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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Alonso in final practice

After Friday's rain-affected FP2, Saturday's final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend.

Autosport

Next-Gen Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain Spied For First Time

The more rugged E-Class wagon gets a new generation.

Motor1

Alex Albon interview: ‘This nice guy persona isn’t the true me... you can’t be that in F1’s shark world’

Williams driver chats exclusively to Standard Sport ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne

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What we learned from Friday practice at F1's 2023 Australian GP

Mixed Melbourne weather and Formula 1 data systems trouble resulted in frustratingly truncated first practice running for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, where Red Bull led the way but faced rare issues.

Autosport

Fernando Alonso says Lewis Hamilton has "a short memory" as Brit's "weaknesses" on show

Hamilton recently said that Red Bull's RB19 is the fastest F1 car he has ever seen, but fellow veteran Alonso thinks the Brit has forgotten about some of his old Mercedes machines

Daily Mirror

F1: Fernando Alonso teases ‘old’ Lewis Hamilton for ‘short memory’ after Red Bull claim

Veteran racer insists Hamilton’s Mercedes were more dominant than this year’s Red Bull

Evening Standard

Mercedes rules out early introduction of F1 car upgrades

After drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton scored sixth and seventh in qualifying for 2023 opener in Bahrain, Wolff declared that the team would change its car concept.

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F1 Australian GP: Alonso leads Leclerc in wet FP2

Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz who logged the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres.

Autosport

F1 Australian GP: Alonso tops rain-hit second practice from Leclerc

Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz that set the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres to establish the first-place benchmark.

Motorsport

F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Hamilton in twice red-flagged first practice

Verstappen’s 1m18.790s led the way ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who jumped up the order late on after initially struggling with the handling of his W14, and running adrift of his team-mate George Russell during the early exploratory laps on the harder tyres.

Autosport

F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton but spins in FP1

Red Bull’s Verstappen set a quickest lap of 1m18.790s to end the session ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who jumped up the order late on after initially struggling with the handling of his W14. Hamilton had been adrift of his team-mate George Russell during the early exploratory laps on the harder…

Motorsport

FIA bans jacks touching F1 cars during pitstop penalties after Alonso review

The clarification has resulted from a review of the Alonso penalty stop and the grid placement offence that triggered it.

Motorsport

Mercedes driver stuck in middle of road after hitting bollard in 'slowest crash ever'

A Mercedes driver was caught on dashcam trying to beat the queues before finding themselves stuck instead on a bollard in what's described as the 'slowest' crash ever

Daily Mirror

Rare 2007 Mercedes-Benz R 63 AMG Is A 503-HP Minivan You Can Buy

It was only offered for one model year, fitted with the same 6.2-liter V8 used in numerous AMG models.

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Australian GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

As Red Bull’s RB19 is prepared for action we’re treated to a view of the front brake assembly at different stages of the build, with the brake caliper fairing installed on the left-hand side of the car, while it’s naked on the right.

The Guardian - UK

Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes need ‘rest of the year’ to catch Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton admitted it could take the rest of the F1 season for his Mercedes team to close the gap on Red Bull

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton warned about "aggressive" George Russell as Red Bull statement made

George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton in their first season together and one former Formula 1 title-winner thinks the timing is right for the younger Brit to "get ahead" of the seven-time world champion

Autosport

F1 penalties: What penalties can drivers receive and how do they get banned?

Just like in any other sport, in Formula 1 if drivers don’t follow the rules set out by the FIA, then they can be penalised for it.

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Evening Standard

F1: Lewis Hamilton vows to stick with ‘home’ team Mercedes and emulate Stirling Moss

Latest exit rumours dismissed by seven-time F1 champion

Daily Mirror

Karun Chandhok "concerned" for Lewis Hamilton as ex-F1 star makes George Russell point

Russell beat his Mercedes team-mate Hamilton last time out at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and, on the eve of the race weekend in Australia, Chandhok thinks a repeat could be on the cards

Autosport

Hamilton calls out position of W14 cockpit for giving "worst feelings"

While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally lacks performance.

Autosport

Magazine: How Mercedes is resolving its F1 malaise, a BTCC guru signs off

It’s easy to be clever in hindsight, but it’s not hard to believe that Lewis Hamilton really did have his doubts about the 2023 F1 season from the moment he first saw the new Mercedes W14.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton makes his feelings clear as Michael Masi returns to F1 paddock in new role

Michael Masi has been absent from the F1 paddock since the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, during which his "human error" as race director had a significant impact on the outcome of the title race

Evening Standard

Lewis Hamilton confident Mercedes can take seismic step to close Red Bull gap

Seven-time world champion is staying ready for improvements that he hopes will take the Silver Arrows back to the top

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton “on his own” as F1 drivers urged to fill Sebastian Vettel void

The Mercedes driver has slammed the FIA over a rule change which aims to ban protests and political statements by competitors during race weekends

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