But it was a tough start to the season for both Ferrari and Mercedes, as Charles Leclerc retired while running in third with an engine issue and both Lewis Hamilton and George... read more »

Ferrari team boss, Frederic Vasseur has promised a full investigation into the electrics-related issue that caused Charles Leclerc to retire from the season opener. read more »

Hear from all 20 drivers in Bahrain, including a seriously elated Fernando Alonso, a devastated Charles Leclerc, and a hugely motivated Max Verstappen. For more F1® videos,... read more »

Charles Leclerc decried Ferrari's start to the 2023 Formula 1 season after he retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix due to a suspected engine failure. Leclerc held second... read more »

Max Verstappen led a dominant Red Bull 1-2 in both qualifying and the race, with nearest rival Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin finishing over 38 seconds behind in third... read more »

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 »

Max Verstappen gets his season off to a dream start, while Charles Leclerc's reliability nightmare continues and Fernando Alonso steals the show. read more »

Charles Leclerc has conceded Red Bull are on a "different planet" after suffering late heartbreak with an engine failure at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The two-time champion kicked off his title defence in imperious fashion by scoring his first win at the Bahrain International Circuit by 11.9s over Red Bull team-mate Sergio... read more »

Charles Leclerc was been forced to retire from the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a suspected power unit issue.  read more »

Verstappen controlled the race at the front from the start, as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed second early on thanks to starting on fresh soft tyres.Verstappen's... read more »

Max Verstappen started his title defence in perfect fashion as the reigning champion dominated the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from start to finish. After being passed at... read more »

Charles Leclerc has endured a heartbreaking retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix on lap 40. read more »

Ferrari has changed the energy store in Charles Leclerc's SF-23 ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will use a new power unit for the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari has already moved Charles Leclerc's SF-23 onto its second Energy Store of the season. The Energy Store is one of the six components that make up the power unit.... 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 »

Nico Rosberg has aired his concerns that Ferrari's qualifying gamble with Charles Leclerc could mark a return of last year's strategic errors. read more »

Charles Leclerc expressed hope that Ferrari's Q3 tyre strategy will pay dividends in Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix but conceded Red Bull is likely to have strong... read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. 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 »

Charles Leclerc opted against completing his final run of qualifying at the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in order to save a set of tyres.  read more »

Charles Leclerc has laid to rest fears of a problem with his Ferrari and revealed he sacrificed a pole chance to gain an advantage over Red Bull for Sunday's Bahrain Grand... read more »

Verstappen will start ahead of Red Bull Racing team-mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after the one-hour qualifying session, which was split into three... 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 »