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What McLaren thought of Piastri's explosive F1 Hungarian GP radio outburst

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Hungarian GP
What McLaren thought of Piastri's explosive F1 Hungarian GP radio outburst

How Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

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Hungarian GP
How Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

BTCC Thruxton: Ingram wins race three despite penalty to cut into Sutton’s lead

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BTCC Thruxton: Ingram wins race three despite penalty to cut into Sutton’s lead

New Honda F1 engine to debut in Aston Martin filming day ahead of Dutch GP

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Hungarian GP
New Honda F1 engine to debut in Aston Martin filming day ahead of Dutch GP

Piastri slams "unacceptable" Sainz blue-flag incident, accepts McLaren strategy in Hungarian GP

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Hungarian GP
Piastri slams "unacceptable" Sainz blue-flag incident, accepts McLaren strategy in Hungarian GP

How blue-flag malfunction caused chaos in F1 Hungarian GP

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Hungarian GP
How blue-flag malfunction caused chaos in F1 Hungarian GP

DS Penske had key to success in Formula E Tokyo E-Prix

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DS Penske had key to success in Formula E Tokyo E-Prix

Why Sainz only got a five-second penalty for Hungarian GP clash with Piastri

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Hungarian GP
Why Sainz only got a five-second penalty for Hungarian GP clash with Piastri

Video: The key talking points from day three of F1 testing

And just like that, Formula 1's 2023 pre-season test is over, with Sergio Perez and Red Bull ending the three days on top.

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB19, followed by Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43, during a practice start

The Mexican beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time on the final day in Bahrain, with Valtteri Bottas in third for Alfa Romeo.

PLUS: What we learned on the final day of F1 testing in Bahrain

Earlier in the day, Charles Leclerc led the morning's running for Ferrari, clocking a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead Mercedes' George Russell by four tenths.

But the real test for teams will come next weekend at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Jon Noble joins Martyn Lee straight from Bahrain to discuss Red Bull's dominance, Mercedes' 2023 F1 chances, McLaren's struggles, Haas and Williams' strengths and whether Aston Martin is the best of the rest or just putting on a good show.

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