Sergio Perez has accepted he has "some work to do" to unearth more qualifying speed in Bahrain but was lifted by his long-run potential. Perez, who has switched from... read more »

Sir Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes have improved since pre-season testing, but feels Red Bull are still leading the pack. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his team will face a dogfight with Red Bull at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, as the W12 car was "inconsistent"... read more »

The Briton ended the more representative second free practice session at Sakhir in second spot, just 0.095 seconds behind pace setting Max Verstappen, while in the hotter... read more »

In a tight midfield pack, the former Ferrari driver finished FP1 in 12th place before slipping two places to 14th in FP2, where he was 0.922s off the pace-setting Red Bull of... read more »

Mercedes admit they find themselves in a "dogfight" with Red Bull for supremacy at F1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after their rivals set the pace on... read more »

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen remained on top of the timesheets in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at F1's opening round of the new season. read more »

In the early stages of the 2021 season, Mercedes say the best they can do is match their rivals Red Bull for pace. read more »

Max Verstappen of Red Bull tops both Friday practice sessions at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen underlined Red Bull's status as a serious threat to Mercedes by finishing a closely-contested first day of Formula 1 2021 on top, leading Lando Norris and... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his impressive start to the 2021 Formula 1 season in a closely-contested second practice session in Bahrain. Verstappen topped... read more »

Max Verstappen and Red Bull topped the timesheet again in second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Last year, F1 teams agreed to slash the championship's planned cost cap from $175million to $145million starting in 2021, followed by a further $5million year-on-year... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff concedes that it is "physically not possible" for his team to switch to a high-rake concept pioneered by rivals Red Bull. read more »

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

Whether Sergio Perez remains a Red Bull driver in 2022 depends on "how he delivers" says team boss Christian Horner. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes matching Red Bull's pace would be the "best possible scenario" for the squad early in the 2021 Formula 1 championship. Max... read more »

Red Bull may have drawn first blood in Bahrain, but Christian Horner isn't getting his hopes up, believing that Mercedes look "ominous". read more »

Gerhard Berger says he won't be Helmut Marko's successor when the 77-year-old walks away from Red Bull, if he ever does. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is fastest in the first practice session of the new season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen heads Valtteri Bottas by nearly three-tenths in opening practice for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix.  read more »

Though the opening session is entirely unrepresentative of qualifying and the race, Max Verstappen and Red Bull get their Bahrain weekend off to the best possible start. read more »

Max Verstappen gave an early glimpse of the pace Mercedes believe makes Red Bull favourites for the season-opening Bahrain GP by topping the first practice session of Formula 1... read more »

Max Verstappen clocked the fastest time during the opening practice session of the 2021 Formula 1 season in Bahrain. Red Bull Racing driver Verstappen set the fastest time... read more »

Pre-season suggestions Red Bull could take the fight to Mercedes played out in FP1 for the Bahrain GP with Max Verstappen quickest of all. read more »