If the prancing horse believed they would have positive start to life under Frederic Vasseur, they have certainly gone back to the drawing board after the Bahrain GP.
It was definitely something that neither Ocon nor his team were expecting in the very first race of the season.
The papayas never seemed competitive at any point in the race and this will be a huge concern for Zak Brown.
Mercedes failed to get on the podium in Bahrain as Hamilton finished P5 and teammate George Russell finished P7.
Ferrari stated that they were confident they had fixed their reliability problems going into 2023, allowing Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to form a stronger championship challen...
The Canadian had to miss the preseason F1 testing after falling off his cycle, but he made up for it by finishing sixth in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
The troubles for McLaren were made worse by the retirement of Oscar Piastri, Norris' rookie teammate, whose F1 debut was cut short.
Verstappen took the lead from the go, switching his starting set of soft tyres for another set on Lap 14 before switching to hards on Lap 36.
Alonso passed Sainz on Lap 45 to secure his first podium finish since Qatar 2021 following a thrilling race.
After a stunning battle through Sector 2, Alonso passed Sainz on Lap 45 to secure his first podium finish since Qatar 2021.