All news by author: Daniel Moxon

Mercedes team boss Wolff admitted in Bahrain that his team needs a rethink about its car concept, but Rosberg is worried that his old team still doesn't quite know why things aren't working

Ex-F1 supremo Ecclestone feels Felipe Massa was the rightful winner of the 2008 title race and claims Michael Schumacher "is still the sole record world champion" over Hamilton

Wolff has already admitted that Mercedes need to completely change their car concept, and Sky reporter Kravitz feels they have no choice but to follow Red Bull's lead

The Bahrain Grand Prix saw Red Bull show just how far ahead they are compared to the rest of the field in terms of car performance, and Mercedes realise that they are on the wrong path

Clarkson made a prediction about how the Bahrain Grand Prix was going to go, right after he told Martin Brundle who he would be supporting during the pre-race grid walk

Alonso was in a jovial mood after returning to the Formula 1 podium at the age of 41 in Bahrain, and doing so after an eye-catching battle on track with Hamilton

Fallows was a long-time key member of the Red Bull aerodynamics department before being recruited by Aston Martin to become their technical director, overseeing the development of what looks like a very quick car

Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in Bahrain with George Russell seventh behind the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll, prompting a desperate verdict from Toto Wolff after the race

Max Verstappen may have won the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso was the undoubted star of the show as he overtook the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz for fun

Alonso was tagged by his team-mate Stroll on the first lap which could have caused damage to the Spaniard's car, but luckily he escaped from the incident unscathed

Leclerc was forced to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix with just 17 laps to go when, without warning the engine on his Ferrari completely died and scuppered his podium charge

Max Verstappen sped off into the distance and led from start to finish while Sergio Perez cruised to second, though the real battle was further back and won by Fernando Alonso

Leclerc was on for good points and a podium finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but with just 17 laps to go the Ferrari star was forced to pull over as his engine died

Piastri was forced to retire after just 17 laps while Lando Norris was struggling at the back of the pack on a nightmarish first race of 2023 for the McLaren team

The Clarkson's Farm and Grand Tour star was one of the people spoken to by Sky Sports presenter Martin Brundle as his traditional grid walk returned ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix

A new Formula 1 season brings a host of new partnerships on the grid, with some likely to be more harmonious than others – as the history of the sport has proven

Sky Sports presenter Naomi Schiff gave her opinion on who she thinks could provide a stern challenge to Max Verstappen this season with Red Bull looking strong again

Sky Sports pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz made a throwaway remark about Valtteri Bottas' weight when speaking to the Finn in Bahrain, without realising he had spoken recently about an eating disorder

Hamilton and Verstappen command the top salaries on the F1 grid, but they all earn huge sums for their work – after all, those private jets and supercars aren't going to pay for themselves!

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix was briefly red flagged just a few minutes in due to debris on the track, as TV cameras caught pieces flying off Leclerc's Ferrari

Fernando Alonso qualified ahead of both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Bahrain, as Aston Martin's car lived up to the pre-season hype in the first qualifying session of the year

Red Bull lived up to pre-season expectations by not only securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix but locking out the front row – before saying they have a car more suited to the race itself

Mercedes had to settle for places on the third and fourth rows of the grid for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Red Bulls, Ferraris and Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin faster

Charles Leclerc looked to be in real contention for pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but Ferrari made the decision not to send him out for a second Q3 run and left Max Verstappen unchallenged

Max Verstappen came into the first qualifying session of the year as the favourite, with his nearest expected challengers being Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and perhaps even Fernando Alonso