Reliability issues started to show on the second day of F1 testing… but a certain Monégasque driver IS BACK AT THE TOP. 

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Cars on track - we repeat, CARS ON TRACK!

We're back! F1 cars hit the Bahrain International Circuit for the first proper testing of this new regulations set. So, who did well? And who's worried that even the drivers might not be able to understand the new cars? Let's find out...

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It’s time for your favourite podcast of the year: we’re ranking all the F1 team’s liveries!

Join us as we talk about renders vs reality, Ferrari vs HP and Cadillac abandoning the best bit of their design ten minutes after revealing their initial car. 

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We saved the best car launch until last, as a load of technical issues at Aston Martin’s snazzy event left us all laughing. But don’t worry, the livery remains as beautiful as ever - even if Adrian Newey has hidden every single piece of the actual car...

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The Papaya Posse have unveiled their new car from a launch in Bahrain - featuring some slightly awkward reminiscing about last season and one of the smallest title sponsor logos we’ve ever seen…

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Sure, they were forced to release it an hour earlier than planned, but we have the official livery of F1’s brand new team! 

And it’s, wait… a 1999 BAR tribute? An updated version of Brad Pitt’s team from the F1 movie? A grey cloud? Confusing questions for us to answer…

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Well, it wasn't quite the in-person launch we had planned for, but Williams have unveiled their new car! Can all the snazzy blue paint and sponsor logos distract from the fears that they could be in real trouble? Let's find out...

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Well, we made it - the most confusing week of F1 testing has come to a close and, thanks to one random Spanish outlet, we can take a look at how the various teams got on. And Ferrari... are so back.

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We're here with our reaction to one of the most confusing days of pre-season testing you'll see, as F1 tried (and failed) to keep secret an event they've been hyping up for weeks.

So, did people hack into the timing tower?! How high up the trees were the photographers? And what does the information we did get tell us about the current state of the F1 grid, 38 days out from the start of the season?

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We jump on a cruise ship to see Alpine’s car launch, featuring all the pomp and circumstance of an early 2000’s F1 party - but with none of the fun. At least the car continues to look amazing! 

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