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SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull dismissed the allegations of misconduct against team principal Christian Horner on Wednesday, closing an investigation that has overshadowed the start of the Formula 1 season.
Charles Leclerc and Ferrari delivered another strong performance Friday, concluding the final day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at the top of the board. The Monegasque driver threw down a 1:30.322, roughly 0.3 seconds faster than Sergio Perez's fastest lap on Thursday, despite dealing with the drain cover fiasco.
It’s the inspiration or the ire of the motorsports world: Formula 1: Drive to Survive is back for its sixth season of drama, haphazard editing, and juicy paddock gossip. New storylines, new faces, and a particularly spectacular year of off-track drama means that season six had all the tools needed to succeed. With the biggest asterisk possible, the newest season nails what a rinse-and-repeat DTS should look like. It’s just not entirely what race fans might want.
Trying to make any conclusions from Formula 1 pre-season testing has historically not gone well. Teams and drivers are figuring out their respective cars; you never know who is sandbagging, and this year, issues with the track have wrought a tiny amount of chaos on the whole ordeal. Looking at the timing sheets at the end of each day might not mean a whole lot when it comes to who will be fastest come the real race weekend (which is next week!), but that doesn't mean we won't take a look to see how testing went for the various teams on the grid.
The inaugural day of Formula 1 pre-season testing turned up what most of us already knew: Red Bull Racing is still the team to beat and will very likely get back to winning once the season gets underway. Max Verstappen drove the equivalent of two races around the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday, lapping more than a second faster than the rest. Thursday offered a little more variety, with Ferrari and Mercedes logging plenty of laps and a quicker pace than the day before.
The Circle of Life continues—new year, new Formula 1 season, new Netflix Drive To Survive trailer. Usually, I wouldn't care too much about the new season's teaser because I already know what happened throughout the previous F1 championship. This time, however, there's been enough noise over the off-season—like Lewis Hamilton signing with Ferrari—that I was curious enough to give the new trailer a look. Y'know, just in case.
The trailer for Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 6 has dropped, and it’s more than just a recap of the 2023 F1 championship. For newcomers, the series provides a documentary insight into the behind-the-scenes of a Formula One season, which goes beyond the racing on your TV screen. The trailer gives us a glimpse of the diverse emotions of F1 drivers and team personnel, including team presidents, and how they go about managing the challenges that come at such a high level. Let the trailer set the mood for you:
SILVERSTONE, England — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says it feels “surreal” to be entering his last season with Mercedes before joining Ferrari for 2025.