Mercedes is predicting "a close championship" fight with Red Bull this season after describing its rivals RB16B as "the class act" of the pre-season test. read more »

Sergio Perez said it will take him five races to hit top form in the Red Bull RB16B, but driver programme boss Helmut Marko does not agree. read more »

Sergio Perez believes he will need five races to get fully up to speed with Red Bull in Formula 1 this year, saying he must "be patient".Perez made his first public... read more »

Great news for Sergio Perez, unlike in past seasons, this year's RB16B is "also adapted" to Perez, not just Max Verstappen. read more »

With Mercedes having had a tricky start to testing, with a gearbox problem and balance issues hampering its progress, main rival Red Bull has hit the ground running and appears... read more »

Max Verstappen has hailed Red Bull's "very positive" start to F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain as he revealed his first proper impressions of the RB16B. read more »

Sergio Perez overcame a leak at the front of the RB16B to finish on top of a timesheet for the first time as a Red Bull driver. read more »

Mercedes suffered setbacks on each of the first two days of testing in Bahrain, leaving it at the bottom of the mileage chart heading into the final running on Sunday.By... read more »

Red Bull was one of the most secretive when it came to its new Formula 1 car launch, heavily restricting the number of images made available of the RB16B.However, it finally... read more »

Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton found himself in the gravel at one stage, while Red Bull's RB16B continues to look like a genuine threat to Hamilton and Mercedes'... read more »

After his first full day driving his new car, Sergio Perez says that he can already feel just how much potential the RB16B has. read more »

Sergio Perez had a productive day in Bahrain, completing one hundred and seventeen laps and placing eighth fastest. read more »

The Dutchman and then team-mate Alex Albon struggled at times in 2020 with the aerodynamic anomalies of the RB16 that resulted in a nervous rear end and a car that was hard to... 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 »

Verstappen closed out the first of three days of pre-season testing with both the quickest time and the most laps completed, racking up more than two race distances in the... read more »

Early days, but Red Bull's RB16B has pace and reliability as Max Verstappen tops the timesheets and completes the most laps as testing gets underway. read more »

In the final hour of the afternoon Verstappen clocked a time of 1m30.674s with medium tyres on his RB16B to stay on top until the chequered flag.As expected, the four-hour... read more »

Red Bull's new RB16B F1 car has been seen on track for the first time during pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Max Verstappen will give the Red Bull RB16B its first extended run out on Friday when Formula 1 pre-season testing gets underway in Bahrain. read more »

Helmut Marko has played down speculation that Red Bull has a surprise up its sleeve in terms of its 2021 contender, the RB16B. read more »

Red Bull driver programme boss Dr Helmut Marko said the team is not hiding anything on their 2021 challenger, the RB16B. read more »

Even though he may not get to race it, Alex Albon has described the new Red Bull RB16B as "my winter project". read more »

After his first outing in the RB16B, Sergio Perez could see why drivers have struggled in Red Bull machinery recently. read more »

Max Verstappen remains focused on getting the best out of his RB16B in 2021 rather than thinking about a possible move to Mercedes at the end of the season. read more »

Sergio Perez says there is potential in the RB16B despite only having a few laps on test tyres at Silverstone earlier this week. read more »