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Follow the first F1 free practice session for the Bahrain GP live. Keep up to date with everything that happens during FP1 at the Bahrain International ...

In the blog, we will provide you with the latest developments during FP1 in Bahrain. Will [Ferrari](/formula-1-teams/ferrari) or [Mercedes](/formula-1-teams/mercedes) pose a challenge? [Red Bull](/formula-1-teams/red-bull) build on the promise they displayed in pre-season testing?

Ahead of this weekend's opening race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, F1 teams have the chance to put their new cars and drivers through their paces in free ...

Sunday's 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2023, you can watch via the Sky Go app if you're an existing subscriber or you can purchase For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. Elsewhere, Sling TV will also show the action, as too will FuboTV in the US. For Spanish-language viewers, they can find live broadcasts on ESPN Deportes, though ESPNews and ESPNU will also show some practice and qualifying sessions live throughout the year. GMT / 10 a.m ET / 2 a.m AEST (Mar 6) / 6 p.m. Granted, we're not going to see teams go flat out at the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday but free practice should highlight where teams are this season in terms of pace a little more. The sessions last for an hour and drivers mostly use this time to find their rhythm which is especially important before this weekend's opening race. START OF FP1: Here we go then F1 fans. 18 minutes left of FP1: Heart in mouth stuff for Ferrari's Carlos Sainz as he goes for a huge spin through the middle sector. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso finishes in P2, half a second off the pace, whilst Perez's teammates Max Verstappen comes home in P3. Thankfully for the 2023 World Drivers’ Championship hopeful, he managed to catch his car just in time to avoid any potential damage.

Sergio Perez headed the first Formula 1 practice session of the season, clocking in a 1m32.758s to draw first blood over Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in ...

[Alfa Romeo](https://www.motorsport.com/team/alfa-romeo/17890/) squad-mate [Valtteri Bottas](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/valtteri-bottas/13082/). [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/what-we-learned-on-the-final-day-of-f1-testing-in-bahrain/10436598/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/how-the-f1-2023-competitive-order-is-shaping-up-after-bahrain-testing/10436753/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/has-alonso-made-the-right-choice-gambling-on-aston-martin-f1/10436827/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-grounded-hamilton-remains-confident-in-mercedes-f1-recovery/10437037/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/the-tangible-steps-alpine-has-taken-to-meeting-its-humble-f1-2023-targets/10437197/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-key-factors-behind-f1s-premier-league-style-managerial-revolving-door/10437387/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-rookies-looking-to-make-their-mark-on-f1-in-2023/10437782/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/a-bad-week-or-the-dark-horse-from-f1-testing/10438282/) The Chinese driver was eighth quickest, ahead of He later attributed this over the radio to cold tyres on the right-hand side. After a quiet opening half-hour, Perez was armed with a set of soft tyres and crushed his own benchmark by nearly two seconds, posting a 1m32.758s to flex his advantage at the top.

The first practice session of the 2023 season ended with Red Bull on top of the standings as Sergio Perez set the fastest lap over Aston Martin's Fernando ...

Alex Albon, who began with some red flow-vis paint on the back of his FW45, finished 3.458s off the pace in P19. Fellow two-time champion Max Verstappen was therefore bumped down to third overall, 0.617s off the pace set by his Red Bull team mate. Pierre Gasly capped off a quiet showing for Alpine in P17, with the bottom four on the timesheets all opting to forgo a soft-tyred run. [after injuring his wrist in a pre-season cycling accident](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.paddock-insider-how-lance-stroll-went-from-bike-crash-to-f1-paddock-return.7aiznUPA6rxb65Vl0mA7oe.html), which caused him to miss testing – though he spent much of the first half of FP1 in the garage with an ignition problem, only setting his first flying lap with 23 minutes left. The first practice session of the 2023 season ended with Red Bull on top of the timesheets as Sergio Perez set the fastest lap over Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix. [NEED TO KNOW: The most important facts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.need-to-know-the-most-important-facts-stats-and-trivia-ahead-of-the-2023.2AItbVHIhSpEvmmbV7nlBB.html)

Red Bull's Sergio Perez set the pace in the first practice session of the Formula One season in Bahrain on Friday with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Red Bull are favourites for the weekend in Bahrain after setting the pace in testing. Stroll was kept waiting for the first 20 minutes due to an ignition problem.

The best driver and constructor F1 Fantasy picks for the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, including some need to know tips and tricks.

Drivers will be awarded for individual qualifying performance, with ten points given to pole position all the way down to 1 point for tenth. Players will have access to four ‘chips’, only one of which can be used to give you a boost before each race weekend. Ahead of each race, you will have two free transfers to customise your driver or constructor lineup. There is now no benefit in timing your transfers during the week: dynamic pricing used to allow players to trade their way to astronomical team values. Mini-league competitions, running over a small number of race weekends will offer the chance to win more. Red Bull gives you a good chance of bagging the ten bonus points for performing the fastest stop in each race: it was fastest in ten of last year’s 22 GPs. There’s a prominent countdown clock on the team selection page, to help you make the cut. A speedy team can also claim further points for the secind- and third-fastest stops. So if Logan Sargeant clinches pole after a haphazard Monte Carlo qualifying session, that’s probably your opportunity to play it. Fast-starters can rack up points from the moment that lights go out, with bonuses for overtaking and making up places (1 point per place in both cases). If they perform strongly, then their price should rise, giving you the opportunity to sell at a profit. However, they also represent an opportunity given their low values at the start of the season.

Fernando Alonso has ended the second practice session from the Bahrain International Circuit as the fastest driver. The Spaniard outpaced both Red Bull ...

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Follow Free Practice 2 for the 2023 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix live. Keep up to date with everything that happens during FP2 at the Bahrain International ...

In the blog, we will provide you with the latest developments during FP2 in Bahrain. [Download our F1 calendar](https://racingnews365.com/download-the-2023-f1-calendar-to-your-agenda) [Max Verstappen](/formula-1-drivers/max-verstappen) to second spot - [although the World Champion did have car problems.](https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-report-unexplained-problem-with-verstappens-car/)

Fernando Alonso set the pace in Friday evening's second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, slotting ahead of Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and ...

Check your [F1 Fantasy team here...](https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/) [READ MORE: ‘They could be a real surprise’ – Red Bull and Ferrari talk up Aston Martin’s chances ahead of 2023 opener](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.they-could-be-a-real-surprise-red-bull-and-ferrari-talk-up-aston-martins.23odcOgjOa7a6Zv4ae82MK.html) [NEED TO KNOW: The most important facts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.need-to-know-the-most-important-facts-stats-and-trivia-ahead-of-the-2023.2AItbVHIhSpEvmmbV7nlBB.html) [at 1430 local time](https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/racing/2023/Bahrain.html). [his temporarily pink Alpine](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.gallery-check-out-every-angle-of-the-a523-as-alpine-reveal-two-different.27b6Hni9wjhDWPkeuFPTvB.html) seventh, with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton eighth after a low-key first day of practice for Mercedes and the other W14 of George Russell back in 13th, behind a host of anticipated midfield runners. [injuries sustained in a training accident](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.paddock-insider-how-lance-stroll-went-from-bike-crash-to-f1-paddock-return.7aiznUPA6rxb65Vl0mA7oe.html), but the plastered up Canadian finished half a second off team mate Alonso. [READ MORE: ‘We’ll bring it as soon as we can’ – Mercedes prepping ‘different’ sidepod upgrade](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.well-bring-it-as-soon-as-we-can-mercedes-prepping-different-sidepod-upgrade.78K62JBkt48oj3h5gchUOU.html) Piastri had to take avoiding action in the opening stages of the session when he approached a slow-moving Stroll at the pit exit, with the significant lock-up he picked up leading to another off-track moment shortly afterwards. Russell was the final driver within a second of Alonso’s P1 time in 13th, followed by Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari – unable to get the most out of his soft-tyre runs – F1 rookie Oscar Piastri and Kevin Magnussen’s Haas. [opening practice hour](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-perez-leads-alonso-in-first-practice-session-of-the-2023-f1-season.5NmIPQsiGamM1PEyzgmjKy.html), the sun set and floodlights switched on over the Sakhir circuit for FP2 – bringing more representative conditions which will also be seen Saturday’s qualifying session and Sunday’s race. Behind Alonso’s pace-setting Aston Martin and the Red Bull drivers, Charles Leclerc was the quickest of the Ferraris in fourth position, followed by high-flying F1 returnee Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and the other AMR23 of Lance Stroll. Fernando Alonso set the pace in Friday evening’s second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, slotting ahead of Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez as Aston Martin continue to catch the eye ahead of the new F1 season.

Mercedes has hired one of Red Bull's former senior figures as a special advisor to help drive improvements at its Formula 1 team, Autosport has learned.

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Fernando Alonso topped Practice Two for surprise new challengers Aston Martin, ahead of Red Bull, and Hamilton admits former eight-time world champions Mercedes ...

But this is only our fourth day with the new car and we just need to make sure we have got it in a window where we are reaching it's full potential and right now, we haven't got it there." "The car still feels good but we need to wait and see. "A difficult start of the day, Practice One was really bad," he said. there is still a long way to go." "They [Aston Martin] are quick but you could see that in testing they were very competitive. "We kind of knew that a little bit in the test but it is a big gap. We went back into the right direction and it is looking much better now. but I think it is quite hard with the concept we have." Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race are live at 3pm. Watch the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. "We are just on the wrong track. "Do I believe we can close the gap at some stage?

New Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso was fastest in Bahrain Grand Prix practice in Sakhir, ahead of the opening round of the 2023 Formula 1 world ...

Perez slipped to third, ahead of Leclerc, Hulkenberg and Stroll. Verstappen could only manage 1m31.076s, 0.169s down on Alonso, to go P2. After a poor showing in FP1, Alpine went straight out on softs with Esteban Ocon producing 1m32.415s before Sainz took P1 with 1m31.956s. He recovered to end the session in sixth. Leclerc's team-mate Carlos Sainz suffered a huge spin at Turn 9 with 20 minutes remaining, as the rear of his car bottomed-out too hard over a bump. Alonso also improved his time but was over half a second off that pace.

Fernando Alonso hogged the headlines at the end of Friday practice for the Formula 1 2023 opener, but looking a little closer it wasn't hard to spot the ...

So, we kind of have kind of knew that a little bit in the test. Still a lot of things to improve in the car. Overall, the car is not too bad in the long run. A switch for most to end the race on the hards is predicted at this stage to be the optimum tyre strategy. And indeed, even Perez’s average on the softs came in at 0.471s slower each time by compared to his team-mate. [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/1278/) and [George Russell](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/george-russell/21167/) were regularly snapping left as they fought to avoid going beyond track limits on the exit. In it, the Dutchman produced a consistent run and ended up lapping quicker than he started That close spread has raised expectations a big driver or indeed a whole team could have a shock qualifying exit in the opening elimination segments on Saturday. He used that palm to help rotate the wheel sufficiently, while helping support the right hand he injured in a mountain bike accident 13 days ago and revealed on testing’s eve. That resulted in a gap of 0.169s to Verstappen in second. Alonso was second behind Perez, his best effort late on the softs coming in 0.438s adrift. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are in a threatening position going into the Bahrain Grand Prix, but can Aston Martin led by Alonso take on the charging Red Bulls?

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Join us as we delve into the Formula 1 technical features on display in the pitlane as teams prepare for the Bahrain Grand Prix, courtesy of Giorgio Piola ...

[PlusPlusFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/a-bad-week-or-the-dark-horse-from-f1-testing/10437958/) Notably there are two louvres within the gulley, which are used to reject some heat from around the power unit. Both options that have been employed feature a spoon-shaped mainplane, but this variant has a narrower central section and steeper transition to a much shallower outboard section. While not as potent a solution as the upwash strakes that teams used to place here, the swage line that Alpine has incorporated into the endplate is a nice feature that will surely provide an uptick in performance compared with a regularly contoured alternative. While Alfa completed its pre-season test without such an arrangement, it has been added for the race weekend. Mercedes introduced its widebody chassis blister solution as part of a larger package of updates at the British Grand Prix last year.

With fans having a first glimpse into what the potential F1 qualifying order could look like, here are the full results from the second free practice ...

[Max Verstappen](/formula-1-drivers/max-verstappen) and Sergio Perez in conditions similar to what would be expected from the Bahrain GP qualifying. [Download our F1 calendar](https://racingnews365.com/download-the-2023-f1-calendar-to-your-agenda) [Charles Leclerc](/formula-1-drivers/charles-leclerc) took P3 for [Ferrari](/formula-1-teams/ferrari), ahead of Haas' Nico Hulkenberg and the second Aston Martin of Lance Stroll.

Aston Martin have been earmarked as a genuine threat by Red Bull and Ferrari during the build-up to the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix, given the team's ...

I’m encouraged by what I see in development, but ultimately, we need to capitalise and bring these developments to the track. [READ MORE: Perez leads Alonso in first practice session of the 2023 F1 season](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-perez-leads-alonso-in-first-practice-session-of-the-2023-f1-season.5NmIPQsiGamM1PEyzgmjKy.html) “This is what we are on as well at McLaren, in terms of objectives. “I think they could be a real surprise this year. If you have a look on Bahrain 2022. I don’t know what he’s taking, but he’s looking great on it – he looks on fire.

Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows says two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has 'brought a huge amount of energy' to his new Formula 1 team.

[PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-grounded-hamilton-remains-confident-in-mercedes-f1-recovery/10437037/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-key-factors-behind-f1s-premier-league-style-managerial-revolving-door/10437387/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-rookies-looking-to-make-their-mark-on-f1-in-2023/10437782/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1Bahrain February Testing ](/f1/news/a-bad-week-or-the-dark-horse-from-f1-testing/10438282/) So yeah, it’s been great having him onboard so far." "But I think you know Fernando's still got a huge amount of energy.

Fernando Alonso started his Formula One career 22 years ago and began this season with two strong practices on opening day of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

"We want to have a good baseline, a good platform to develop the car during 2023 and maybe fight for something bigger next year," he said. That's quite worrying for other drivers, considering he crushed the competition last year with a record 15 wins. His third place at the Qatar GP in late 2021 was his first podium since 2014. The Dutchman is only 25 years old but has 35 wins. He is teammates with Lance Stroll, the son of Aston's executive chairman. The two-time F1 champion has 32 career wins but none since a victory for Ferrari in 2013.

Lewis Hamilton thinks Mercedes could be in a worse situation than last year, as he fears the team is on the 'wrong track' with its 2023 Formula 1 car.

[PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-rookies-looking-to-make-their-mark-on-f1-in-2023/10437782/) "But nonetheless, we just keep our head down tonight and we'll go through the data. "I think there was good progress through last year, but the gap wasn't as big as it is now. But right now, we're a long way off from the guys in front." "But I think on the long run, we're quite close to Ferrari, and it looks like the Aston was second. I'm trying everything I can out there."

Fernando Alonso started his Formula One career 22 years ago and began this season with two strong practices on opening day of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

"We want to have a good baseline, a good platform to develop the car during 2023 and maybe fight for something bigger next year," he said. His third place at the Qatar GP in late 2021 was his first podium since 2014. That's quite worrying for other drivers, considering he crushed the competition last year with a record 15 wins. He is teammates with Lance Stroll, the son of Aston's executive chairman. The two-time F1 champion has 32 career wins but none since a victory for Ferrari in 2013. The Dutchman is only 25 years old but has 35 wins. "I think we're never satisfied," he said. "I mean, we're not robots, everyone makes mistakes, but you tried to minimise it." Leclerc was fifth in the first practice and fourth in P2. "Maybe three, maybe five, maybe seven or whatever years (left)," Alonso said. The second of his two titles was with Renault in 2006 — when Verstappen was a nine-year-old racing karts. At the end of the day, he joked he has another decade left of racing in him.

Australian Formula One rookie Oscar Piastri might be fighting against a tidal wave of headnoise and conjecture as we head into the first round of the 2023 ...

Meanwhile, former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who has been in Formula One longer than Piastri has been alive, has shown he still has what it takes to compete at the top level, dazzling under lights in FP2 to top the standings in the Aston Martin in a sparkling display of one-lap pace. Piastri has won every championship he has competed in since 2019, winning the Formula Renault Eurocup, then Formula 3 and Formula 2 ahead of signing with Alpine as a reserve driver for 2022, and joining McLaren this year. It may be a signal of more significant balance issues with the car given that Piastri also locked up multiple times into the turn one hairpin, but the Australian’s ability to remain composed under pressure is surely a good sign. The start of Bahrain’s second sector is a set of intricate left-right combinations that can throw you off with their high kerbs if the entry isn’t perfect, and Piastri caught his McLaren MCL60 in a moment of snap oversteer, impressing onlookers who expected the car to be shunted into the track wall. Australian Formula One rookie Oscar Piastri might be fighting against a tidal wave of headnoise and conjecture as we head into the first round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship, but he’s shown he’s got what it takes to stay calm under pressure after a hairy moment in Piastri not only avoided a huge rear-end collision into Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin after the Canadian appeared from the pit lane while Piastri was engaged in a bit of light jousting down the main straight with the Alpha Tauri of Yuki Tsunoda, but he also saved what would have been a session-ending prang coming out of turn seven.

The FIA has moved to clear up the rules regarding Formula 1 drivers crossing pitlane exit lines, in response to the controversy that surrounded Max ...

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Fernando Alonso hogged the headlines at the end of Friday practice for the Formula 1 2023 opener, but looking a little closer it wasn't hard to spot the ...

So, we kind of have kind of knew that a little bit in the test. Still a lot of things to improve in the car. Overall, the car is not too bad in the long run. And indeed, even Perez’s average on the softs came in at 0.471s slower each time by compared to his team-mate. A switch for most to end the race on the hards is predicted at this stage to be the optimum tyre strategy. Nevertheless, the Scuderia was striking a downbeat tone as the paddock action wound down on Friday night. [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/1278/) and [George Russell](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/george-russell/21167/) were regularly snapping left as they fought to avoid going beyond track limits on the exit. In it, the Dutchman produced a consistent run and ended up lapping quicker than he started That close spread has raised expectations a big driver or indeed a whole team could have a shock qualifying exit in the opening elimination segments on Saturday. He used that palm to help rotate the wheel sufficiently, while helping support the right hand he injured in a mountain bike accident 13 days ago and revealed on testing’s eve. That resulted in a gap of 0.169s to Verstappen in second. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are in a threatening position going into the Bahrain Grand Prix, but can Aston Martin led by Alonso take on the charging Red Bulls?

PART ONE - TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Andrea STELLA (McLaren), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Frédéric VASSEUR (Alfa Romeo) Q: First up, Andrea, ...

I think we're a team that likes to work collaboratively, we like to be able to have good interactions with the people we work with. I think in terms of where we're trying to get to with weight, what we're trying to do with aero, we were sort of hitting the targets we'd set ourselves. So I think that's a fundamental point that is bigger than the individual interests of the teams and the manufacturers that we need to work collectively to ensure that the product for 2026 is going to deliver on the expectation that there is. I think over the winter, we've got on top of a lot of the issues we had in the car and we've come here feeling like we've got a better package to work with. And I think even on the top that it's perhaps that the newcomers, I'm not sure that they will be ready to supply more than one team because it's already a big challenge to do one team when you are joining Formula 1 and I'm not sure that they will be ready to do that it mean that we will have to find a compromise but it will be OK. It's a halcyon period for the sport and to have manufacturers wanting to be involved, you know, is a testimony to the strength that the sport currently enjoys. And there's got to be a hunger, there's got to be a passion. So I would consider that one as a minor [issue], but impactful in terms of downtime, but not really impactful in terms of concern for the race. But something that you hadn't mentioned is that of course, you're now in the WMSC as a team representative in your Ferrari position, and also that you have control over the Ferrari veto. And we have to continue to develop the car over the season. FV: Yeah, I think that clearly there is more emotion, passion, and so around Ferrari, but at the end of the day, I think all the racing teams are similar on the fact that we have the same DNA. because it's all the effort that goes on behind the scenes, in terms of getting the parts, delivering the parts, getting the cars built and delivered here to a set of regulations.

The Bahrain International Circuit plays hosts the opening round of the 2023 Formula 1 season on March 3-5. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for ...

[PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-rookies-looking-to-make-their-mark-on-f1-in-2023/10437782/) Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.