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The Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia was another spectacular one. Whether Formula 1 should travel to the country at all is another story, but the race itself was one to enjoy for a long time to come.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has joked he would have "f**ked the whole paddock" for points last year after Kevin Magnussen scored for the second consecutive weekend.  Mercedes are only taking baby steps when it comes to developing their W13 according to George Russell as the team once again struggled for pace at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

F1 returns to Saudi Arabia for the second time in three months for round two of the new season.

Sergio Perez has backed Red Bull to "overcome" its reliability woes from the Bahrain Grand Prix after the team suffered a late-in-the-day double retirement.

Stefano Domenicali believes the immediate success of Ferrari's 2022 package will be good for the sport and boost ticket sales "as in the old days".

Toto Wolff has conceded Mercedes "can't think about winning" after falling almost a second-per-lap off the pace of race winner Charles Leclerc in the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

GPFans breaks down the opening weekend from the Formula 1 season in Bahrain, picking up the key points from the action on Sunday.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has bemoaned the team's "worst nightmare" coming true in a "brutal" finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes has "done a better job" than Red Bull in designing its car for the new era of F1 after scoring a podium in his unfancied W13 & Charles Leclerc has explained how a final lap practical joke gave a "heart attack" to some of...

F1's new era begins with this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix when Max Verstappen will begin the defence of a title he won in controversial circumstances last year.

In this GPFans Podcast exclusive special: Oliver Wilson, Ian Parkes, and Sam Hall share their thoughts on the coming season and what we can expect from it. 

Nico Hulkenberg will replace Sebastian Vettel for the Bahrain Grand Prix after the four-time champion has tested positive for Covid-19, Sergio Perez has declared he is "up for the fight" this year as he prepares for a second F1 season with Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton has criticised Pirelli for supplying tyres that are "worse this year" ahead of the F1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The FIA has made revisions to its lapped-car procedures in the wake of the controversial ending to the 2021 F1 season.   McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team will use "common sense" when discussing potential changes to F1's budget cap.

A rundown of what we saw in the desert on the final three days of testing before the start of the F1 season.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he has no plan to continue racing in F1 into his 40s as he hopes to have "some other fun things to get on with".   Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz believes Netflix can rectify its "mistakes" with fly-on-the-wall documentary series Drive to Survive.

The reigning F1 champion had already set an imposing time on Pirelli's medium C3 compound, only for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to go two-tenths-of-a-second faster on the C4.

Carlos Sainz has dismissed "hype" from Mercedes over the Ferrari F1-75 as "typical" of the last six years.   Red Bull rolled out an updated version of its RB18 on the final day of pre-season testing.

F1 champion Max Verstappen has levelled a dig at Mercedes' "ugly" revised version of its W13 and labelled it a "different way of working".

Kevin Magnussen has rejoined Haas to replace Nikita Mazepin.  Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen has dismissed Mercedes' latest innovation as the team attempts to steal a march on its rivals ahead of the new season.

Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok believes the sport 'pulled the tail' of "tiger" Lewis Hamilton during last season's championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Former Haas title sponsor Uralkali is seeking repayment of funds paid to the team after having its contract terminated ahead of the new F1 season.

F1 returns to Bahrain as cars hit the track for the final three days of testing ahead of the highly anticipated new season. For live updates during the Bahrain test sessions, visit GPFans.com

Toto Wolff is confident Mercedes has not been blindsided by the regulations on aero testing which he claims is an opportunity for F1 to become "more competitive".

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has accused former race director Michael Masi and Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley of engaging in "a bromance" that cost Lewis Hamilton an eighth F1 title. F1's technical bosses have vowed to look into ways to trim lap time if this year's new cars start to prove too quick.

Formula 1 has cancelled its long-term contract with the Russian Grand Prix as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen has committed his future to Red Bull with a new mega-money deal.

Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen has committed his future to Red Bull with a new mega-money deal, GPFans understands. Motorsport UK has imposed a ban on Russian and Belarusian licensed competitors from participating in UK events, meaning Nikita Mazepin will miss the British Grand Prix.

Ukraine's automobile federation has called for the FIA to ban drivers holding Russian licenses from competition outside of the country, which would directly impact Haas driver Nikita Mazepin.   The FIA are going to be keeping a close eye on floor flexibility going into the new season, as teams try to find peak performance under formula one’s new aerodynamic regulations.