bahrain last weekend as it became painfully clear that Mercedes will once again struggle to compete for wins this season
Motorsport · Mar 7, 2023 VR46’s Marini “at peace” with his MotoGP weight handicap Weighing in at 69kg, Marini is the grid’s heaviest rider and has been leading the calls for MotoGP to introduce a minimum combined rider/bike weight limit like the one used in Moto2 and Moto3.
Autosport · Mar 7, 2023 VR46’s Marini “at peace” with his MotoGP weight “handicap” Weighing in at 69kg, Marini is the grid’s heaviest rider and has been leading the calls for MotoGP to introduce a minimum combined rider/bike weight limit like the one used in Moto2 and Moto3.
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 Logan Sargeant proves he deserves to be in F1 as footage of Williams ace emerges With headlines being made by Red Bull's dominance, Mercedes' struggles, Fernando Alonso's podium and McLaren heartache, a very impressive F1 debut for Sargeant went slightly under the radar
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 Toto Wolff makes "throwing in the towel" comment with Lewis Hamilton's F1 future unclear A poor start to the new F1 season has already led to increased speculation that Lewis Hamilton might choose to quit if Mercedes cannot deliver a more competitive car
Autosport · Mar 7, 2023 Leclerc: Ferrari must understand why Red Bull is on "another planet" Leclerc qualified third for the season opener and, having saved a new set of soft tyres, he was able to jump Sergio Perez at the start.
Motorsport · Mar 7, 2023 Russell ready to sacrifice part of F1 2023 for long-term Mercedes progress Mercedes was looking to make a big step with its new W14, which unlike its predecessor is no longer crippled by porpoising, but Bahrain's season opener soon established that the gap to Red Bull has increased again.