In a tight midfield pack, the former Ferrari driver finished FP1 in 12th place before slipping two places to 14th in FP2, where he was 0.922s off the pace-setting Red Bull of... read more »

Mercedes admit they find themselves in a "dogfight" with Red Bull for supremacy at F1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after their rivals set the pace on... read more »

In the early stages of the 2021 season, Mercedes say the best they can do is match their rivals Red Bull for pace. read more »

Max Verstappen quickest in FP2 as Mercedes appears to have improved stability and Top 15 are covered by just 0.92s read more »

Max Verstappen emerged fastest again in the second practice session of the day in preparation for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman narrowly topped Lando Norris... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes matching Red Bull's pace would be the "best possible scenario" for the squad early in the 2021 Formula 1 championship. Max... read more »

Max Verstappen gave an early glimpse of the pace Mercedes believe makes Red Bull favourites for the season-opening Bahrain GP by topping the first practice session of Formula 1... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is predicting Formula 1's title battle to be the closest it has been in years after Red Bull showed an impressive turn of pace in Bahrain winter testing. read more »

Sky F1 reporter, Ted Kravitz, thinks McLaren "went coy" and stopped setting fast times in pre-season testing to mask the pace of the MCL35M. read more »

Lance Stroll says Aston Martin have pace to find after not maximising their potential during pre-season testing. read more »

Alpine's Fernando Alonso expects to see "a few surprises" when teams finally reveal their true pace at F1's season-opening Bahrain GP. read more »

Returning Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso believes there will be "a few surprises" when teams display their ultimate pace when the new season begins this weekend.... read more »

George Russell was impressed by the pace of Kimi Raikkonen and Alfa Romeo in testing and thinks they were the most surprising team. read more »

Woefully off the pace last season, Ferrari's new car is a stride forward but Charles Leclerc has warned fans not to "expect miracles". read more »

Andrew Shovlin knows Mercedes still have a lot to do to get the car up to speed for the season opener. read more »

Pierre Gasly has said he hopes to fight for "good points" this year after AlphaTauri's strong form in Formula 1 pre-season testing. read more »

Max Verstappen and Red Bull may have finished pre-season testing quickest but the Dutch driver claims such a turn of pace does not mean the team is happy. read more »

Lando Norris asks Japanese rookie, Yuki Tsunoda, "how's the DRS?" as AlphaTauri star gives Max Verstappen a run for his money. read more »

The promising pace and reliability that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez showed over the three days in Bahrain was in contrast to the difficulties that Mercedes duo Lewis... read more »

Acknowledging there was a “strange atmosphere” at Ferrari last season when things didn’t go to plan, Charles Leclerc says 2021 has already brought with it a “changed”... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will face the challenge of finding more pace from their new car ahead of next week's season-opening Bahrain GP head on, after F1's serial... read more »

Setting the pace in pre-season test is no "guarantee" Red Bull will be in this year's title fight, warns Max Verstappen. read more »

Despite strong pace and reliability, though he admits to Bahrain being "the best" pre-season test, Max Verstappen refuses to get carried away. read more »

Reigning Formula 1 World Champions Mercedes believes its rival Red Bull has a stronger car following the end of pre-season testing in Bahrain, as it raised concerns over both... read more »

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes the team has its "work cut out" to overcome the issues that blighted its pre-season test programme. read more »