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Sergio Perez was on pole for the race but Max Verstappen was always going to be a threat, even from ninth on the grid, while the Miami GP proved to be one to forget for Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen was favourite for pole position in Miami but was thwarted by a late red flag, while the big story was a horror show for Lewis Hamilton who failed to even reach Q3

Bottas was still Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate when the Brit lost the 2021 title to Max Verstappen in painful and controversial circumstances at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc started the Baku race on pole, but it wasn't long before Max Verstappen flexed the muscles of his Red Bull to take the lead early while Sergio Perez also moved past

Charles Leclerc started the Sprint on pole but could not resist Sergio Perez, while Max Verstappen and George Russell exchanged blows on the first lap to leave the Red Bull star furious

The first ever F1 Sprint qualifying session took place on Saturday morning, with Charles Leclerc hoping to make it back-to-back poles on consecutive days ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were looking to build on a strong performance last time out in Melbourne with a good qualifying in Baku, though Max Verstappen remained the favourite with Charles Leclerc the challenger

For the first time in 2023 the F1 Sprint returns for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend and, with double the number of Sprints set to take place this year, it remains a divisive subject

Perez faces a tough mountain to climb in his bid to beat Red Bull team-mate Verstappen this year – something Valtteri Bottas knows a lot about having competed against Hamilton for so long

Max Verstappen started the Australian GP on pole with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in his mirrors, while Fernando Alonso was also lurking in hope of an opportunity

Red Bull racers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were hoping to make it three poles in a row between them, but Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were among those lying in wait as the rainclouds gathered in Melbourne

Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris

Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

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

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!

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

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

In the right hands, AI can be a tremendous force for good and used to cure many of the world's ills. But all Mirror Sport did with ChatGPT was ask it some questions about motor racing

Bottas may no longer be racing for a top Formula 1 team like Mercedes, but the Finn remains a competitive character who insists he still has "many years" left in him

F1 car reveal season is in full swing for 2023 as, on Tuesday, Alfa Romeo became the fourth team on the grid to show off their new livery after Haas, Red Bull and Williams

Albon has become the latest F1 driver to speak out against the FIA's new rule prohibiting drivers from protesting at official events, and has described the legislation as "confusing"

Valtteri Bottas, formerly of Mercedes, has revealed the struggles he went through during the early days of his Formula 1 career when he was promoted by Williams to full-time driver

Red Bull driver Perez and team principal Christian Horner have joined Alfa Romeo driver Bottas in reacting to the FIA's move to ban drivers from making protests and political points

Bottas has become one of the first F1 drivers to speak publicly about the FIA's new ban on unapproved protests and political statements ahead of the 2023 season