George Russell has referred to Fernando Alonso as a ‘dark horse’ by suggesting the Spaniard will pose a larger threat than Ferrari to Mercedes' hopes of a podium in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he feared Mercedes' performance was such that it could struggle to make the top 10 during Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying. Mercedes had a... read more »

After setting the fastest times in second and third practice, Alonso was in the hunt for pole position in Bahrain but ran early to set his final Q3 lap and duly qualified in... read more »

After a disappointing qualifying for the season-opener in Bahrain, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton qualifying sixth and seventh, Wolff said the reality of his... read more »

The seven-time world champion progressed from Q2 in third place, and then qualified seventh in the final session, a place behind team-mate George Russell.Hamilton said that the... read more »

Alonso and his Aston Martin team were the talk of the paddock after topping for FP2 and FP3, with the expectation that the Silverstone team could at least challenge Mercedes to... read more »

After uncertainty about Mercedes' competitive situation following testing, Hamilton and team-mate George Russell endured a difficult opening day of practice in the Bahrain... read more »

A downbeat Lewis Hamilton suggested that Mercedes is "on the wrong track" and faces an uphill challenge in 2023 off the back of Friday practice in Bahrain. Hamilton... read more »

Formula One champions Red Bull could be racing against themselves in Bahrain this weekend judging by preseason testing, according to Mercedes' George Russell. read more »

Mercedes' George Russell feels that a win is not on the cards at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix due to the dominance of Red Bull. However, the Briton is hoping he... read more »

As a one-time teammate of Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen knows a thing or two about facing off against a legendary teammate, and with that in mind the Finn has plotted a path for... read more »

The 2023 Formula 1 season is upon us, and there are countless talking points with new cars and new drivers coming together for the sport's biggest-ever campaign. read more »

Today's press conference with Nyck de Vries, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, Zhou Guanyu, Pierre Gasly, Charles Leclerc, George Russell... read more »

As well as last year's W13 suffering from porpoising and a lack of useable downforce, it also left Lewis Hamilton and George Russell facing a deficit on the straights.The... read more »

The Mercedes camp was buoyed by the lack of bouncing during the first of three days at the Sakhir circuit following a 2022 significantly hampered by the returning porpoising... read more »

George Russell is relishing another head-to-head battle with Lewis Hamilton as he looks to beat his Mercedes F1 teammate for the second year in a row.  read more »

George Russell has conceded Red Bull is in a 'league of its own' ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell "avoided run-ins" last season but will collide if they can both challenge for the F1 championship, Damon Hill has warned. read more »

Mercedes driver George Russell will hear from Marcus Dudley as his new race engineer for the F1 2023 season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell made an encouraging start to the 2023 test on Thursday with a car that didn't seem to suffer from porpoising like its cursed... read more »

George Russell has demanded Mercedes be ready to compete for victories by the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with a slow start to the new F1 season expected. read more »

Mercedes was pleased to report "no bouncing" during the first of three days of testing at Bahrain as it has sought to eliminate the porpoising phenomenon that dogged... read more »

Mercedes' pre-season struggles led the team to hold an emergency meeting late on Friday, according to reports. read more »

After a series of quick laps on Pirelli's softer compounds, Charles Leclerc found himself on top of the board with a time of 1m31.024s, beating Mercedes racer George... read more »

With times at the Bahrain International Circuit improving as teams shifted to more performance work, Leclerc clocked a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead... read more »