Some 2023 season storylines emerge from three-day, full-field Formula 1 preseason test at Bahrain.
Formula 1 testing is rife with smokescreens and unknowns, hearsays and red herrings—and drawing concrete conclusions can be a fool’s errand.Here’s some takeaways from threes day of F1 action that concluded Saturday in the Bahrain desert:The Champions Are Favorites
Verstappen’s closest challenger in 2022, Charles Leclerc, labelled Red Bull as “very strong” heading into the opening round of a new season. Ferrari’s issue in 2022 was not fundamentally raw pace—though that can obviously be improved—but race execution and management. Leclerc nonetheless explained some of the different approaches adopted for the SF23.
The W14 is still struggling for mid-corner balance but the team feels it is an easier proposition to remedy than the troublesome W13. However, after a decent first day, it struggled on the second day amid changing temperature conditions, prompting a lengthy investigation into the night. Friday was slightly better, but Mercedes still looks to be third-best of Formula 1’s big three teams, behind Red Bull and Ferrari.
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