Fourth-starting Sainz was on course for third place when his Scuderia stablemate Charles Leclerc was forced to retire on lap 39 out of 57 with a suspected engine... read more »

Lance Stroll has revealed he 'shed a few tears' with his wrists burning through pain after his collision with Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain... read more »

The two-time champion was fortunate to come away from the opening lap of his Aston Martin debut unscathed after receiving a whack to the rear-right from Lance Stroll, as the... read more »

Max Verstappen kicked off his F1 title-defence with a comfortable victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while Fernando Alonso claimed a stunning podium on his Aston... read more »

Fernando Alonso has praised Aston Martin for its winter development after taking a stunning podium at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen eased to a dominant win at the Bahrain GP as Red Bull left their competition behind to start the 2023 Formula 1 season, albeit with Fernando Alonso starring to... read more »

Max Verstappen has won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, dominating the race en route to his 36th race win. Red Bull controlled the entire grand prix, with Sergio Perez... read more »

Contact between Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll added extra drama to the opening exchanges at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull swept the front row at Sakhir with Max Verstappen on pole and his team-mate Sergio Perez alongside.Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are behind in third and fourth, but... read more »

Stella's sentiments were shared by Lando Norris, who highlighted the progress made by Aston Martin over the winter as something that McLaren could aspire to match within... read more »

Alonso shocked F1's silly season last summer when he slid into the Aston seat left vacant by the retiring Sebastian Vettel, leaving Alpine scrambling to find a replacement... read more »

After topping FP2 and FP3, Alonso confirmed Aston Martin's giant leap forward by qualifying fifth in the AMR23, just six tenths off polesitter Verstappen, with team-mate... read more »

And for good measure, the latest creation to come out of Maranello excels in the very same areas of the Sakhir circuit as the now-retired RB18. Imitation really is the... read more »

Mercedes lagging behind Aston Martin, who use the same power unit, is why Lewis Hamilton was critical of his team's concept, says Sky's Ted Kravitz. read more »

Fernando Alonso says qualifying fifth ahead of both Mercedes cars in his first race for Aston Martin felt "too good to be true". read more »

To get both cars through to Q3 in fifth and eighth is an excellent outcome. Tomorrow is what really counts, though, and we will work hard to convert these positions into points. read more »

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll qualified eighth for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and then revealed he had broken a big toe as well as both wrists in a... read more »

After setting the fastest times in second and third practice, Alonso was in the hunt for pole position in Bahrain but ran early to set his final Q3 lap and duly qualified in... read more »

The Fernando Alonso hype might have been overblown, but the Aston Martin driver said being in the mix with Ferrari and Mercedes was beyond his wildest expectations for... read more »

After Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso paced two of the three practice sessions, Red Bull fought back in qualifying as reigning world champion Verstappen led a 1-2 ahead of... read more »

Fernando Alonso has hailed Aston Martin's performance during qualifying in Bahrain, admitting its pace feels "too good to be true". Alonso showed rapid speed... read more »

Alonso and his Aston Martin team were the talk of the paddock after topping for FP2 and FP3, with the expectation that the Silverstone team could at least challenge Mercedes to... read more »

Fernando Alonso has conceded hopes for an Aston Martin pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix were "too optimistic". read more »

After Red Bull appeared to be the strongest team by some margin during pre-season testing last week, Verstappen had to persevere with more understeer during Friday practice as... read more »

Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position after topping qualifying ahead of Sergio Perez. Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso failed to recreate... read more »