Alpine wonderkid Oscar Piastri is one of the drivers McLaren has as a potential stand-in for Daniel Ricciardo if he does not recover from Covid-19 in time for the Bahrain GP. read more »

Christian Horner believes Mercedes' W13 appears to be "a handful to drive" although feels the team has yet to show its hand across pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Oscar Piastri would be an option for McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo should the Australian be unavailable for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix following his positive... read more »

Lap times at 5pm on Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »

McLaren has been offered an additional option by Alpine should Daniel Ricciardo fail to overcome Covid-19 ahead of next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says he is confident Daniel Ricciardo will be fit enough to contest next weekend's Formula 1 season-opener in Bahrain.  read more »

Lap times at 4pm on Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton doubts he will be in the running for victory at the opening round of the new Formula One season next weekend in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes has endured a tricky time in Bahrain this week, with its W13 suffering from ongoing porpoising and proving to be a handful for both Hamilton and team-mate George... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is "confident" Daniel Ricciardo will be back to full fitness ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix but has also lined up his reserve... read more »

The overall weight has gone up this year from 752kg to 795kg due to the switch to 18-inch wheels and improvements in safety measures, with a further 3kg addition announced... read more »

Though not nearly as radical as anticipated, the upgrade package on the RB18 sees Sergio Perez top the timesheets on the final morning of Bahrain test. read more »

Sergio Perez finished comfortably clear at the top of the timesheets as Red Bull offered a glimpse of its potential on the final morning of Formula 1 pre-season testing in... read more »

Lap times at 2pm on Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »

Sergio Perez set the pace on the final morning of this week's preseason test in Bahrain, making use of an updated version of the Red Bull RB18 to go 0.4s faster than any... read more »

Red Bull's Mexican driver Sergio Perez topped the timesheets on the third and final morning of 2022 pre-season testing in Bahrain before the the session was red-flagged by... read more »

Perez used Pirelli's soft C4 tyres to set a 1m33.105s lap, comfortably holding top position until the lunchtime interval.Alfa Romeo's rookie Guanyu Zhou was second on... read more »

This morning's times from the Bahrain International Circuit, the final day of the official pre-season test. read more »

Red Bull rolled out an updated version of its RB18 on the final day of pre-season testing that helped propel Sergio Perez to the fastest time in Bahrain this week. read more »

Guenther Steiner says rivals cannot talk about "fairness" after they blocked Haas from testing on Sunday in Bahrain. read more »

Lap times at 1pm on Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »

Friday saw another disrupted day for Valtteri Bottas and Alfa Romeo in Bahrain, with the Finn hoping the final day on Saturday will be trouble-free. read more »

Lap times at 12pm on Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season. read more »

The upgrades are not a dramatic philosophy change for Red Bull, as was seen on the Mercedes car during the first day of the test, but rather a refinement of an already visually... read more »

Kevin Magnussen was pleased with his first day behind the wheel of the VF-22 as he ended Friday as the fastest overall in testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. read more »