Mercedes protege George Russell pipped Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to the fastest time as he ended the Hungary in-season F1 test quickest.  read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was delighted with a Lewis Hamilton victory that saw the Silver Arrows extend their lead in both championships at the Hungarian GP, but still believes... read more »

Ferrari engine now the benchmark - Red Bull read more »

Ferrari have overhauled Mercedes as Formula 1's benchmark when it comes to engines; that's according to Red Bull's Christian Horner. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner rates Ferrari's engine has replaced Mercedes as the benchmark engine in Formula One. read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Ferrari's 2018 Formula 1 engine is now the best on the grid read more »

Ferrari's dominant display at Silverstone proves it is now the engine manufacturer to beat in F1, says Red Bull boss Christian Horner. read more »

Force India can overhaul midfield rivals Renault in the battle over fourth despite being 34 points adrift, according to Sergio Perez.  read more »

Although Renault are losing Red Bull as a benchmark, Carlos Sainz feels they've learned enough from Red Bull to know where their deficits are. read more »

Renault drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Nico Hulkenberg believe the Formula 1 manufacturer will not miss Red Bull as a benchmark when it switches to Honda power next season read more »

Sebastian Vettel has won two of the first three races of the Formula 1 season, but his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen is the real benchmark of Ferrari's strength at the start of... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Haas will act as the early season benchmark for McLaren, following an impressive start to F1 2018.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton remained top of the standings in Melbourne after becoming the first and only driver to dip into the 1:23s benchmark at Albert Park. read more »

Ferrari may not have set the benchmark during winter testing but it hasn't stopped Sebastian Vettel from labeling his car "great" ahead of the season-opening... read more »

As Fernando Alonso put in the first laps in the MCL33, Zak Brown conceded that Red Bull will be McLaren's benchmark for this season. read more »

Renault will measure its performance against the success of its customer teams in 2018 as it continues to build towards its target of a full championship challenge in 2020. read more »

Renault's academy director Mia Sharizman concedes Red Bull are the ones to look up to when it comes to setting the benchmark for their young driver programme. read more »

Following a "roller-coaster" 2017 is the new partnership with Honda set to see Toro Rosso's luck run out? read more »

Marcus Ericsson says despite his frustrating results for Sauber he feels demonstrating his pace against Mercedes-backed Pascal Wehrlein paid off in 2017. read more »

Despite McLaren switching to Renault power next season, Christian Horner believes Red Bull will remain the French manufacturer's "benchmark" team. read more »

Red Bull expects to remain the benchmark for Renault in 2018, despite McLaren taking on the manufacturer's engines, according to team boss Christian… read more »

MEXICO CITY -- Max Verstappen was left frustrated after missing out on the first pole position of his career by just 0.083s at the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen looked like... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's morning time remained the benchmark through Wednesday's in-season test action at the Hungaroring, as Robert Kubica continued to impress on… read more »

SPIELBERG, Austria -- Valtteri Bottas edged Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to pole position by just 0.042s in Austria, as Lewis Hamilton could had to settle for third ahead of... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says Haas Formula 1 team-mate Romain Grosjean is faster than Jenson Button "on his day" and is providing better benchmark for comparison than 2016... read more »