Although many had hoped that F1's new rules would level the playing field, Guenther Steiner reckons the top three teams are as much as "one and a half second" ahead. read more »

BARCELONA, Spain -- Haas team boss Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull are already 1.5s ahead of the rest of the field. With seven of eight days of... read more »

Felipe Massa has highlighted the difficulty the F1 drivers face in overtaking this season, revealing he was "1.5 seconds faster than the Sauber" but still... read more »

Two weeks ahead of the opening test Pirelli's Paul Hembery says he is still expecting lap time improvements of around 5 seconds. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is confident his Red Bull team can challenge Mercedes in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes topped the timesheets in both practice sessions... read more »

AUSTIN, Texas -- Kimi Raikkonen says his pace looked worse than it actually was during Friday practice for the U.S. Grand Prix because he made a mistake on his quick lap in the... read more »

Nico Rosberg outpaces Lewis Hamilton by 0.5s as Mercedes secure a one-two in the first practice session in Sepang. read more »

MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Toto Wolff says Nico Rosberg's performance at the Singapore Grand Prix was the best he has ever seen from his German driver. Rosberg took pole... read more »

MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix has been a "personal highlight" after his team overcame the issues it... read more »

Nico Rosberg admitted he simply was not quick enough to beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, but is looking to the start of... read more »

MONZA, Italy -- Lewis Hamilton claimed a dominant pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by 0.5s. Having been quickest in Q1 and Q2,... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says beating Red Bull to the third fastest time in Friday practice at the German Grand Prix offers little consolation if Mercedes are still over 0.5s faster.... read more »

SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed the fastest time of the second day of in-season testing at Silverstone, beating Mercedes' Esteban Ocon... read more »

Fernando Alonso topped the first day of testing at Silverstone, going more than 1.5s faster than Esteban Ocon on his first outing in the Mercedes F1 W07. Williams test driver... read more »

Fernando Alonso finished more than 1.5s clear of his nearest challenger on an encouraging first day of in-season testing for McLaren at Silverstone. read more »

Red Bull heads to Azerbaijan buoyed by the vast gains its enjoyed year-on-year in Canada, slashing the gap to the front from 1.5s to 0.3s read more »

Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time of Friday practice for the Canadian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg 0.526s off his Mercedes teammate. Hamilton improved... read more »

Toto Wolff believes "something must have gone wrong" for Ferrari after it had to settle for a third row lockout ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel... read more »

Romain Grosjean says there is potential to unlock as much as 0.5s of one-lap performance from the Haas in the coming races. Grosjean got his first season with the new American... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he hit traffic on his quickest FP2 lap in Bahrain after finishing nearly 1.5s behind Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg. Ferrari's threat failed to emerge on... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's pole position lap at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix was 2.5s faster than the lap that secured him his place at the front of the grid at the same race last... read more »

Renault has found more than half a second of performance from its Formula 1 power unit over the winter, according to engine chief Remi Taffin read more »

Maurizio Arrivabene believes the gap between Ferrari and Mercedes at the Brazilian Grand Prix reveals the true progress his team has made this year. Sebastian Vettel finished... read more »

Lewis Hamilton showed no ill effects from his fever during first practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix as he topped the session by over half a second from team-mate Nico... read more »

Fernando Alonso insists it is realistic to target a two-and-a-half seconds per lap improvement from McLaren-Honda ahead of 2016, something he says will make the team winners... read more »