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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

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

A piece of carbon flew off the W14 while Hamilton was trying to get in some valuable testing on Friday morning, delaying his progress as the mechanics came up with a low-tech quick fix

Hamilton is expected to extend his Formula 1 career and continue racing for the Silver Arrows but, eventually, they will have the task of replacing the seven-time world champion

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has assessed Lewis Hamilton's chances of competing for the 2023 F1 title as he bids for a record-breaking eighth world crown

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

Those keeping an eye on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday were on porpoising watch after the phenomenon reared its head this time last year

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

Hamilton was seen having a very close look at the Red Bull RB19 ahead of pre-season testing, after the team had been careful to avoid showing off their design in public

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

Ferrari are making plenty of positive noises about the SF-23 and appear confident they have another very competitive car on their hands, though rivals are questioning one aspect of the aero design

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

Former F1 champion Button clearly has his favourite of the three cars created by the top teams, but hopes Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will all be in the fight this year

Red Bull are currently serving their wind tunnel penalty for breaking cost cap rules which Christian Horner says is "limiting significantly" their efforts, but Mercedes chief Wolff is not convinced

After a poor season for Hamilton in which Mercedes gave him a car incapable of challenging for the title, Button wonders for how long the seven-time world champion would be content without competing

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

Leclerc has been heavily linked with Mercedes as a long-term replacement for Lewis Hamilton, while Ferrari are not prioritising renewing the Monegasque's contract

Much has been made of Mercedes' livery for their new W14 challenger, which has switched back to a mostly black colour scheme after reverting to their traditional silver last year

Hamilton may have been out of the title reckoning last year, but he and Mercedes have been tipped to be right back in the fight with defending champions Verstappen and Red Bull

At Alpine's season launch event in London on Thursday night, Mirror Sport asked the head of the team's power unit project about the reported gains being made by their rivals

Schumacher is without an F1 race seat for the 2023 season and is spending the year as a reserve for Mercedes, having been replaced by Haas who favoured Nico Hulkenberg

Lewis Hamilton is in the twilight of his F1 career and, thought he wants to extend his stay with Mercedes, he will not have many more opportunities to add to his seven world titles