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Alonso was the closest challenger to Verstappen and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as Aston Martin showed off the impressive pace of their AMR23 car in Bahrain

Mercedes chief Wolff and driver Russell made their feelings about Red Bull very clear after Max Verstappen romped to victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

Hamilton could manage only fifth place in Bahrain with George Russell two places further back – but the seven-time world champion feels even that made the Mercedes car look more competitive than it was

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

We may only be one race into the 2023 Formula 1 season, but Red Bull already look to be in a league of their own in terms of car performance and it's going to be tough for anyone to catch them

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

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!

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

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

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

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

The Mercedes W14 suffered a hydraulics failure while Russell was behind the wheel during the second session of the day on Friday, causing a red flag as the car was on track

Mercedes have just three sessions of testing and a shakedown of their W14 under their belts ahead of the new season, but appear to be very confident about their competitiveness

George Russell made clear his belief that drivers need more time behind the wheel before heading into the season, but Red Bull chief Horner would be happy with even less testing time

Mercedes were plagued by the porpoising problem in the first half of the 2022 season and will be desperate to avoid a repeat of that and get off to a better start this year

Testing began in earnest on Thursday with teams desperate to cram in as much running as they could, with each drive getting just three sessions behind the wheel in pre-season

This time last year, Red Bull chief Horner warned Hamilton about his hungry young new Mercedes team-mate – and his prediction about the Brits turned out to be very true

F1's budget cap significantly limits teams in terms of their car development over the course of the season, making Mercedes' apparent plans something of a risk to their title hopes

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will compete for more race wins this year, but admits they "just don't know when" that will be

Mercedes spent most of the 2022 season fixing problems with their W13 rather than actually developing the car, and will be desperate to avoid several more months of the same

Mercedes pair Russell and Hamilton made their ambitions for the 2023 season very clear, as they spoke at the team's launch event where their W14 car was unveiled

Speaking about the FIA's new protest ban for the first time since it was written into the rulebook, Hamilton made it clear he will not be changing how he uses his F1 platform

Mercedes launched their W14 car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive during the 2023 F1 season, and it's fair to say the design has followed a similar pattern

Alpine are said to be suspicious of their F1 rivals over the improvements they have been able to make to their engine performance, despite the 'freeze' currently in place

Alonso has been a notoriously difficult team-mate to work with in the past, though it seems he's going to the extra mile to start off on the right foot with Stroll