New racing director Frederic Vasseur insists that reliability will remain the focus of the Renault F1 team through the remainder of pre-season testing. read more »

Fernando Alonso is staying positive on the back of his and McLaren-Honda's first pre-season test, despite a series of reliability issues. Alonso was limited… read more »

Lewis Hamilton lauds Mercedes' efforts with the W07 following the first pre-season F1 test as the champions send out an ominous warning to rivals read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren-Honda can get its pre-season on course despite more reliability issues sidelining him on the final day. read more »

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have hailed the outfit's start to the 2016 season after the W07 Hybrid completed four full days of running during the... read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the paddock after the fourth day of testing in Barcelona. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton: "After Monday I was a bit sore - but I... read more »

Max Verstappen was upbeat about Toro Rosso's performance and reliability despite suffering a puncture during the final day of the opening test in Spain. Verstappen... read more »

Ferrari confirmed their fast start to 2016 testing by setting the pace again on the final day of the first Barcelona test - but McLaren ended the week with fresh reliability... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has hailed the reliability of his new Mercedes as "incredible" after initially believing the team's high-mileage targets for the first Formula 1... read more »

Honda is targeting top-ten grid positions and better reliability this year, but admits it is keeping its optimism in check so early in the season. Honda has brought big changes... read more »

The afternoon session of the third day of testing at Barcelona revealed some reliability issues for some team, maybe somewhat unexpected given the impressive total amount of... read more »

Eric Boullier says McLaren are not yet focused on establishing their position in F1's 2016 pecking order, with reliability top of their job list. read more »

New Honda motorsort boss Yusuke Hasegawa says there are still some reliability issues to solve on the power unit as McLaren's day of testing is curtailed read more »

Fernando Alonso had his first run in McLaren's new MP4-31 on Tuesday, even though he admitted it wasn't really such a pleasant experience. He did however underline... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren has the potential to have the best chassis by the time the European season begins in May, having sampled the MP4-31 for the first time. McLaren... read more »

Mercedes is planning to ramp up its performance in the coming days of testing with some "slightly unusual" updates set to feature on the new W07 before the end of the... read more »

Jenson Button hailed a positive first day with the MP4-31 and noted the vast improvements made regarding the energy deployment available from the Honda engine. McLaren was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is encouraged by Red Bull's RB12 after sampling the car for the first time during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.... read more »

McLaren-Honda has unveiled its 2016 challenger, the MP4-31, as it attempts to move up the Formula 1 grid after its mediocre showing in 2015. McLaren and Honda reunited in 2015... read more »

Franz Tost is "convinced" Toro Rosso can fight for fifth place in this season's Constructors' Championship but concedes it will depend on the car's... read more »

Mercedes is expecting McLaren-Honda to be a genuine threat in the future, despite the partnership's slow start in 2015. Honda returned to the grid last season, but... read more »

Honda describes media reports that 2016 engine is unreliable as "unfounded". read more »

Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez reckon that completing as much mileage as possible will be the priority for the new outfit during next week's first... read more »

With just a week to go until Haas reveals its first F1 entry, lead driver Romain Grosjean says he has a very clear plan for the first F1 test in Spain. read more »

Honda is sticking by its decision not to employ outside help from rival engine manufacturers to help rectify the issues it faced with its power unit on its return to F1 last... read more »