Red Bull have locked out the front row in the first race of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
As trouble plagued rivals Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb, Yazeed Al-Rajhi took advantage to claim the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge T1 victory.
Kyle Busch, seeking to win all three NASCAR national series races at Las Vegas this weekend, got off to a good start by dominating the Truck event.
Chase Elliott will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas after hurting his leg while snowboarding. Josh Berry will fill in.
Haas Team Principal Günther Steiner is hopeful for a successful Saturday result after a solid day of running on Friday at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg reflect on a productive day of practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Henk Lategan and Mansour Al_Helei got to play spoiler in the World Rally-Raid Championship as the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge wrapped up after five stages.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll share their thoughts following a very successful day for Aston Martin.
Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez share their thoughts after the first two practice sessions of the season.
Fernando Alonso topped the time charts at the second practice session in Bahrain, with Mercedes and Ferrari once again appearing to struggle.
Sergio Pérez led the way in the opening free practice session of 2023 ahead of Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen.
Preston Pardus will race for his family team Pardus Racing in the Xfinity Series at COTA.
Heikki Kovalainen, who raced with Jenson Button in Formula One and has since switched to rallying, will drive for Button’s JBXE in the 2023 Extreme E season.
After losing his #38 Front Row ride to Zane Smith for 5 Cup races, Todd Gilliland will still get to race the full schedule with 4 starts in Rick Ware’s #15 and 1 in FRM’s #36.
While Alex Albon is feeling positive after a strong pre-season test, Logan Sargeant is raring to go for his Formula 1 debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The penultimate leg of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge was marred by fog, and consequently not much remained clear in the way of overall favourites.
Charles Leclerc: "We want to finish one place higher in the Constructors’ and Drivers’ championships”
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz give their thoughts ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain.
