Formula 1

Christian Horner was heard on the radio consoling Verstappen for finishing second behind his teammate.

F1 has tweaked the sprint race format even further to create an even more action-packed race weekend.

Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is determined to lodge a legal challenge to claim the 2008 F1 Drivers' World Championship title.

The race ended behind the safety car after multiple red flags and restarts.

The seven-time world champion endured his first winless season in F1 in 2022.

Sergio Perez has increasingly been showing dissatisfaction over how the team is managing the two drivers.

The Spaniard was handed a 10-second penalty after the race following a review of how he served an initial 5-second penalty.

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez secured back-to-back pole positions in Saudi Arabia and will be hoping to stay in front until the chequered flag.

Cullen has been Hamilton's performance coach for the last seven years.

Charles Leclerc will serve a grid penalty in Saudi Arabia after suffering an engine failure in Bahrain.

Hamilton finished 51 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen's Red Bull.

The Aston Martin team has shown massive improvement in 2023, with Alonso qualifying 5th and Stroll in 8th in Bahrain.

The Mercedes driver has added a second nose stud over the winter.

Red Bull was forced to issue a statement last season after Verstappen appeared to disobey team orders at the expense of his teammate.

Red Bull faced reliability issues at the start of 2022 before going on to dominate the season.

Pre-season testing has given a quick preview of how the new cars will perform in the coming campaign.

Red Bull finally snatched the Constructors' Championship title away from Mercedes last season and are determined to defend it.

Lewis Hamilton criticised the FIA for banning drivers from making political statements in support of various causes around the world. Valtteri Bottas has now called out the FIA for trying to control the drivers.

Charles Leclerc may have been Max Verstappen's closest challenger in 2022, but new Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur made it clear that both drivers will start on equal footing.

Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko is no stranger to stirring up controversies with his latest comments suggesting tensions within the Mercedes team.

Ferrari are expected to go all out for Lando Norris if Mercedes manage to convince Charles Leclerc to replace Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton has no plans to retire from Formula 1 at the moment, but the Briton, who is in the latter years of his career, is not looking forward to hanging up his helmet.

It's been over a year since Michael Masi's controversial decision saw Max Verstappen claim the 2021 F1 Drivers' title, and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is still in disbelief.

Lewis Hamilton is keen to extend his stay in Formula 1 and is expected to agree a new long-term deal with Mercedes before the start of the 2023 season.

Lewis Hamilton has threatened to quit F1 after the FIA ruled that drivers cannot use their position to speak out against political and social injustices around the world.

Lewis Hamilton says the dream is to quit Formula 1 on a high by adding to his seven Drivers' world championships. Max Verstappen is currently on a streak, having claimed back-to-back titles.

The Monegasque has been criticised for lacking the ruthless nature possessed by world champions.

Max Verstappen was almost certain that he would win the 2022 F1 title at the French Grand Prix when Charles Leclerc crashed out from the lead handing him the race win.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff feels Mercedes could still struggle to match Red Bull and Ferrari in 2023 despite making strides at closing the gap to the front two in 2022.

Lewis Hamilton's record of winning a race every season since his debut in 2007 was broken in 2022 after Mercedes' early season struggles saw them playing catch up to Red Bull and Ferrari.