After a morning session with no visible big issues or red flags, the entire line-up for F1 Pre-Season testing was changed as all teams switched their drivers. This meant defending world champion Max Verstappen took his seat in the Red Bull RB21. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who ended up on top of the timesheets after the…
The first day of running in the 2025 season has been completed as F1 pre-season testing got underway in Bahrain. In the afternoon, all ten teams changed their drivers as every single driver was able to get laps in on Wednesday, with teams planning on full days with some drivers over Thursday and Friday. Lando…
The 2025 Formula One season has got underway in Bahrain as all ten teams took to the track for Day 1 of pre-season testing ahead of the F1 season-opener in Melbourne next month. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Liam Lawson (Red Bull), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Jack Doohan (Alpine), Oliver Bearman…
Oliver Bearman goes into his first full season in Formula 1, driving for the Haas F1 Team. The 19-year-old already has some races under his belt, but still feels like a rookie. Haas is going into the new campaign with an all new driver line-up. Oliver Bearman has been elevated up into Formula 1, while…
Tyre and young driver testing was the order of the day in Abu Dhabi as the gruelling 2024 F1 season finally reached its conclusion. The calendar consisted of 24 races, as well as 6 Sprints. Debuts There was debuts aplenty for drivers with their new teams: Carlos Sainz at Williams, Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber, Esteban…
Alpine’s Team Principal Bruno Famin claimed Alpine have had ‘a solid three-day test’ and that they’ve focused on themselves. That is probably a good thing because if they were comparing the A524 to other cars on display they would see that it looks very much as if Alpine are going to be battling near the…
Today saw the concluding session of pre-season testing for the 2024 Formula 1 season. RB F1’s Daniel Ricciardo completed 209 laps throughout testing and referenced this morning’s issues with the drain cover. “Yeah, there was that issue this morning on track, obviously with the drain,” Ricciardo noted, addressing the hiccup that briefly threatened to change the…
The Mercedes squad finished pre-season testing making “good progress” understanding their new W15, but both drivers agree there’s room for improvements. The Silver Arrows completed 361 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit since Wednesday – 172 for Lewis Hamilton and 189 for teammate George Russell, who considered the team had “a solid three days here…
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The final day of testing took place in Bahrain on Friday ahead of the 2024 season starting next week. However, the action was soon halted as a loose drain cover appeared at the exact same spot that caused an early end to yesterday morning’s running. This time it was Sergio Perez who ran over it…
