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F2 Saudi Arabia: Verschoor wins dramatic sprint race

Trident driver Verschoor put a scoreless Bahrain season-opening weekend behind him as he left all the action to those behind him on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. It was his second win for current team Trident, with his first coming in the inaugural race of 2023.

Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024

Perez admits he is not yet “super comfortable” with Red Bull’s RB20 F1 car

The Mexican finished runner-up behind race winner Max Verstappen in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the 22.4 second gap to the front shows how much more progress he needs to make.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

More robust Ferrari 2024 F1 car "not scaring" Leclerc and Sainz anymore

Ferrari made wholesale changes to its car after its drivers struggled throughout 2023 with its unpredictable behaviour and sensitivity to changing conditions. That made it particularly hard for Leclerc and Sainz to keep up their race pace, often qualifying well before dropping far behind the Red Bulls. But while Red…

Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024

F2 Saudi Arabia: Ferrari junior Bearman scores pole

Bearman will start from the front of the grid in Jeddah as he bids to kick life into an F2 championship bid that failed to launch in Bahrain one week ago.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

Does F1 have a dirty air problem?

The phenomenon of boiling, twisting vortices being generated by winged F1 machines has been an issue through the generations.But in the championship’s moves to improve its entertainment spectacle, particularly over the last 20 years or so, the desire to clean-up outwash airflow generated by cars to allow following drivers to…

Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024

Analysis: Does F1 have a dirty air problem?

The phenomenon of boiling, twisting vortices being generated by winged F1 machines has been an issue through the generations.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

Mercedes goes aggressive with rear wing tweak for Saudi Arabia

The high-speed venue requires a different aerodynamic configuration than last time out in Bahrain, with lower downforce and reduced drag a key aim.

Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024

Piastri: F1's "chasing pack is not too far behind" Red Bull

Off the back of a near perfect 2023 season, Max Verstappen and Red Bull also dominated the 2024 season's opening race in Bahrain with a heavily revised RB20.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

Bahrain no guarantee Haas F1 tyre issue is fully solved, admits Komatsu

The American team went through a demoralising 2023 campaign in which Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen couldn't convert reasonable one-lap pace into race results, due to its car eating through the Pirelli tyres on most circuits.

Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024

Mercedes F1 team still trying to solve overheating "unanswered mystery"

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the Bahrain race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024