The successor to the most dominant Formula 1 car of all time has hit the track in testing at the Bahrain International Circuit today.
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Pictures: New views of Mercedes W15 running in Bahrain test
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes’ much-changed W15 has hit the track during pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Pictures: 2024 F1 pre-season testing day one: Bahrain
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of testing for the 2024 F1 season at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain. This gallery will be updated through the day.
“Already a couple of steps improvement to last year”: RB 01’s first run in pictures
Formula 1
Posted onYuki Tsunoda said he “already felt a couple of steps improvement compared to last year” in his first run in the new RB 01 at Misano last week.
Which F1 team has the best livery in 2024?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWhich Formula 1 team has the best design on the grid this season? Have your say in this week’s poll.
Caption Competition 236: Ricciardo’s roar
Caption Competition
Posted onWhat is veteran RB driver Daniel Ricciardo shouting about here? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Red Bull celebrates its past at launch but Horner’s future remains the focus
News Focus
Posted onRed Bull confronted speculation with spectacle as they launched their 2024 Formula 1 car amid questions over team principal Christian Horner’s future.
First pictures: Alonso and Stroll complete first laps in new Aston Martin AMR24
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin’s new AMR24 has run on-track for the first time in a shakedown filming day at Silverstone with Lance Stroll at the wheel.
Does F1 now need rules to reverse the rise of colourless cars?
Debates and Polls
Posted onShould the FIA step in and enforce a rule requiring teams to paint the majority of their cars? Have your say in this weekend’s poll.
Caption Competition 235: Ocon shows off his new ride
Caption Competition
Posted onAlpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon showed off his new cockpit to Hypercar team mates Mick Schumacher and Ferdinand Habsburg at the team’s launch this week.
‘A horrible project’: Why duplicating Red Bull’s trend-setting suspension is so difficult
F1 technology
Posted onMore teams are expected to adopt the suspension layout used by Red Bull and McLaren last year. Sauber’s James Key explains why it’s “very difficult” to perfect.
Will Lewis Hamilton win a world championship for Ferrari?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWill Lewis Hamilton be successful in his quest to win a world championship with Ferrari? Have your say in this week’s poll.
Why Andretti isn’t giving up yet on its attempt to enter F1
News Focus
Posted onFormula One Management’s reaction to Andretti’s application to enter was negative but not a definitive ‘no’. Could they still find a way in?
Which races are vulnerable as F1 makes room for two Spanish rounds in 2026?
News Focus
Posted onWith a new venue joining F1’s capacity calendar in 2026, one of the existing 24 races will have to make way. Which will it be?
Caption Competition 234: Breaking news
Caption Competition
Posted onWhat was Carlos Sainz Jnr saying to Lewis Hamilton during this encounter? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
FOM set the bar far higher for Andretti than for recent F1 teams
News Focus
Posted onNot all of F1’s existing teams would meet the criteria used by Formula One Management to deny Andretti a place on the grid.
F1’s largest entry, announced 35 years ago today, had twice as many drivers as now
F1 history
Posted onFormula 1 announced its largest ever field for a new season 35 years ago today. Here’s a look at the grid which was twice the size of this year’s.
F1’s 10 longest-running teams – and why most of them have been lost
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 teams continue to change identities, with two more switching names ahead of the 2024 season. Which entrants lasted the longest?
Will Leclerc’s dream of winning the world championship at Ferrari ever come true?
Debates and Polls
Posted onDo you think Charles Leclerc will one day win the world championship racing with Ferrari? Have your say in this weekend’s poll.
Caption Competition 233: Leclerc’s lasso
Caption Competition
Posted onPrancing horseman Charles Leclerc has rustled up a new contract to stay with Ferrari for the foreseeable future. Add your caption to this picture.