F1

Lewis Hamilton has been defiant amid retirement rumours in a slow start to the Mercedes' season but who would replace him if he decides enough is enough?

Floating grandstands planned for waterside East London Grand Prix in plans that could see the first F1 race as early as 2026

Oscar Piastri started 18th on the grid in his debut F1 race and retired with an electrical issue 13 laps later. But he's already shown the qualities that can make him a championship contender, McLaren believes

Mercedes has the most successful driver in F1 history but Lewis Hamilton says it's not listening to his requests on car development. Can the team deliver a machine that allows him to fully exploit his ability?

Fernando Alonso was the star in Bahrain, but as Tony Dodgins writes, it's due in a large part to factory personnel changes that the Spaniard has been able to shine

A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?

Finishing sixth in the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix with broken wrists and a fractured toe, Lance Stroll is one of several racers who blocked out torturous pain rather than miss a race. Here are some of the most incredible stories from F1 and elsewhere

The hot pursuit of keeping up with Red Bull is causing serious headaches for Mercedes and Ferrari, with Aston Martin remaining realistic

Williams was the second-most improved F1 team at the Bahrain GP, with Alex Albon scoring a point. But new team principal James Vowles says that it will take years to break into the midfield fight, as he overcomes the legacy left by seasons of struggle

Where did Aston Martin's pace come from in the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix? Project F1 examines the data to uncover the advantage it held over Ferrari and Mercedes — and why Red Bull was on another planet

Lando Norris has joined an unfortunate list of F1 drivers who hold some of the series' most unwanted records as a result of bad luck, good sportsmanship and the downright bizarre

Fernando Alonso did his best to counter the misery piled on by Max Verstappen and co in Bahrain

The 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix was a display of domination by Max Verstappen, but F1 rivals could well find themselves closer to Red Bull away from the Sakhir circuit, writes Mark Hughes

"Today we were fighting for big things" said Fernando Alonso. But that didn't include victory in the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix. The ominous gap to Max Verstappen suggests Red Bull is set to dominate F1 — for now

A crushing 1-2 finish by Red Bull saw Max Verstappen take a commanding victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as Fernando Alonso scrapped to a place on the F1 podium

Red Bull locked out the front row for the first race of the 2023 F1 season, with Verstappen on pole, followed by both Ferraris and a resurgent Fernando Alonso, whose Aston Martin looks to have strong race pace

There's no better way to start the F1 season than with a victory. But as Andrew Frankel discovers, most drivers who win the first race of the year don't go on to take the championship