Mercedes' status as the overwhelming favourites to make it a hat-trick of victories at the start of F1's new turbo era at the Bahrain GP has been emphatically... read more »

Sebastian Vettel concedes Mercedes are favourites - but hasn't given up on trying to snatch victory in Malaysia.     read more »

Though red-hot favourites for another win, Mercedes admits to concern over tyre degradation. read more »

The Formula 1 season is the biggest event of the year for people keen on motor racing and betting, with a lot of bets being placed at bookmakers over both the individual races... read more »

Lotus are confident that when they've ironed out the E22's problems, it will be a front-running car capable of fighting at the top. It hasn't yet shown much... read more »

Although Nico Rosberg claimed an uncontested victory in Australia, Toto Wolff is adamant it's too early to call Merc the title favourites... read more »

Nico Rosberg deliver on Mercedes' promise as 2014 favourites, with a dominant victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton bounced back from his false start to the 2014 season to top a Practice Two session in which Mercedes strengthened their status as favourites for victory in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has dismissed claims that he and his team are favourites for the 2014 title following their success in pre-season testing. read more »

Pastor Maldonado says that he has no regrets over his move from Williams to Lotus ahead of the new Formula 1 season beginning this weekend in Australia. Maldonado spent three... read more »

Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel says that Red Bull Racing will enter the 2014 Australian Grand Prix opener "not the favourites", as the performance order... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has hailed his decision to switch from Williams to Lotus for the 2014 season "the best decision ever" despite their opposing pre-season testing... read more »

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has conceded that Red Bull is not the team to beat ahead of next weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull has endured a... read more »

Jenson Button has joined the list of those billing Williams and Mercedes as this season's early favourites but warned against writing off Red Bull... read more »

Jenson Button believes the Mercedes works team and its power unit customer, Williams, are the favourites for the opening race of the season in Australia. The McLaren driver,... read more »

Jenson Button tells Sky Sports News Reporter Craig Slater who he thinks the favourites are heading into the Australian Grand Prix, where McLaren stand, F1's new style of... read more »

Mercedes have shown great pace and great reliability during all three pre-season tests and are odds on favourites to win in Melbourne, but Lewis Hamilton isn't getting... read more »

Lewis Hamilton underlines his Mercedes team's status as favourites by setting the pace on the final day of pre-season testing. read more »

Lewis Hamilton ensured 2014 title favourites Mercedes ended their impressive winter's work on top of the timesheet as F1's challenging and unpredictable testing... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted that Friday in Bahrain "wasn't a spectacular day" for 2014 favourites Mercedes but stressed that it was better that unreliability issues... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has once again downplayed claimed that Mercedes enter this year's Championship as the favourites to take the title... read more »

Red Bull finally show some pace as reliability problems hit early favourites Mercedes in the final pre-season test in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff claims the Brackley outfit heads into the new season with 'humility' amidst claims that they start the year as favourites to... read more »

Nico Rosberg has played down his lightning pace on the final day of testing in Bahrain after he outpaced his nearest rival, Jenson Button, by over 1.6 seconds. Mercedes are... read more »

Nico Rosberg says it is "too early" to makes his Mercedes team favourites for 2014, despite impressive testing form. read more »