Sir Lewis Hamilton thinks the pace of Mercedes' chief rivals is "quite impressive" - and it is "better" that things are not going smoothly for his team. read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he expects rivals Red Bull to be a "different animal" in 2021 after its encouraging showing in testing and the recruitment of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to iconic Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker, who died on Saturday aged 97. read more »

Even though Mercedes has had limited running ahead at the pre-season tests, Lewis Hamilton is choosing to stay optimistic during this weekend's test in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes suffered setbacks on both of the first two days of running in Bahrain, leaving the team at the bottom of the mileage chart heading into the final day.Bottas was able... read more »

Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton found himself in the gravel at one stage, while Red Bull's RB16B continues to look like a genuine threat to Hamilton and Mercedes'... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes is yet to find the "sweet spot" of the new rear-end on its W12 2021 F1 car during pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Sir Lewis Hamilton insisted Mercedes are "nowhere near" worried despite their unusually off-key start to pre-season testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was fastest as Mercedes made progress on the second day of pre-season testing despite a spin by Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says there is "no point getting worried" over Mercedes' mileage after suffering setbacks on the first two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing in... read more »

The afternoon gsession ot off to a slow start in Sakhir, with most teams initially opting for longer runs.Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi was the first driver to improve... read more »

An off for Lewis Hamilton proved to be a minor blot in Mercedes' copybook as they recovered valuable miles on day two of pre-season testing. read more »

Valtteri Bottas finally offered a glimpse of form for Mercedes on a pre-season test day in which team-mate Lewis Hamilton beached his car in the gravel and Sergio Perez lost... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described the rear of Mercedes' new W12 as not "particularly great" which has left the team struggling to find its sweet spot. read more »

As was the case on Friday, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo set the morning pace at the Bahrain International Circuit, while Lewis Hamilton caused a red flag and Sebastian... read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo once again led the way on the second morning of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, as Lewis Hamilton caused a red flag. read more »

Lewis Hamilton found himself beached in the gravel as Mercedes' early pre-season testing troubles continued on Saturday morning in Bahrain. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo headed the timesheets as Formula 1 testing reached its midway point on Saturday lunchtime, while World Champion Lewis Hamilton spun into the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' tough start to 2021 preseason testing continued on Saturday as the seven-time world champion beached his car in the gravel. read more »

Reigning World Champions Mercedes suffered more disruption on the second day of testing with Lewis Hamilton red-flagging the morning session. read more »

Mercedes made a far from ideal start to pre-season testing, and Lewis Hamilton admits that it "definitely wasn't the cleanest of days." read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes' start to 2021 pre-season testing was "difficult" but is backing his team - who are unexpectedly playing catch-up after the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes endured an opening day of the pre-season test the seven-time Formula 1 champion claims was "sent to try us". read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has "no choice but to take the positives" in the wake of its slowest start to pre-season testing in eight years, amid a gearbox issue,... read more »

Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »