All news on the topic: Bahrain Grand Prix

Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz has responded to George Russell's assertion that F1 should make a testing change and believes the current schedule is perfectly fine

Start your engines – the Bahrain Grand Prix is upon us and will serve as the first event of a record-breaking new F1 season made up of 23 races across five continents

Ferrari may have been outclassed by Red Bull last year but they were the undisputed kings of qualifying in 2022 – though Charles Leclerc thinks he might struggle this weekend

Aston Martin were considered to be dark horses for a podium spot just a few days ago and, after the first two practice sessions in Bahrain, those predictions appear to be valid

Mercedes have tried to be optimistic about what the 2023 season might hold for them, but Lewis Hamilton has dampened expectations ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix

Christian Horner spoke about Red Bull's pre-season and how it has been affected by the punishment from their 2021 budget cap breach, as well as Sergio Perez's latest Max Verstappen comments

Lance Stroll is attempting to race for Aston Martin at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, despite having surgery on his right wrist only last week following a pre-season bicycle accident

Mercedes racer Hamilton was investigated by the FIA over the nose studs he is wearing in Bahrain, though he has since been granted a medical exemption to keep them in

The signs are not good for McLaren on the eve of the new season, with questions over how competitive Norris' new car will be when the lights go out in Bahrain on Sunday

Formula 1 drivers have been banned from wearing jewellery whilst competing behind the wheel, however Lewis Hamilton has been given an exception at this week's Bahrain Grand Prix

Hamilton and Mercedes look to be off the pace of the top teams again heading into the new F1 season, though Verstappen and Red Bull are not counting them out just yet

The former boss of F1 has taken aim at one of the sport's most successful driver and even commented on his desire to highlight issues within society

Speaking on his new podcast with Billy Monger, ex-F1 racer Herbert expressed a desire for Alonso and Aston Martin to challenge the monopoly of the 'big three' teams

Mercedes face a tough start to the year with Red Bull looking so strong and Ferrari and Aston Martin gunning for the podium, while even Alfa Romeo fancy their chances

Mercedes star Hamilton covered a wide range of topics as he spoke to reporters on media day ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix – the first race weekend of the 2023 F1 season

The return of Stroll to the paddock following his training accident led to a claim that Felipe Drugovich is "very angry" about missing out on the race – but the Brazilian has debunked that theory

Mercedes may face a tough fight in their quest to begin the new season with a podium finish, with Red Bull, Ferrari and maybe even Aston Martin in contention for a top three finish

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been vocal against human rights issues in the past, and now MPs have penned a letter urging him to go one step further

It is still too early to draw concrete conclusions about how the 2023 F1 season is going to go, but testing produced enough evidence for many predictions to be made about Mercedes and McLaren

If the estimates of many top F1 reporters and pundits are to be believed, then Fernando Alonso might be in a faster car than his old rival Hamilton at the start of the new season

Testing ahead of this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix threw up some surprises and F1 pundit Ted Kravitz has highlighted those teams that are going well and others that have work to do

Lance Stroll's injury has forced Aston Martin to think on their feet ahead of the Formula 1 restart in Bahrain, with Sebastian Vettel linked with a snappy return to duty only months after retiring

Aston Martin reserve driver Drugovich confirmed that Stroll is suffering from a wrist injury as the Brazilian fills in for the racer during pre-season testing this week

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both had positive things to say after their first few laps of the Bahrain International Circuit in the new MCL60 car on Tuesday

Felipe Drugovich will share testing duties with Fernando Alonso in Stroll's injury-enforced absence after the Canadian suffered an accident while cycling during training