On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird discuss the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix cancellations and... read more »

George Russell has indicated that Mercedes needs to capitalise on its current advantage before the F1 rulebook is updated in just a matter of months. The post George Russell... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has speculated that Mercedes has a new "Party Mode" to extract more performance ahead of another front-row lockout at the F1 Chinese GP. The post Lewis... read more »

McLaren's Andrea Stella clarifies his comments about Mercedes and its class-leading F1 power unit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he knows why Mercedes has such a big advantage in F1 2026 qualifying read more »

Toto Wolff insists that where the W17 is beating its rivals is not so much on the straights but in corners. read more »

Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes' George Russell held an advantage of well over half a second to the next quickest Formula 1 team - the McLaren of Lando Norris - in sprint qualifying at the... read more »

McLaren lost significant time to Mercedes with both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in sector three in F1 sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell set the pace in the only practice session for the F1 Chinese GP in Shanghai, leading a strong Mercedes one-two. The championship leader posted a 1:32.741 to... read more »

As Formula 1 heads into the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have offered a candid assessment of the competitive picture, with each driver... read more »

Pre-race predictions were confirmed at the 2026 Formula 1 opener in Melbourne. Mercedes appears to have made a significant step forward compared to the competition, with rivals... read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has said the team will "intensify" its collaboration with Mercedes amid bafflement at the works team's considerable F1 power... read more »

The first qualifying session of the 2026 Formula 1 season has already delivered a striking storyline: Mercedes appear to have arrived with a power unit and energy‑deployment... read more »

George Russell didn’t mince his words when explaining Mercedes’ huge qualifying advantage. read more »

Those who opted for two stops took advantage of the neutralisations to change fresh tyres without risking losing too many positions, in some cases even using the softs for a... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says "we have a fight on our hands with Ferrari" following Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which initially... read more »

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is keen to level any unfair advantage his former Mercedes team may have after the Silver Arrows unveiled their true pace at this... read more »

George Russell took victory at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, after an intense battle with Ferrari in the first half of the race. In a race filled with attrition and... read more »

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton took advantage of a significant boost after lights out at the first race of the 2026 championship following a crash that no one saw coming... read more »

Detailed sector data highlights where Russell and Antonelli built their lead and where rivals will have to improve. read more »

Lewis Hamilton leads the way as rivals accuse Mercedes of sandbagging and underplaying significance of compression ratio advantage. read more »

Telemetry data reveals the key sections where Mercedes built its huge Australian GP qualifying advantage. read more »

Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes' power advantage in Australia is not a result of compression ratios read more »

Leclerc thought Russell’s data was wrong at first - until he realised the pace was real. read more »