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Hamilton's on-track duel with his old F1 team-mate and rival Alonso was one of the highlights of the Bahrain race, and even race winner Verstappen couldn't resist watching it

Tensions have reportedly flared up inside the Mercedes camp after a poor start to the new Formula 1 season in Bahrain and Lewis Hamilton's public criticism of the team

Schumacher would have liked to have lined up on the grid to take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend – but instead he was only there as backup for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

Wolff will want to see Red Bull beaten because they are Mercedes' main F1 rivals, but the Austrian also has another, more personal reason why he wants Aston Martin to do it

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

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton declared: "I know what a car needs", as he suggested that his Mercedes team is paying the price for not listening to his input

Red Bull racer Perez is incredibly popular back home in Mexico, so it comes at little surprise to learn that one musician from his homeland has put his name in the title of his new track

Wolff was blunt about his team's failures in Bahrain last weekend as it became painfully clear that Mercedes will once again struggle to compete for wins this season

A poor start to the new F1 season has already led to increased speculation that Lewis Hamilton might choose to quit if Mercedes cannot deliver a more competitive car

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

Every race weekend, the likes of Sky commentator David Croft and pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz give their views on F1 drivers like Hamilton – but this time the roles were reversed

Lewis Hamilton's future with Mercedes beyond 2023 has yet to be confirmed, and their priorities have now changed following an underwhelming Bahrain Grand Prix

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

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

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

Lewis Hamilton could only finish fifth in the Bahrain Grand Prix, whilst teammate George Russell was seventh as Mercedes again struggled to keep pace with Red Bull

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

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 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

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

Mercedes had attempted to stick with their unique F1 car concept with the W14, but the first qualifying session of the year appears to have convinced Toto Wolff to change course

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

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