Depending if he's being an optimist or a pessimist, Toto Wolff says Mercedes' deficit is either 5/10ths or 8/10ths. read more »

Monaco showed no real signs of progress for Mercedes, to the frustration of Toto Wolff. read more »

The German manufacturer has endured a frustrating start to the 2022 campaign, with its W13 being held back by extreme porpoising.But while it has made some good progress in... read more »

Mercedes' Toto Wolff believes his team's deficit to the front has been halved after their Spanish Grand Prix updates. read more »

Mercedes has halved its deficit to Formula 1's front-runners in the space of one weekend, according to boss Toto Wolff, and can approach the upcoming events with optimism.... read more »

Mercedes can "claw back" their deficit after a "genuine" podium for George Russell. read more »

Max Verstappen leapfrogged polesitter Charles Leclerc and covered off a late charge from the Ferrari driver to land victory in the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, one of the most... read more »

Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull's deficit to Ferrari in the final sector at the Australian Grand Prix was down to "compromises" made to address a "very... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says solving the team's porpoising issues won't completely eradicate its pace deficit to the front of the Formula 1 grid. The... read more »

It was Max Verstappen's second DNF in three races at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. After another dominant race weekend by Ferrari's Charles... read more »

First blood to Ferrari at Albert Park, but Max Verstappen is confident Red Bull can close their small deficit. read more »

Competition to get back to the front is motivation enough for Toto Wolff at the moment. read more »

Rob Smedley has backed Mercedes to bounce back, saying there is a "strong development curve" with the new cars. read more »

George Russell has revealed Mercedes is "working day and night" to find solutions to the W13's deficit to rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. read more »

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded the team is suffering a double deficit to F1 rivals Red Bull and Ferrari and has "quite a lot to... read more »

George Russell has insisted there is "no reason" why Mercedes can't overturn its current deficit to championship protagonists Ferrari and Red Bull. read more »

Mercedes have denied that their Saudi deficit was all PU related, saying that was only responsible for a tenth or two. read more »

Jacques Villeneuve believes Mercedes' horse power deficit means they can no longer "camouflage" bad weekends. read more »

Carlos Sainz says he "a couple of very interesting theories" over his early performance deficit to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in 2022. Sainz was in the mix for... read more »

Mercedes' straight-line speed deficit to Formula 1 rivals Ferrari and Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was related to drag levels, believes Toto Wolff. read more »

George Russell admits Mercedes' deficit to its rivals may grow in the Bahrain GP as they continued to struggle with porpoising. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr qualified third, with Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finishing down in fifth and ninth.After the first runs in Q3 it was Sainz who led the... read more »

The defending F1 world champion topped second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by just 0.087s from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with his teammate Carlos Sainz... read more »

Ferrari seem to think their power unit *could* be on Mercedes and Red Bull's level, or perhaps even slightly ahead. read more »

Hamilton's front wing had taken a double battering in the Jeddah race on Sunday, following a clash with Esteban Ocon at the restart and then having run into the back of... read more »