Valtteri Bottas says he lacked trust from the rear of his Mercedes W12 after his worst dry-weather qualifying result in three years. Bottas was in contention up front... read more »

Bottas topped both FP1 and FP2 on Friday for Mercedes, and said he felt "a lot happier" with the W12 car after battling rear-end instability through pre-season... read more »

Progress has been made with the set-up and development of the W12, according to Andrew Shovlin, after the team finished first and second in both free practice sessions at Imola... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spent much of pre-season testing and the opening race weekend in Bahrain battling to get to grips with the new Mercedes W12, which struggled... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' W12 is "definitely feeling better" at Imola compared to how it performed at Formula 1's opening event in Bahrain. Mercedes... read more »

Despite Lewis Hamilton's victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes thinks it is behind rival Red Bull in pace terms, and knows it needs to make... read more »

Toto Wolff hopes Mercedes' battle with Red Bull remains close in 2021, although he wants to see his team improve the performance of the W12. read more »

Despite winning round one of the season, Toto Wolff believes Mercedes' W12 is still "lacking pace" with Red Bull having the edge. read more »

Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle feels Mercedes' low-rake concept is taking the focus away from other issues the team have with their W12 car. read more »

Mercedes endured a difficult pre-season test programme as the team struggled with rear-end instability on its new W12 car following the downforce cuts introduced for... read more »

From the data that emerged after pre-season testing and at first race in Bahrain, the Red Bull RB16B turned out to be the best single-seater of the lot in all conditions,... read more »

George Russell believes Mercedes' lack of pace relative to Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was due to how sensitive the W12 is to windy conditions. read more »

Could Mercedes' W12 be the 2nd strongest car of 2021? Hamilton and Mercedes may have won the 2021 Bahrain GP, but eyes are on Red Bull's RB16B to be the faster car of... read more »

Convinced the new floor regulation hurts low-rake cars more than their high-rake rivals, Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes "can't suddenly" lift the W12's rear 3cm. read more »

Verstappen gave Red Bull the first pole position of the 2021 season with a storming run to his fourth career pole at the Sakhir track on Saturday, finishing ahead of Mercedes... 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 »

Red Bull's Verstappen held off both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to claim the fifth pole position of his career to demonstrate his impressive pace during pre-season... read more »

After a tricky day of Friday practice in which Valtteri Bottas branded the Mercedes W12 'undriveable', Lewis Hamilton says the team are not where they want to be. 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 »

Valtteri Bottas has described the Mercedes W12 as “undriveable” during practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, insisting the team has “plenty of work to do” if... read more »

Valtteri Bottas confirmed what he said on the radio in Bahrain that at times, the Mercedes W12 was "undriveable". read more »

Toto Wolff has hinted at a mysterious innovation that has yet to be unveiled on Mercedes' W12, but refused to give any details. read more »

Mercedes had a surprisingly difficult test at the Bahrain track earlier this month, finishing with the lowest lap count of any team after losing the opening morning to a... read more »

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The Dutchman is coming out of an encouraging pre-season testing run for Red Bull, with its new RB16B having proven to be both quick and consistent.His team's form was in... read more »