Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded the team is suffering a double deficit to F1 rivals Red Bull and Ferrari and has "quite a lot to... read more »
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Mercedes says that it is making use of the margin it has to rival teams behind in the Formula 1 pecking order to get on top of its issues with the W13 car. The Brackley-based... read more »
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The Red Bull driver led the opening 14 laps of the Saudi Arabian GP but saw his race wrecked by a safety car period just one lap after his pitstop, when Nicholas Latifi crashed... read more »
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Mick Schumacher's rivals have called the Jeddah circuit the "most dangerous on the calendar" following his Q2 crash. read more »
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Alpine principal Otmar Szafnauer is urging the FIA to act and ensure that Formula 1 remains a level playing field. read more »
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Mercedes' straight-line speed deficit to Formula 1 rivals Ferrari and Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was related to drag levels, believes Toto Wolff. read more »
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The German manufacturer endured a challenging season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with its W13 no match for Ferrari and Red Bull around the Sakhir track.But as well as... read more »
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Despite struggling for pace, Mercedes managed to salvage a 3-4, after capitalising on fierce rivals Red Bull double DNF-ing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »
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George Russell admits Mercedes' deficit to its rivals may grow in the Bahrain GP as they continued to struggle with porpoising. read more »
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Ferrari saw its engine performance take a significant hit in 2020, leaving its works squad and the customer outfits, Haas and Alfa Romeo, on the back foot compared to their... read more »
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A new era of Formula 1 is set for an epic first race today with the Bahrain GP, as a resurgent Ferrari battle Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the front while Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says that he is "generally happy" with his fifth place qualifying position at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion was almost... read more »
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Charles Leclerc is on pole position for the first race of Formula 1 2022 after a sensational Bahrain GP qualifying for Ferrari, beating world champion Max Verstappen as... read more »
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Mercedes appear to be on the back foot heading into the season opening Formula 1 race in Bahrain this weekend, with the W13 lacking performance compared to its rivals. Drivers... read more »
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Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda have both been handed reprimands for impeding rivals in FP2. read more »
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For the shrinked sidepods have been widely accepted as an aggressive but fully legal design. The same cannot be said of the way Mercedes has implemented its mirror solution on... read more »
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The defending F1 world champion topped second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by just 0.087s from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with his teammate Carlos Sainz... read more »
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Mattia Binotto is not expecting protests in Bahrain, saying the teams will rather request clarification regarding rivals' designs. read more »
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For the final pre-season test in Bahrain, Mercedes completely overhauled its mirror set-up as part of the sidepod revamp of the W13.Rivals questioned what Mercedes had done, as... read more »
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Otmar Szafnauer says Alpine has "big potential" in Formula 1 as he gets up to speed in his new role. Szafnauer spent over a decade at Alpine's Silverstone-based... read more »
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The subject of so-called "B teams" has a been a recurring topic in F1 in recent years.With the budget cap coming into force and the top teams reined in by the... read more »
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While Alonso at 40 is now the oldest driver on the grid, Brundle thinks that the Spaniard is still in good enough shape to take on and beat much younger rivals.And he thinks F1... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell believe Mercedes are behind their rivals, after the pre-season test came to a close. read more »
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For however much its rivals believe the German car manufacturer is sandbagging, it was clear from observing the W13 on track that it is not in a happy place right now.The... read more »
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Verstappen closed out pre-season testing with the fastest time for Red Bull on Saturday in Bahrain, finishing almost seven-tenths of a second clear of the field.George Russell... read more »