Toto Wolff has had some unflattering things to say about the Mercedes W12, describing it as "toxic to drive" and "a little diva". read more »

Verstappen led Red Bull to the top of the timesheets as the team enjoyed a smooth three days of running in Bahrain with the updated RB16B.Contrasting Red Bull's strong... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles and trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin admit that there are "no immediate answers" to the W12's rear-end... read more »

Mercedes suffered a couple of setbacks across the three-day test in Bahrain last week, losing running on the opening day to a gearbox issue.Lewis Hamilton then suffered a spin... read more »

Mercedes says there is "a long journey ahead" to understand why its car seemingly lacked performance at pre-season testing in Bahrain last weekend. The reigning World... read more »

Mercedes is hoping it can hand Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas an easier ride for the season-opening Formula 1 grand prix after declaring its W12 a car that 'handles... read more »

The debriefs are BACK!  read more »

Mercedes have problems aplenty, according to Ralf Schumacher, who says the team has issues in the "aerodynamic area" with its new W12. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has again declined to reveal where the manufacturer has spent its development tokens on the W12 this season to avoid what he has described as... read more »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Jan Lammers thinks Mercedes were "overwhelmed" by their issues in testing, but will find a fix before Round 1. read more »

Mercedes' claims that Red Bull have an advantage could be spot on with Lando Norris saying the W12 was not "as good as expected" in testing. read more »

Despite their troubled pre-season outing, Helmut Marko says Mercedes cannot be written off as F1 has yet to see the W12's "true potential". read more »

Parts of this year’s car may look familiar… but for us, the W12 very much feels like a new friend  read more »

Valtteri Bottas confirms that Mercedes 2021 contender is proving to be a bit of a handful as he admits that the rear end is "snappy" and "unforgiving" read more »

Mercedes suffered setbacks on both of the first two days of running in Bahrain, leaving the team at the bottom of the mileage chart heading into the final day.Bottas was able... read more »

Despite a better Saturday testing session for Valtteri Bottas, he conceded that Mercedes still "need to calm the car down a bit". read more »

Valtteri Bottas says that the rear-end on Mercedes' 2021 F1 car is "quite snappy and unforgiving". read more »

Valtteri Bottas has claimed the Mercedes W12 possesses "a snappy and unforgiving" rear end he believes needs calming down ahead of the season-opening Formula 1 grand... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes is yet to find the "sweet spot" of the new rear-end on its W12 2021 F1 car during pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

The afternoon gsession ot off to a slow start in Sakhir, with most teams initially opting for longer runs.Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi was the first driver to improve... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described the rear of Mercedes' new W12 as not "particularly great" which has left the team struggling to find its sweet spot. read more »

Shortly past the halfway point in the four-hour morning session Hamilton lost the rear of his Mercedes W12 in Turn 13 and slid backwards into the gravel trap.Hamilton got... read more »

The real Mercedes W12 was finally presented in Bahrain for the three days of testing in its final form, and we were able to appreciate the real technical innovations of the... read more »

Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after a challenging day.Valtteri... read more »

Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »