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 »

Williams boss, Jost Capito insists that Mercedes should not be handicapped for its success, instead it is up to its rivals to raise their game. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has said Red Bull "can be favourites if they want" after Mercedes' rivals put on a dominant display in pre-season testing. read more »

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr has shared his opinion on how his own team fared during pre-season Formula 1 testing, and that of his rivals in Bahrain. Sainz has switched from... read more »

Red Bull laid down a marker as championship contenders in Formula 1 pre-season testing as rivals Mercedes struggled through the three-day programme in Bahrain. read more »

As revealed by Autosport last weekend, the Woking-based team emerged in pre-season testing in Bahrain with a unique diffuser solution that tries to claw back some of the losses... read more »

Mercedes admits it has its "work cut out" after data from F1 pre-season testing suggests it is currently slower than chief rivals Red Bull. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says rivals Red Bull will be a "different animal" in this year's championship after pre-season testing. read more »

Sir Lewis Hamilton thinks the pace of Mercedes' chief rivals is "quite impressive" - and it is "better" that things are not going smoothly for his team. read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he expects rivals Red Bull to be a "different animal" in 2021 after its encouraging showing in testing and the recruitment of... read more »

But while the focus for many outfits has been on the floor area, and some clever ideas have already appeared, McLaren appears to have stolen a march on rivals with a unique... read more »

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will not get "too pumped up" after the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing despite setting the fastest time of the day as rivals... read more »

Mercedes' rivals didn't have to wait long to get a look at the W12's new floor with eagle eyes spotting the lasagna shaped design as the class of 2021 lined up... read more »

F1's design gurus can expect a busy few days after testing when rivals put their new cars on the track, and others try copy their designs. read more »

George Russell accepts Williams' Formula 1 rivals Haas and Alfa Romeo will enjoy a significant upturn in performance in 2021 due to the likely gains Ferrari will make with... read more »

George Russell fears that Williams main rivals, Haas and Alfa Romeo, will benefit if talk of Ferrari power unit improvement proves accurate. read more »

Aston Martin and Mercedes may now be rivals on the track following the former's return to Formula 1 but they will also play a joint leading role in the seasons to come. read more »

George Russell believes Williams is well-placed to make improvements in 2021 but accepts Ferrari's anticipated engine gains will assist its direct Formula 1 rivals.... read more »

Like its rivals, Mercedes had two development tokens to use on its new car, however technical boss, James Allison is refusing to say how his team used theirs. read more »

Mercedes has confessed to hiding the floor design of its new W12 Formula 1 car as it does not want to give rivals a head start on copying its ideas read more »

Charles Leclerc has revealed that he felt intimated by some of his Formula 1 rivals during the early stages of his career in 2018. After winning the 2017 Formula 2... read more »

McLaren's Lando Norris has announced a charity $25,000 Minecraft Twitch Rivals tournament, set to take place on March 3. read more »

Christian Horner thinks it will be fascinating to see what strategy Red Bull's main rivals take in developing their 2021 cars ahead of the big regulation changes next year. read more »

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has offered a universal 'thank you' to all parties who agreed on the engine freeze that triggered the new Red Bull Powertrains enterprise. read more »

Zak Brown thinks there will be little to choose between McLaren's two "ferocious" drivers this year as they set about reducing the gap to the rivals ahead. read more »