Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has described the Formula 1 team's upgrade for next weekend's British Grand Prix as "quite exciting". read more »

At last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, it even emerged as a thorn in the side of the world champion Mercedes team - outqualifying the Silver Arrows and battling them hard... read more »

With fresh arrivals of new Red Bull parts continuing to be spotted in the Red Bull Ring paddock last weekend, it was little wonder that Max Verstappen hailed the progress the... read more »

After a difficult outing at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend left Hamilton trailing Max Verstappen by 32 points in the drivers' standings, the world champion is in no... read more »

Lewis Hamilton suspects Mercedes' final planned upgrade package for the W12 will not be enough to bridge their deficit to Red Bull. read more »

World champion, Lewis Hamilton pins his (eighth) title hopes on much-needed upgrades as he admits Max Verstappen is "walking away with it". read more »

Aston Martin arrived in Austria for the second race at the same venue with a hefty package of aerodynamic upgrades for their AMR21. Aston Martin has had a somewhat... read more »

Honda has denied talk that their second engine spec is an improvement due to upgrades or an ability to be run harder. read more »

Max Verstappen set the early pace in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix just one week after leading all 71 laps of the Styrian race. read more »

Mercedes says it has "a number of ways" to add performance to its 2021 Formula 1 car in its bid to wrestle back control from Red Bull in the title race. read more »

James tackles the big topics from the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix in our F1 Race Debrief!  read more »

How can Mercedes fight back against Red Bull's latest streak of dominance? At the Styrian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull's fourth win in a row, whilst... read more »

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes the team may have found a "step forwards" with recent aerodynamic upgrades introduced ahead of the recent... read more »

Mercedes' technical director James Allison says Lewis Hamilton can expect some upgrades to the car in coming races, as Mercedes lag 40 points behind Red Bull in the... read more »

In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda's second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about... read more »

Mercedes is set to add upgrades to its 2021 Formula 1 car amid its title battle with Red Bull, despite the heavy resources it is applying to its 2022 challenger. Next... read more »

James Allison has revealed that Mercedes plans to bring performance upgrades to its car in a bid to overhaul Red Bull in this year's Formula 1 championship. read more »

James Allison has insisted Mercedes do have upgrades planned for the W12 after all in their World Championship battle with Red Bull. read more »

While team boss Toto Wolff said after its defeat in last weekend's Styrian Grand Prix that the outfit's development focus was fully on 2022's rules, it has... read more »

Mercedes say they do have performance upgrades for their car as they seek to keep up with Red Bull in the world championship fight. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has appealed to his Mercedes team for the W12 to be upgraded - but fears his plea will fall on deaf ears. read more »

Max Verstappen is in control of the 2021 season and Mercedes has no upgrades in the pipeline to help Lewis Hamilton fight back. Laurence Edmondson looks at why the world... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Red Bull brought vans full of upgrades on Thursday and Friday ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes revealed after its defeat in the Styrian Grand Prix that it has turned off development work on its 2021 car so it can throw all its resources on to its 2022... read more »

Mercedes claim there are no more upgrades planned for the W12, but Red Bull boss Christian Horner is not buying it. read more »