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Oscar Piastri completed his first laps in an official F1 session as a McLaren driver on day one of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Australian completed 52 laps in the morning session, setting a fastest lap of 1:34.888. Despite being just over two seconds behind leader Max Verstappen
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Defending champion Max Verstappen went fastest on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of Fernando Alonso, who set a late lap after being stuck in the garage for a length period of repairs. Times were mixed throughout both sessions, with Verstappen clocking a lap time
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Formula 1 tyres will have a slightly different look during the pre-season test in Bahrain, with teams able to run any compound from the 2023 Pirelli range. Teams will be allocated 30 sets of tyres across the range, as well as two sets of unmarked prototype tyres. The prototype tyres
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New wet weather procedures and a raft of track changes have been approved by the F1 commission at their first meeting for 2023. A new wet weather tyre which provides peformance benefits and does not require tyre blankets, will be introduced by Pierlli from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix onwards. The
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The FIA has approved the introduction of a fourth DRS zone for the Australian Grand Prix. The extra zone was due to be used in 2022 but was removed after driver complaints. The Formula 1 Commission approved the change at a meeting in London on Tuesday. Australian Grand Prix CEO
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Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich will drive for Aston Martin at the F1 pre-season test in Bahrain after Lance Stoll was injured. Stroll was cycling in Spain as part of pre-season training when he was involved in a “minor accident”, according to the team. "I've had an
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McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have driven the team’s 2023 F1 car for the first time in Bahrain. At a filming day ahead of the three-day pre-season test, both Norris and Piastri completed laps in the new MCL60. “Nice to get back in a current F1 car
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Formula 1 teams have begun to release their driver schedules for the three-day pre-season test in Bahrain. AlphaTauri will split each day, while Williams will give drivers a full day each, with Logan Sargeant to drive on Friday and Alex Albon on Saturday. Meanwhile, Felipe Drugovich is in for Aston
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Foxtel and Kayo Sports will broadcast Formula One pre-season testing from Bahrain. The three-day pre-season test will be broadcast live on Fox Sports across both platforms. Live coverage will begin Thursday 5.50pm (AEDT) before track action begins at 6.00pm. Big news, F1 fans! This weekend's pre-season
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Oscar Piastri has opened up on his path to Formula One and outlined what he is focused on ahead of his debut season. In a comprehensive interview uploaded to the McLaren Racing website, Piastri says he is still coming to terms with the fact he will be racing against some
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Williams Racing have taken their 2023 car on track for the first time at Silverstone. Following the team launch of the new Formula 1 car - dubbed the FW45 - drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant completed a day of running at the iconic British circuit on Monday. "I’
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Jack Doohan will act as Alpine F1 reserve driver alongside his 2023 FIA Formula 2 campaign. Launching their 2023 challenger at an event in London, the BWT Alpine F1 Team confirmed that the young Aussie will be understudy to French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Alpine says their improvement