Mercedes has reason to be encouraged by the progress that it has made with its revamped car at this week's Magny-Cours test, reckons Sam Bird. read more »

Jules Bianchi once again topped the test times for the young driver test at Magny-Cours on the second day. The Frenchman topped day one's times in the Ferrari, but... read more »

Jules Bianchi and Force India led the way on the second day of this week’s Formula 1 Young Driver Test in France. On this occasion, temperatures were significantly... read more »

Sam Bird says it is still too early to judge the performance of the Mercedes updates following the first day of testing at Magny-Cours. read more »

Sam Bird declares himself happy with the first day of the F1 Young Driver Test at Magny-Cours read more »

Mercedes ran a raft of upgrades as the F1 Young Driver test got underway at Magny-Cours on Tuesday. After Sam Bird completed 95 laps of the French circuit, the Brackley-based... read more »

Mercedes has continued its aggressive development push at this week's Magny-Cours Formula 1 test, with Sam Bird adding valuable mileage to the team's new double-DRS read more »

Jules Bianchi set the fastest time on the first day of the second Young Driver Test attended by Ferrari, Force India and Mercedes. Bianchi, testing with Ferrari on Tuesday... read more »

Mercedes revealed its latest upgrade package on the opening day of the young driver test at Magny-Cours on Tuesday, with Sam Bird trialling the all-new exhaust layout read more »

Whilst looking ahead to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, McLaren's Sam Michael contemplates enclosed cockpits and the future plans of Lewis Hamilton. read more »

McLaren looks set to be the next team with a ‘double DRS’-like system aboard its 2012 car. After Mercedes and then Lotus pioneered the straightline... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael has revealed that the Woking outfit has developed its own version of Mercedes double-DRS. The system boosts straight-line speed by... read more »

After struggling to turn its drivers around in the heat of battle, Sam Michael admitted that McLaren's pit-stops were key to Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian Grand Prix... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is pleased with the progress that the team is making with the MP4-27 read more »

Sam Michael says it will be "interesting" to see how the Hungarian stewards police drivers running off the track during Saturday's qualifying... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says he is intrigued about how strict the FIA will be in dealing with drivers who run off track during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says the team still needs to improve its pit stop performance despite now being the fastest in the pit lane read more »

In their constant development push, McLaren will introduce a further upgrade package for the Hungarian Grand Prix following two considerable packages at the previous races. The... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is confident that the team's pit woes are behind it after again setting a new pitstop record during the German Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes that Sebastian Vettel would not have been able to complete the pass on Jenson Button without going off the track, meaning that a... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes victory is a realistic goal in the German Grand Prix despite Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton starting back in sixth and seventh. read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says the early signs from his team's latest updates are good and he expects to be fighting for wins this weekend read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is confident that the car upgrades McLaren ran for the first time in Friday morning practice at Hockenheim today are a major step forward. read more »

Sam Michael is hoping the rain stays away at Hockenheim, giving McLaren the chance to evaluate their new upgrades... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says that the team is hoping the weather does not hamper its analysis of new parts at Hockenheim read more »