Mercedes says it is wary that the high-speed sections of upcoming circuits Imola and Portimao could mean it is further adrift then where it was in Bahrain. Mercedes trailed Red... read more »

Mercedes has to face up to a Red Bull team that is "just quicker", according to its trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, in spite of its victory in Bahrain.... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has outlined that the team's deficit to Red Bull Racing has been accentuated by the W12 suffering from engine derates in Bahrain. Red Bull's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to be almost four tenths down to Max Verstappen in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - as he thought the margin might be "double". read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull has addressed the problems that hampered the team in 2020, as he opened his 2021 campaign with a pole position in Bahrain. The Dutchman ended... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes was "definitely closer than expected" to Red Bull despite finishing adrift of Max Verstappen during qualifying for Formula 1's... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner praised Max Verstappen's rampage to pole in Bahrain while carrying damage on his RB16B. read more »

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen took a sensational pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, beating reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton by over three tenths... read more »

Max Verstappen completes a practice hat-trick ahead of qualifying for F1's Bahrain GP, outpacing Lewis Hamilton by seven-tenths. read more »

Max Verstappen was untouchable when he swapped to the soft Pirellis late in FP3 for the Bahrain GP, taking P1 by seventh-tenths over Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Ferrari is aiming to rebound from a dreadful 2020 season in which the Scuderia finished sixth in the constructors' championship and it has appeared to make good progress... read more »

While Verstappen topped both sessions on Friday, Perez was sixth quickest in the afternoon and 10th overall in the evening. Both times he was just more than six tenths off his... 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 »

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

Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on top of the timesheets on the second day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, with six teams covered by six-tenths of a second. The benchmark changed... read more »

Max Verstappen says he and Red Bull are feeling "very positive" after an encouraging opening day of pre-season testing for the team. Verstappen set the quickest time... read more »

Pirelli's simulations suggest that their new tyre compounds will be four tenths to half-a-second slower per lap than the old rubber. read more »

AlphaTauri's Daniil Kvyat says his fastest lap in Q3 was one of the best of his career, as he stormed to seventh place at the Yas Marina Circuit. Kvyat was four-tenths... read more »

Lando Norris says he was "surprised" to have come so close to a maiden F1 pole position during qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton by two-tenths of a second during second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. read more »

Under the floodlights in Bahrain, Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice for the Sakhir Grand Prix, two-tenths of a second clear of Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the pace heading into qualifying by topping an incredibly close final practice session for F1's Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen led the way during final practice for Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix on the Outer Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit. Verstappen... read more »

George Russell believes the lap times after Friday in Bahrain are "deceiving", suggesting he is one and a half tenths slower than Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he does not know where Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton found time over him during Q3 in Bahrain. Bottas was Hamilton's closest challenger in the... read more »