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Two teenage female drivers say they hope the new F1 Academy will break down barriers in the sport.

"I don't want to be seen as a female driver, I just want to be seen as a driver. I've got to get physically fitter and things like that. But are they finally taking women seriously with the introduction of the new F1 Academy? A female driver hasn't competed in a Formula 1 grand prix since 1976. "As soon as I heard about the series, the backing of Formula 1 and the teams and people involved, I was extremely keen to be part of this first historic season," she tells Newsbeat. "And if it's not me, I want it to be the next generation.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen started the 2023 Formula One season where he left off in 2022 by topping the first morning of testing in Bahrain.

Piastri - McLaren - 1:34.888 - 52 laps Gasly - Alpine - 1:34.822 - 60 laps Hulkenberg - Haas - 1:34.424 - 51 laps Russell - Mercedes - 1:34.174 - 69 laps Albon - Williams - 1:33.671 - 74 laps Sainz - Ferrari - 1:33.253 - 72 laps

F1 Academy has revealed the calendar and format for its inaugural season of racing, with the all-women series set to feature seven events, with 21 races in ...

“Our goal was to be able to race on as many Formula 1 Grand Prix tracks as possible, with circuits that could be a great challenge for the drivers. We will reveal the rest of the dates in due time.” One point for the fastest lap time will be up for grabs in each race, provided the driver finishes within the top 10. Race 2’s grid will be set by reversing the top eight drivers from Qualifying 1, with ninth and below lining up in the positions they qualified in. From there, June 23-25 will see them pay a trip to the historic Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands. 8th 4

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will be competing in Grand Prix races this season with a new sponsor logo featured ...

In the meantime, the Mercedes team will take to the F1 tracks this season trying to win another World Constructors' Championship. [Abu Dhabi Vision 2030](https://www.actvet.gov.ae/en/Media/Lists/ELibraryLD/economic-vision-2030-full-versionEn.pdf), the national strategy that aims to shift the Emirate's economy and society from oil-driven to knowledge-based. According to Ramesh Jagannathan, managing director of [startAD, the startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and based at NYU Abu Dhabi](https://startad.ae/), the emerging ecosystem cannot be bought simply through investments from oil wealth—“it has to be natural and home-grown” rather than with “quick, ready-made solutions off the Silicon Valley shelf.” In addition to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technology, the collaboration could draw on companies in G42's portfolio ranging from healthcare and biotech to geospatial mapping and surveying to the AIQ energy industry joint-venture with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Abu Dhabi holds a special place on the F1 calendar. The logo belongs to G42, an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company.

Formula 1 has revealed the full calendar and the weekend format for the all-female F1 Academy series that aims to increase the participation of women in ...

Our goal was to be able to race on as many Formula 1 Grand Prix tracks as possible, with circuits that could be a great challenge for the drivers. Pirelli will be the official tyre supplier, as with F1 and its other support categories. The exact schedule of the remaining test days will be revealed in the coming weeks, according to a press release issued by F1.

Max Verstappen ensured a familiar-looking timesheet to kick off Formula 1 2023's pre-season test by out-pacing Carlos Sainz in the opening morning session ...

Immediately, they've got a few tenths, maybe even half a second, out of a lighter chassis itself. "Nine, 10 months of development after last year's car didn't work out. Next, will be a focus on performance. "It's just a stiff ride. "They've got their car in a bit of a different place at the moment to the likes of Ferrari." Verstappen set the pace with a 1:32.959, a time that was three-tenths quicker than Sainz and significantly faster than the laps this time last year as these F1 cars enter the second season of a much-changed generation.

Live updates from pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, including full testing schedule, driver lineups and the latest updates from the pit wall.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ski boots and contact SCARPA for instructions on replacing the screws. Consumers can either take the ...

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Formula 1 has released the 2023 calendar, format and details for its inaugural all-female F1 Academy season.

To spice things up, the grid for the second race will be set by reversing the top eight finishers of the first qualifying session. ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Carlin, MP Motorsport and Prema Racing have all signed up for the championship. However, each round will feature three races.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued where he left off in 2022 by topping the timesheets as pre-season testing got under way at the Bahrain International ...

[READ MORE: Verstappen leads Sainz on opening morning of Bahrain pre-season test](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-leads-sainz-on-opening-morning-of-bahrain-pre-season-test.25N8iaocvGaz4TxzXdXR9N.html) [the injured Lance Stroll](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-stroll-to-miss-pre-season-testing-in-bahrain-after-training.5LEjhsalspXJ3QpCBwbieJ.html). [READ MORE: From aero rakes to flow-vis – 5 key terms you need to know for F1 pre-season testing](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.from-aero-rakes-to-flow-vis-5-key-terms-you-need-to-know-for-f1-pre-season.10Cdt2TOEZ1rR7pgQhnMux.html) [GALLERY: Check out the 2023 F1 cars in action as they hit the track for pre-season testing in Bahrain](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.gallery-check-out-the-2023-f1-cars-in-action-as-they-hit-the-track-for-pre.7ahhHpLrehhIsIG9Cdv9x2.html) [hailed the squad’s driver line-up](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.new-ferrari-boss-vasseur-admits-he-approached-sainz-for-sauber-drive-as-he.1KNs1qEbWBOWNmfmz0g1Lj.html) and spoke of a positive start for the SF-23. [for reserve driver Felipe Drugovich](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.drugovich-explains-cause-of-testing-stoppage-as-aston-martin-provide-update.7GF9zerk7C1e2E4gHmyIiC.html).

The full results from the opening day of the F1 pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit.

[Download our F1 calendar](https://racingnews365.com/download-the-2023-f1-calendar-to-your-agenda) [click here](https://racingnews365.com/alonso-puts-in-surprise-effort-to-get-close-to-verstappen/). [Max Verstappen](/formula-1-drivers/max-verstappen) set the fastest lap of the day in Bahrain.

Max Verstappen narrowly topped the opening day of 2023 Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, as the Red Bull driver held onto the fastest time from Aston ...

[PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/what-williamss-new-boss-must-do-to-change-the-fortunes-of-f1s-backmarker/10433683/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-ferrari-comeback-of-american-f1-icon-mario-andretti/10433953/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/grand-prix-racings-forgotten-year-of-change/10434140/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-alarm-that-still-sounds-from-the-fias-driver-expression-clampdown/10434901/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/the-hard-numbers-behind-red-bulls-f1-cost-cap-penalty/10435004/) [Zhou Guanyu](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/zhou-guanyu/289725/) in eighth for [Alfa Romeo](https://www.motorsport.com/team/alfa-romeo/17890/), ahead of team-mate [Valtteri Bottas](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/valtteri-bottas/13082/) in 12th, F1 returnee [Nico Hulkenberg](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/nico-hulkenberg/9327/) produced an impressive start to his full-time comeback with 11th for Haas and 51 laps to his name – with [Kevin Magnussen](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/kevin-magnussen/15905/) propping up the timesheet of a field covered by 2.2s. [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-f1s-missing-piece-wont-play-on-his-nationality-for-success/10435390/) [PrimePrimeFormula 1 ](/f1/news/why-red-bulls-evolutionary-rb19-does-not-disappoint/10435559/) [McLaren](https://www.motorsport.com/team/mclaren/10/), as [Lando Norris](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/lando-norris/289316/) lost time, stuck in the garage with the team repairing a wheel fairing issue. [Alex Albon](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/alex-albon/109625/) took seventh for [Williams](https://www.motorsport.com/team/williams/13/) after debuting the FW45 before handing over to F1 rookie [Logan Sargeant](https://www.motorsport.com/driver/logan-sargeant/289607/) for the afternoon session, with the US youngster in 10th place. [PrimePrime Formula 1 ](/f1/news/why-red-bulls-evolutionary-rb19-does-not-disappoint/10435559/) [ Formula 1 ](/f1/news/mercedes-f1-hamilton-catch-up-mode-despite-calmer-w14/10435660/)

Australian rookie Oscar Piastri made a slow but steady start to F1 testing in Bahrain as the new McLaren driver took part in the first of six sessions ahead ...

Buxton replied: “But it was to a relatively junior team. “I know things have changed in their approach. The behaviour is a bit different because of the tyres but otherwise, we are happy.” It’s pressure for a reason. He hasn’t raced in anything and not won the championship since 2018, he finished 8th.” “Perhaps there’s a bit of going in the wrong direction of last year but lessons were learnt and just because the sidepods are the same and the car looks similar, it doesn’t mean it fundamentally has the same philosophy. Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer responded: “I would put in the category (Max) Verstappen, coming in as a 17-year-old, because he was promoted so quickly.” To McLaren, a team that’s hoping to punch for podiums and as we’ve seen in the last few years, race wins?” “If you’re expecting to the see the RB19 as completely different with heaps of differences to the RB18, you’re going to be disappointed,” Ted Kravitz said on Sky Sports F1. Sergeant, Williams, 1:34.324 (75) The 2021 Formula 2 champion was the slowest of 10 drivers on Thursday night (AEDT) after it took nearly two hours for him to record a full lap time. Albon, Williams, 1:33.671 (74)

Max Verstappen was looking more than satisfied to finish the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain on top of the timesheets.

There are a lot of races on the calendar where you need different things from the car, so step-by-step.” “It was good," Verstappen said when he stepped out of the cockpit after the chequered flag brought the first day of testing to a close. "But the car is running well, and I think that’s the most important. "It's a bit of an evolution from last year. Compared to last year, there are few regulation changes coming into effect this season meaning that the upgrades on the 2023 cars are fairly minimal. "Indeed, we are more competitive than we were last year to start off."

The 2023 Formula 1 season began in earnest in Bahrain on Thursday with the first day of pre-season testing taking place at the Sakhir International Circuit.

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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen topped the timesheet on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain as Red Bull received "positive ...

"A lot of laps, which is of course what we wanted. 18) Oscar Piastri 15) Yuki Tsunoda 14) Felipe Drugovich 10) Logan Sargeant 9) George Russell 7) Alex Albon 6) Lewis Hamilton 5) Lando Norris 4) Charles Leclerc 2) Fernando Alonso 1) Max Verstappen

While Max Verstappen topping the timesheets on day one of Formula 1 testing will have been a turn off for some, few definitive conclusions can be drawn from ...

But that is not a conclusion that can be drawn solely and securely from events at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday. Red Bull has once again built the fastest ground-effects car and the double world champion has lost nothing of his edge. [ topping the first day of 2023 testing in Bahrain](https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/2023-f1-bahrain-test-verstappen-shades-alonso-to-top-opening-day-of-testing/10435581/) is the headline that Formula 1 probably didn’t want the media to be writing.

Max Verstappen set the fastest time for Red Bull on the first morning of 2023 pre-season testing with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in second – while Aston Martin ...

[ESSENTIAL GUIDE: How to read Bahrain pre-season testing – with F1 strategy expert Bernie Collins](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.essential-guide-how-to-read-bahrain-pre-season-testing-with-f1-strategy.2CkqwrzR0PSA013BRRnOQR.html) [Haas unveil their VF-23](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.haas-officially-show-off-vf-23-ahead-of-pre-season-testing-as-hulkenberg.1nHpPfVR4JvTQ8GticOxnP.html) in the pit lane before Nico Hulkenberg took the wheel. [READ MORE: Who's driving on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.whos-driving-on-day-1-of-pre-season-testing-in-bahrain.6zQnWtoXXf6UcoIaXPwWZO.html) [absence of regular driver Lance Stroll](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-stroll-to-miss-pre-season-testing-in-bahrain-after-training.5LEjhsalspXJ3QpCBwbieJ.html) – ground to a halt [with an electrical issue](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-aston-martin-and-felipe-drugovich-cause-an-early-red-flag-as-pre.1SC1XJqUGtz0R3SKn8azwU.html) in his Aston Martin AMR23. Rookie Oscar Piastri rounded out the standings for McLaren. Verstappen continues in the afternoon for Red Bull but the other nine teams are set to swap drivers.

Formula 1 has released the 2023 calendar, format and details for its inaugural all-female F1 Academy season.

To spice things up, the grid for the second race will be set by reversing the top eight finishers of the first qualifying session. ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Carlin, MP Motorsport and Prema Racing have all signed up for the championship. However, each round will feature three races.

Uniquely among the teams, Red Bull had their same driver in the car all day and Max Verstappen led the headline times – but only barely from the Aston Martin of ...

There looked to be more set-up changes necessary and when Hamilton set the car’s best time, he was around 0.5s off the pace of Verstappen’s Red Bull. The team worked for a long time with aero rakes on the front of Sainz’s car in the morning and on that of Charles Leclerc in the afternoon, hence not as many laps were completed (fifth behind Red Bull, Mercedes, Williams and Alfa). Carlos Sainz headed the times for the first couple of hours, but didn’t progress as much as Red Bull as the day went on. These comparisons are not to be treated as gospel, but the ease with which Red Bull ran through their programme and how it was invariably the fastest car on track whenever it ran – by a significant margin – looked ominous. The track was in excess of 35 degrees C when Alonso set that time in the early afternoon – and he’d set a lap not much slower than that earlier when it was even hotter. Alonso’s time was set with the track down at around 23 degrees C when the surface is much grippier.

The Alpine F1 Team continued its preparations for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship as pre-season testing began on Thursday at the Bahrain International ...

These were preventative measures, but we thought they were useful to make so we could run safely and reliably for the remainder of the day. There are plenty of positives to take away and we can focus on maximising the potential of the car in the coming days. George Russell: It was great to be back out in the car and get a first real experience of the W14. Hopefully the car continues to run like clockwork, and we can make the most of the remaining track time. Oscar Piastri: “My first morning of testing went pretty smoothly which is a good start to the season. The car was responding well to the changes we made and we will continue to review the data this evening ahead of Fernando’s time in the car tomorrow. “We will have to recover the time we lost over the next two days to ensure we maximise our learnings ahead of the race next week. We had a lot of good running throughout the day when it was hot and sunny and also in the evening which is more representative. We were able to achieve the targets that we had set out and I’m happy with how I felt in the car. The goal for the morning session was focused on reliability through a series of baseline runs with Hulkenberg finishing at the break with 51 laps to his credit. Of course, this is only the opening day of testing, and there is plenty of work ahead for everyone, but it’s been a positive start. The Swiss-based team had a successful first day of official track action, as Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas put the new C43 to the test at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended the first day of 2023 pre-season testing in Bahrain on top of the timesheets ahead of Fernando Alonso.

Rookie driver Logan Sargeant was tenth quickest just ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, returning to the sport this year with Haas. We were able to do the run plan and everything is going well." The most important thing was to do mileage, and we had no issues. After the break he managed to reduce his time by just over a tenth. C3 Verstappen was the only driver to stay in the cockpit all day, meaning that none of the others taking part managed to follow him past the 100 lap milestone.

Follow live as Formula 1 pre-season testing continues in Bahrain ahead of the 2023 season with the second day of the single test.

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Formula 1 pre-testing 2023 has become the talk of the town. It began with a slam bang in Bahrain on February 23, 2023. The ten teams and 20 drivers will ...

The Day 2 of Formula 1 Pre-Testing Season 2023 is on February 24. Formula 1 pre-testing 2023 has become the talk of the town. The Day 2 of Formula 1 pre-testing 2023 on February 24 will follow a similar schedule as Day 1.

In a UK exclusive, the lead curator of the F1 Exhibition which launches one month from today in Madrid tells Mirror Sport why this immersive new experience ...

But for now we are very much focused at the moment on the Madrid launch and using it as an opportunity to see how it performs." "We felt excited by, rather than launching in London, New York, Los Angeles – an obvious choice – launching the show in a market like Madrid. "We will use that first show to refine it before it goes to the next city," Harvey explains. Part of what makes F1 such a fascinating subject matter is the fact it does have this richness to it – it's a story of triumph as well as tragedy. And that really is reflected so accurately in the sport's history." "The ambition now, for all of the teams and everyone involved in F1, is 'how can we make this one of the 21st century's great stories? F1's top brass and the teams themselves have played a significant role in the production of this new show. Ticket sales, Harvey declares with an obvious note of pride, "have been very, very positive" with the first weekend completely sold out. "So we're able to look back at what people like Bernie and Ron Dennis, Enzo Ferrari and Colin Chapman – the pioneers – created for the sport, but we're also now able to look forward to what the future holds for F1. This new much larger, more diverse audience is a large part of the reason why now is the right time for F1 to go bigger and bolder than it has ever done before in terms of its storytelling. It promises a wealth of artefacts, interactive displays and historical references designed to cater to motorsport fans old and new – ideal, considering the global growth in popularity F1 has enjoyed in recent years. [Bernie Ecclestone](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bernie-ecclestone) had run the sport since the mid to late '70s and, in 2017, that reign came to an end.