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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

Red Bull started the season very strongly and will be the team to beat in the championship hunt this season, prompting some eye-catching claims from the Mercedes garage

With headlines being made by Red Bull's dominance, Mercedes' struggles, Fernando Alonso's podium and McLaren heartache, a very impressive F1 debut for Sargeant went slightly under the radar

Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso may have taken the metaphorical 'most improved' trophy home from Bahrain, but Alex Albon's Williams team certainly made a strong case for itself

Naturally, the headlines were filled with news of Max Verstappen's dominance, Lewis Hamilton's struggles and Charles Leclerc's misfortune – but there were plenty of other stories on offer in Bahrain

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

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

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

EXCLUSIVE: Nyck de Vries talked about the "multiple conversations" he had with several different F1 teams before making the decision to join the Red Bull stable

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

Logan Sargeant will represent the US in F1 this season as he makes his Williams bow, but Red Bull chief doubts the Floridian's chances of having the desire effect on the sport's following in America

F1 launch season is always an exciting time for fans as they get to see the liveries that will be dominating the grid over the coming campaign, but colour is in short supply this year

While Albon was prepared to join a team racing at the back of the grid in order to race in F1, Ricciardo proved he was not willing to do that when he accepted a reserve role

Affable Albon's talent behind the wheel of an F1 car is not in question, though some have told the British-Thai racer that he needs to develop a more ruthless streak if he is to progress

Williams need to see some significant improvement on their performances from last season, at the end of which they finished rock bottom of the standings 27 points behind their nearest rivals

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"

Haas kicked off F1's livery reveal season last week with a social media campaign while Red Bull followed with a huge New York event – Williams have now become the third to show off their design with something in between

Vowles is Mercedes' strategy chief and a "right hand man" to team boss Wolff, but leaves later this month for his own top job, charged with reversing the fortunes of the Williams team

Capito was in charge of the Williams F1 team for two years, but in December it was announced that he would be leaving and will be replaced later this month by James Vowles

It would have been difficult to stop James Vowles from leaving his Mercedes role to become Williams team principal, but one former F1 racer feels Toto Wolff should have tried harder

Citing some of his own unnamed sources, long-serving Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has been casting some doubts over the mood behind the scenes at their Mercedes rivals

American driver Sargeant hasn't even made his F1 debut with Williams yet, but he is already attracting interest from elsewhere, as Haas chief Steiner has admitted

Female representation among F1 drivers has been scarce throughout the history of the sport, with Wolff one of very few female drivers who even came close to a race seat

Sargeant was promoted to replace Nicholas Latifi as a Williams F1 driver for the 2023 season after gaining enough points for his superlicence, but that wasn't always the plan

Struggles for performance on the track and difficulties attracting financial partners have led to rumours that Dorilton might look to sell Williams, but their most recent move suggests otherwise