Toro Rosso technical chief James Key has hailed Brendon Hartley's "fresh input" in terms of getting the best out of hybrid technology. read more »

Brendon Hartley's World Endurance Championship experience with Porsche brings a "fresh and unique insight" to the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team, according to... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles insists it is not the only F1 team struggling to get the best out of Pirelli's 2018 tyres.  read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has explained why the team opted not to pit Lewis Hamilton under the Safety Car at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says the squad is not the only Formula 1 team struggling to find a sweet spot with Pirelli's tyres in all conditions read more »

Mercedes strategist James Vowles explains why Mercedes failed to pit Lewis Hamilton under the safety car in China. read more »

James Key believes there was more than one defining factor in why Toro Rosso were so much faster in Bahrain than they were in Australia. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has admitted his team was too slow in responding to Sebastian Vettel's strategy in Bahrain. read more »

The Mercedes team "cannot help but wonder" how the Bahrain race would have been different, following a narrow defeat read more »

Toro Rosso's technical director was pleased with the outcome of Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Pierre Gasly set to start fifth and Brendon Hartley eleventh. read more »

Mercedes' technical director says the race performance for Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton should be stronger than it was in Qualifying. read more »

Mercedes failed to top either free practice session in Bahrain on Friday, and James Allison says there is still a lot of work to do to make the W09 competitive this weekend. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says the team's pace doesn't mean anything if they can't handle "the cards that the race can deal to you" read more »

James Allison is both delighted and disappointed following qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with Hamilton on pole and Bottas on the side of the road read more »

Mercedes topped both Friday sessions at Albert Park thanks to Lewis Hamilton with Valtteri Bottas second, then third. read more »

James Allen speaks to experts Edd Straw and Giorgio Piola to round up how every F1 team got on during 2018 pre-season testing. For more: https://www.autosport.com/video/ read more »

Mercedes completed more than one thousand laps across the eight days of pre-season testing. read more »

It was a extremely positive testing programme for Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda in Spain, with James Key pleased with the way Honda has come in and performed. read more »

James Allison calls 1,040 laps of reliable running as "chastening" for Mercedes having not even reached the edge of the life cycle of its power unit components. read more »

James Key says Pierre Gasly's 169 laps in Thursday's practice session has helped the team to understand the car more read more »

Mercedes techical director James Allison has singled out Red Bull as potentially the biggest threat to Mercedes F1 title hopes in 2018.  read more »

James Allison reckons Red Bull could be the primary opposition that battles with Mercedes for the championship in 2018. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has singled out Red Bull as potentially the champion team's main threat in the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Comparing the Mercedes W09 to its 2017 predecessor, among other things James Allison reveals the new sidepods are worth 0.25s a lap. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison says his team has found 0.25s in performance from the work around its new car's sidepods alone. read more »