Lewis Hamilton suspects Mercedes' final planned upgrade package for the W12 will not be enough to bridge their deficit to Red Bull. read more »

While teammate Lando Norris secured a career-best front row start at the Red Bull Ring, Ricciardo endured a more difficult time as he failed to make it out of Q2 and ended up... read more »

Lando Norris claimed McLaren has "homework" to do after the team was unable to replicate its qualifying pace on Sunday at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »

Lando Norris says leading Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas during the early phase of the Styrian Grand Prix was "fun", but admits it highlighted McLaren's... read more »

Lando Norris says the result of Formula 1's Styrian Grand Prix demonstrates the work that McLaren still has to undertake, despite continuing his strong run of form. Norris... read more »

Leclerc bounced back from his nightmare race in France to qualify seventh in Austria but, despite a near perfect lap, he was left frustrated by an almost "scary" gap... read more »

Charles Leclerc was left disappointed by the substantial deficit to Lando Norris in Formula 1 qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he will need to "bring my A game" to Sunday's race to try and defeat Red Bull's Max Verstappen after his title rival claimed another... read more »

Max Verstappen has insisted his qualifying lap for the Styrian Grand Prix was not "perfect" despite taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Valtteri Bottas moved to play down his relative lack of performance, and a peculiar pit lane spin, during second practice for the Styrian Grand Prix. Bottas finished the second... read more »

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski says, despite Fernando Alonso's P6 finish in Baku, the team still have a deficit to their rivals on a Sunday. read more »

Alpine has outlined that it is looking into why its race pace has not been consistent with its qualifying performance across the opening rounds of the 2021 Formula 1 season.... read more »

We have work to do to understand our race pace deficit and it's something we're actively investigating. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is searching for answers after a slump in performance throughout the course of Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. Bottas struggled for... read more »

Valtteri Bottas states he has "no clue" where he is lacking pace around the Baku Street Circuit after he ended Saturday's qualifying session in 10th place. The... read more »

Ferrari have moved closer to Mercedes in terms of engine power, but are reportedly now the leader on the charging side. read more »

Verstappen was able to move into the lead of the F1 drivers' championship for the first time in his career on Sunday by dominating the Monaco Grand Prix, scoring his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said an "annoying" snap at Turn 10 cost him more than his 0.13s deficit to pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish GP. read more »

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer is keen to hold talks with the FIA to understand the procedures of its legislature - and although the political saga will continue to rumble on... read more »

After just two rounds of the 2021 season Valtteri Bottas already faces a 28-point deficit to team-mate and World Champion Lewis Hamilton. That isn't necessarily a surprise... read more »

The Italian outfit spent much of its effort over the winter focusing on an all-new engine design aimed at overcoming the power deficit that hurt its form in 2020.It was clear... read more »

Mercedes says it is wary that the high-speed sections of upcoming circuits Imola and Portimao could mean it is further adrift then where it was in Bahrain. Mercedes trailed Red... read more »

Ferrari have clawed back some of last year's deficit, but Mattia Binotto says they are still "lacking in all areas" including the engine. read more »

Mercedes has to face up to a Red Bull team that is "just quicker", according to its trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, in spite of its victory in Bahrain.... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff reveals how his side is "losing a little bit on the engine side" to their Honda-powered rivals Red Bull.  read more »