George Russell edges out teammate Kimi Antonelli as pre-season talk of Red Bull being the benchmark appears to have been pure BS. read more »

George Russell dominated qualifying at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, setting the benchmark for the chasing field. The Briton dominated the session, taking advantage of... read more »

Oscar Piastri ended the opening day of running at the Australian Grand Prix with the fastest lap of the weekend so far, delivering a 1:19.729 to lead a tightly packed group at... read more »

Ferrari has achieved the fastest lap in Formula 1's 2026 pre-season testing, courtesy of Charles Leclerc.The eight-time grand prix winner topped the timesheet throughout... read more »

Kimi Antonelli kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets on the penultimate day of preseason testing in Bahrain after lowering the overall benchmark lap time to 1:32.803. read more »

George Russell ended the first day of the second 2026 pre‑season test in Bahrain with the fastest lap time, after the Mercedes driver set a benchmark of 1m 33.459s during the... read more »

George Russell set the fastest lap of Formula 1's Bahrain pre-season testing so far as the second week of running got under way at Sakhir.The Mercedes driver lapped in... read more »

Charles Leclerc set the benchmark on Wednesday morning in Bahrain, clocking a 1:33.739 to top the timesheets as pre‑season testing resumed. His lap put him three‑tenths clear... read more »

Charles Leclerc kicked off the final week of pre-season testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign by going fastest in Bahrain, as the top teams asserted their dominance over the... read more »

Despite the persistent claims - from Mercedes-powered drivers - Red Bull technical director, Pierre Wache insists that his team is not the current benchmark. read more »

Red Bull has categorically denied that it is the team to beat in F1 following suggestions of an energy deployment advantage surfacing in Bahrain. The post Red Bull: ‘We are... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff voices his concerns amid the ongoing F1 2026 engine row. read more »

During winter testing in Bahrain, no one appears keen to take on the role of favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has labelled Red Bull Racing... read more »

George Russell topped the final morning session of Formula 1's first Bahrain pre-season test, leading Lewis Hamilton.Russell set the fastest time of the week so far less... read more »

Like Pitpass, four-time world champion, Max Verstappen is sceptical of Toto Wolff's claim that the Red Bull power unit is the current benchmark. read more »

Completing a full day of running at the wheel of the SF‑26 on the second day of the three‑day programme, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc set the benchmark time at the Bahrain... read more »

Charles Leclerc topped the second morning of Formula 1's opening Bahrain pre-season test, as Mercedes and Red Bull were hit by reliability trouble alongside Cadillac.About... read more »

Williams driver Carlos Sainz says Red Bull Ford's power units have looked "a step ahead", backing similar comments by Mercedes, as he offered fresh insight into... read more »

The opening day of pre‑season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit marked the first true on‑track examination of Formula 1's radically revised 2026 machinery. read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull have set the early benchmark for power unit performance under Formula 1's new regulations. read more »

As the row over his own engine continues, Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff suggests that in fact it is the Red Bull power unit that is the current benchmark. read more »

The Mercedes engine is at the centre of attention at the start of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain. Although Toto Wolff emphasised that Red Bull is the benchmark in his view, that... read more »

Toto Wolff has sought to play down expectations that Mercedes and George Russell are set to be the benchmark ahead of the new F1 season. The post Toto Wolff cautious over talk... read more »

Mercedes set the pace as Aston Martin's 2026 F1 car debuted and McLaren ran into trouble. read more »

Later this month, both Red Bull teams will get the first taste of the all-new in-house power unit and although the first winter test in Barcelona will take place behind closed... read more »