Formula 1

F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at an impressive performance from the man looking for a new team for next year...

Pierre Gasly admitted that Alpine's car didn't have any more in it at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as he finished 18th with his team mate Esteban Ocon just ahead in P17.

Ticket information for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix has been announced, with over 7000 new General Admission tickets added.

The new Mercedes W15 features a novel built-in adjustment of its front suspension. A big panel on the chassis around where the rearward upper wishbone attaches is the giveaway that the amount of anti-dive in the suspension geometry can be changed quite radically. This was confirmed on the last day of pre-season testing when the team ran with that wishbone in a much lower position, greatly increasing its anti-dive. It was back in the conventional position for the race weekend, but even that position still gives the suspension a significant angle of anti-dive.

Fernando Alonso has emphasized how important the development race will be for Aston Martin this season as the squad look to be “a top team also off-track.”

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez completed a Red Bull 1-2 at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but was their success track-specific? The F1 Nation team are here to assess all the action from the first race of 2024.

Drivers falling prey to the ravages of illness is not a new phenomenon and on plenty of occasions racers have battled sickness to bring a car home in the points. Staying healthy for the duration of an F1 season can be difficult. However, as F1 performance coach Mark Arnall explains, there are ways to keep the bugs at bay.

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur has heaped praise on Carlos Sainz for his assured performance en route to a podium finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, which followed the Spaniard’s disrupted winter preparations.

Toto Wolff has given an honest assessment of Mercedes’ performance at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after the team failed to live with the pace of rivals Red Bull and Ferrari amid race-long cooling problems.

Alpine’s unsettled 12 months have continued with the announcement that Technical Director Matt Harman and head of Aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have chosen to leave the team, with Alpine announcing a subsequent re-shuffle.

A 52.4s pit stop was the nadir of a frustrating opening Grand Prix of the season for Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas, with the Finn coming home a distant 19th at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Lando Norris was left feeling happy with his sixth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix after what he called a “difficult day” in the McLaren, despite the team matching the pace of Mercedes as they had expected.

Being in peak physical condition undoubtedly helps drivers to cope with the demands, but while rocking an intense cardio session or racking up the weights enable a driver to take the physical punishment of two dozen race weekends, equally important is how they recover.

Lewis Hamilton feels that Mercedes have work to do to get on terms with their rivals after he ended the Bahrain Grand Prix in seventh place, with the Briton admitting that he was expecting to be closer to the fight.

Sergio Perez believes that there is room for improvement for Red Bull following the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, despite the team securing a one-two result.

We’ve become used in the previous two seasons to seeing a Red Bull with a bigger performance advantage on race day than in qualifying. This first race of 2024 suggested the same pattern. In a car in which he could easily have lost out on pole to Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished 25s clear of the best non-Red Bull.

Charles Leclerc couldn’t hide his disappointment after front brake locking issues left him struggling in the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Monegasque ultimately finishing behind his team mate in P4.

A late-race position swap between RB drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo led to tensions boiling over after the chequered flag at the Bahrain Grand Prix – with the pair nearly making contact on the cool-down lap.