Renault have played down talk of a "party mode" engine boost at this weekend's Austrian GP, saying it is not in the same league as that of Mercedes'. read more »

Renault has played down the impact of its latest engine upgrade, following suggestions it might have unlocked a Q3 "party mode" to rival Mercedes at the Austrian... read more »

Renault confirms that all three teams it powers will have access to the 'party mode' in qualifying this weekend. read more »

Renault will introduce a new qualifying power mode across all its three Formula 1 teams at the Austrian Grand Prix - finally addressing Red Bull's demands for extra... read more »

Mercedes powered teams set to benefit from engine mode boost following successful dyno tests. read more »

Mercedes has granted all three of its Formula 1 teams extra mileage with higher engine modes in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend read more »

The always outspoken Jacques Villeneuve has said Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are in 'crisis' mode after a winless start to 2018. read more »

Marcus Ericsson: Sauber results possible after exiting 'survival' mode read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' failure to out-qualify either Ferrari in Bahrain shows speculation about the team's so-called "party mode" engine setting has... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons Ferrari's engine mode is "easily as good as" Mercedes after the Scuderia locked out the front row of the Bahrain grid. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has underlined the Mercedes performance problems in hot conditions exposed by Ferrari in Bahrain and says he has no engine "party mode" read more »

Max Verstappen believes it would be wrong to ban special qualifying engine modes. read more »

Max Verstappen does not want to see Mercedes' "party mode" be banned as he feels it will be "unfair" on the Silver Arrows. read more »

Max Verstappen believes it would be unfair to ban Mercedes from using its high-power engine modes in qualifying. read more »

Following headlines about a "party" engine mode, Mercedes have explained that they have three basic modes, one for practice, one for qualifying and one for grands prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's pole lap in Australia has prompted much talk about Mercedes' engine "party mode". But how does it work, and how much advantage does it give... read more »

In the wake of Lewis Hamilton's use of his 'party mode' in Melbourne qualifying, Mercedes explains the controversial engine setting. read more »

Mercedes has explained how its Formula 1 engine's different power modes work after it "proved a particularly hot topic" during the Australian Grand Prix weekend read more »

Australian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes' Formula 1 engine's qualifying mode has less of an advantage over Ferrari's in 2018 read more »

Sebastian Vettel doesn't believe Mercedes' much talked about "party mode" is the main reason Lewis Hamilton was on pole position in Melbourne by nearly 0.7s. read more »

Hitting the 'party mode' button in Q3, Helmut Marko reckons Mercedes' rivals are going to struggle to beat them this season unless the FIA intervenes. read more »

Toto Wolff lets the cat out of the bag as 'party mode' leaves Hamilton's rivals with little to celebrate. read more »

"Party mode" was the phrase of the day following qualifying in Australia as Lewis Hamilton played party pooper with another crushing pole lap for Mercedes. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has counteracted Lewis Hamilton's claim that he did not use a superior engine mode in Q3 in Australia. read more »

Fernando Alonso declared himself happy with his qualifying performance which saw him miss out on Q3 by a tenth, and cannot wait to attack in Sunday's race. read more »