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 »

George Russell explained how using Lewis Hamilton's performance in F1 in 2021 became a benchmark for him as he summed up 2025 as his "strongest year". The post... read more »

Lando Norris posted the benchmark lap time in the third and final practice session at the 2025 F1 Mexico City GP. The post F1 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix – FP3 Results appeared... read more »

One week on from being slapped on the wrists by Alpine for ignoring team orders, Franco Colapinto enters a crucial set of races to secure his Formula 1 future. At the end of... read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes that Max Verstappen's advantage at the United States Grand Prix shows he and Red Bull are now the benchmark in F1. The post McLaren:... read more »

Lando Norris set the fastest time in first practice for this weekend's F1 US GP, after a flurry of fast laps at the end of the hour. The post Lando Norris sets early... read more »

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in a red-flagged final practice at the 2025 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.McLaren's Lando Norris was the early pacesetter on mediums,... read more »

Max Verstappen set blistering pace in final practice for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, with the top three drivers split by just one tenth of a second. Track evolution and... read more »

Fernando Alonso opened the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in Formula 1's first free practice session, as the Aston Martin driver finished the session... read more »