Audi F1 team principal Mattia Binotto has used Fernando Alonso as a benchmark when discussing Nico Hulkenberg's longevity in the sport. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pinpoints where Ferrari is lacking compared to Mercedes. read more »

Pirelli left little ambiguity after the main qualifying session in Miami: the 2026 Grand Prix is shaping up to be a race defined by tyre consistency, low degradation and the... read more »

Three rounds into the 2026 Formula 1 season, Mercedes have re‑established themselves as the benchmark of the field. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo looks at the... read more »

The FIA might consider Red Bull's Formula 1 engine as the benchmark rather than Mercedes' power unit - and this could have a huge knock on effect in the world... read more »

Mercedes delivered a commanding qualifying performance at Suzuka, securing a front‑row lockout and reaffirming their status as the benchmark under the new regulations. read more »

As Formula 1 heads to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc arrives with two podiums from the opening two rounds - a strong start on paper, yet one that still... read more »

George Russell set the early benchmark for Mercedes during a busy and incident-filled sole practice session for the Chinese GP, as teams raced to gather data ahead of Sprint... read more »

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 »