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F1: Charles Leclerc hit with 10-place grid penalty for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

New control electronics unit required to compound nightmare start to season

Evening Standard

Vasseur bullish Ferrari F1 has "mega room" for improvement ahead of first upgrades

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified on the second row in the Bahrain season opener, behind the leading Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. But if Ferrari's one-lap pace was encouraging, its race pace was less impressive as it struggled to match Red Bull and even came…

Motorsport

Leclerc set for Saudi Arabian GP grid penalty after Bahrain F1 engine trouble

On race morning of the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix earlier this month, Ferrari detected an anomaly in Leclerc's power unit control electronics and decided to replace it with a new set.

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Damon Hill makes Saudi Arabia GP prediction which will leave Red Bull concerned

Former F1 world champion Damon Hill has forecast a tougher time of things for Red Bull at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the titleholders claimed a one-two finish in Bahrain

Daily Mirror

Sainz: Ferrari will play a 'better game' at less extreme tracks than Bahrain

The Spaniard classified fourth in the season opener and was 48s adrift of runaway winner Max Verstappen at the flag, while team-mate Charles Leclerc retired with a power unit electrical failure on lap 39 of 57.

Autosport

Verstappen: ‘No surprise’ that 2023 F1 grid closed up after copying design

In Q1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the entire field was covered by just 1.2s, with the teams outside last year's top five all making vast improvements compared to their 2022 form.

Autosport

Verstappen: 'No surprise' that 2023 F1 grid closed up after copying Red Bull

In Q1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the entire field was covered by just 1.2s, with the teams outside last year's top five all making vast improvements compared to their 2022 form.

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Why Saudi Arabian GP could throw up a different F1 mix to Bahrain

Certainly, the first two contests on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit haven’t been short of talking points. See Verstappen clipping the wall in 2021 to scupper his hitherto sensational Q3 lap before the title battle with Lewis Hamilton took another heated turn, as the protagonists repeatedly went wheel-to-wheel between red flags…

Autosport

Why the Saudi GP could throw up a different F1 mix to Bahrain

Certainly, the first two contests on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit haven’t been short of talking points. See Verstappen clipping the wall in 2021 to scupper his hitherto sensational Q3 lap before the title battle with Lewis Hamilton took another heated turn as the protagonists repeatedly went wheel-to-wheel between red flags…

Motorsport

2023 F1 Saudi Arabian GP – How to watch, session timings and more

After a dramatic 2023 opener in Bahrain, dominated by Red Bull as Max Verstappen led home a 1-2 from team-mate Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso pulled off a surprise podium for Aston Martin, attention turns to Jeddah and a set of different challenges.

Autosport

Ferrari concern raised by Ralf Schumacher as Martin Brundle sees something "a bit odd"

Ferrari are already 31 points behind Red Bull after just one race of the 2023 Formula 1 season and, considering the sizeable performance gap between them, catching the leaders will be a difficult task

Daily Mirror

Ferrari will persist with “difficult” single-pillar F1 rear wing

The new design, which is intended to clean up the airflow to the wing, triggered a DRS issue when it was trialled on the final day of testing.

Motorsport

Red Bull chief Helmut Marko mocks Ferrari with "what is the point" jibe

Marko and his Red Bull colleagues will have been feeling good about their chances of more success this year after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix virtually unchallenged

Daily Mirror

Ferrari loses senior technical F1 figure Sanchez

Sanchez, who has effectively been in charge of the design and development of Ferrari's F1 cars for the past two seasons, has been at Maranello for more than 10 years.

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How six years of toil led to Boschung's breakthrough F2 win

It took 2108 laps and almost 11,000km of racing in Formula 2 for Ralph Boschung to finally stand on the top step in Formula 2, but he clinched his first win in Bahrain on Saturday, conquering the sprint race to have his first taste of victory since 2016.

Autosport

How six years of toil led to an F2 journeyman's breakthrough win

Motorsport

Aston Martin: F1 gap to Red Bull is "still substantial" after Bahrain podium

After a bad first lap at the season opener in Bahrain, Alonso, who had been strong throughout the weekend, recovered to third having been helped by the retirement of Charles Leclerc.

Autosport

Aston Martin: Gap to Red Bull is “still substantial” despite Bahrain F1 podium

After a bad first lap at the season-opener in Bahrain, Alonso - who had been strong throughout the weekend - recovered to third having been helped by the retirement of Charles Leclerc.

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Daily Mirror

Sergio Perez blames Charles Leclerc move for his failure to challenge Max Verstappen

Red Bull had by far the quickest car in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but still Perez was unable to come close to challenging his team-mate Verstappen for the victory

Autosport

Leclerc: Ferrari must understand why Red Bull is on "another planet"

Leclerc qualified third for the season opener and, having saved a new set of soft tyres, he was able to jump Sergio Perez at the start.

Autosport

Verstappen expects much closer F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Polesitter Verstappen appeared unimpeachable at the Sakhir circuit as he pulled out of DRS range of the chasing Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by the end of the opening lap.

Daily Mirror

Charles Leclerc's problems multiply as FIA punishment looms for Ferrari F1 star

Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc was forced to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix with an engine problem – but the issue is certain to impact at least one other race this year

Irish Mirror

Formula 1: Five talking points after the Bahrain GP from Red Bull dominance to a midfield shakeup

"Looking ahead to Jeddah, it's a completely different track with different conditions, there’s a lot of long straights and fast corners, so it will give us a completely different picture of where everyone is on the grid"

Motorsport

Ten things we learned at the 2023 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Now that the Bahrain Grand Prix is in the books, the 2023 Formula 1 season is officially up and running. Behind the one-way traffic at the front of the field, as Max Verstappen picked up from where he left off last season, the overall pecking order has been refreshed.

The Guardian - UK

Aston Martin and Alonso leave F1 midfield rivals in rear-view mirror

Fernando Alonso leads a rapid revival, Hamilton and Mercedes left far behind and Red Bull remain in control

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