Ricciardo sets opening practice pace in Bahrain
SAKHIR, Bahrain : Daniel Ricciardo opened the 2024 Formula One season with the fastest time for the rebranded Visa Cash App RB team in Thursday’s first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Lewis Hamilton: I am writing my story and it was time to start a new chapter
Lewis Hamilton said he chose to turn his back on Mercedes and join rivals Ferrari to write “a new chapter” in his record-breaking career.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five.
Red Bull are still 'out in the distance', says Hamilton
Formula One champions Red Bull and Max Verstappen, dominant last year, will start the season next week still well ahead of the rest on the evidence of testing in Bahrain, rivals said.
Alonso leads call for more pre-season F1 testing
Fernando Alonso said it was ridiculous for Formula One to allow only a day and a half of pre-season testing per driver when teams spent fortunes on such sophisticated cars.
New Mercedes feels nicer to drive, says Russell
George Russell declared Mercedes' new Formula One car nicer to drive than last year's tricky offering after racking up 122 laps of Bahrain's Sakhir circuit on the opening day of testing on Wednesday.
Wolff says Antonelli will be in F1, Vowles plays down Williams seat
Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be in Formula One but Mercedes want to see how he fares in Formula Two before deciding the next step, team boss Toto Wolff said on Wednesday.
Business as usual for world champion Verstappen in F1 testing
Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday.