Mercedes' pace during the opening week of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona looked ominous, as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ended the first week atop the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas' scintillating benchmark remained untouched as he and Mercedes concluded the first F1 pre-season test on top.  read more »

Valtteri Bottas showed a glimpse of Mercedes' potential on his way to setting a new benchmark time of F1 2020 pre-season testing.  read more »

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez was the benchmark as Mercedes caused a stir with an adjustable steering innovation on the second morning of F1 testing.  read more »

Nicholas Latifi believes Williams teammate George Russell will provide him with a "good benchmark and reference" during his rookie F1 season.  read more »

Nicholas Latifi says he is eager to pit himself against George Russell, who whitewashed Robert Kubica in this year's qualifying. read more »

Ferrari principal Mattia Binotto believes Charles Leclerc was Sebastian Vettel's "benchmark" after struggling in the first part of 2019. read more »

Mercedes not using Abu Dhabi test to 'benchmark' George Russell read more »

Cyril Abiteboul believes Renault has helped McLaren by providing them with a benchmark in their quest to rise up through the Formula 1 ranks. read more »

Performance, reliability, mentality and strategy are just some of the things Ferrari need to improve next season if they are to beat Mercedes, according to Mattia Binotto. read more »

Ferrari admit they must raise their game across the board if they are to end the Mercedes title-winning juggernaut in F1 2020. read more »

Friday practice results suggested that at the weekend when he can claim his sixth world title, Lewis Hamilton seems to have the best pace both over one-lap and in race trim.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes still remains the benchmark in F1 despite Ferrari's resurgence in the second half of the 2019 season. read more »

Red Bull F1 duo Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen have labelled Mercedes as the benchmark at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

For the second race in succession, Red Bull has set a new benchmark time for completing a pit stop in F1.  read more »

McLaren is now midfield benchmark in F1 - Daniel Ricciardo read more »

Daniel Ricciardo may be driving for the works team at Renault, but he believes customer team McLaren now set the standard in the midfield. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says McLaren is now the benchmark team in the midfield fight during the 2019 F1 season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes made fresh entries into Formula 1's record books at the Monaco Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton took another all-time record from Michael Schumacher,... read more »

Pierre Gasly believes his teammate Max Verstappen is providing him with a "good benchmark" at Red Bull.  read more »

Red Bull has tipped Mercedes to continue its strong start to the season at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren's Carlos Sainz is happy with the progress of engine supplier Renault, but believes Ferrari are still the best in that department. read more »

We are trying to push the benchmark every single year and seeing this all come together after the struggles we had in winter testing is fantastic for the team. read more »

It's great to get our second podium of the year and now there's obviously plenty to do before Monaco, where Mercedes will be the benchmark going into the weekend, but... read more »

Charles Leclerc has stated that the Barcelona circuit is the Benchmark for the season, saying a positive car performance in Spain can lead into a very competitive car for the... read more »