George Russell set the benchmark in Free Practice 3 ahead of the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix, delivering a commanding lap as Mercedes emerged as the team to beat in the... read more »

Lando Norris set the benchmark in a demanding and grip‑limited second practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya, leading George Russell and Oscar Piastri by just... read more »

Lando Norris snatched the fastest time of the Barcelona Grand Prix's second practice session from George Russell by just 0.009s, as Oscar Piastri also got within 0.06s of... read more »

Red Bull has been left "stunned" by the FIA's decision to deem its F1 power unit as the benchmark, thus, denying ADUO benefits. The post Red Bull ‘stunned’ by... read more »

Lewis Hamilton shares his reaction to the FIA's ADUO F1 engine verdict. read more »

During the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, teams and power unit manufacturers were all informed of the outcome of the first ADUO period - Formula 1's catch-up mechanism with... read more »

Despite the expactations that Mercedes have the best power unit in the all-new engine formula, it has now emerged that Red Bull might emerge as the benchmark while the... read more »

Red Bull Ford Powertrains has been deemed to have the leading V6 combustion engine in Formula 1, Motorsport.com has been able to confirm, following Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

Pedro Acosta delivered a commanding performance on Friday at the Hungarian Grand Prix, topping the combined timesheets at Balaton Park with a lap that left the rest of the... read more »

Audi F1 team principal Mattia Binotto has used Fernando Alonso as a benchmark when discussing Nico Hulkenberg's longevity in the sport. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pinpoints where Ferrari is lacking compared to Mercedes. read more »

Pirelli left little ambiguity after the main qualifying session in Miami: the 2026 Grand Prix is shaping up to be a race defined by tyre consistency, low degradation and the... read more »

Three rounds into the 2026 Formula 1 season, Mercedes have re‑established themselves as the benchmark of the field. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo looks at the... read more »

The FIA might consider Red Bull's Formula 1 engine as the benchmark rather than Mercedes' power unit - and this could have a huge knock on effect in the world... read more »

Mercedes delivered a commanding qualifying performance at Suzuka, securing a front‑row lockout and reaffirming their status as the benchmark under the new regulations. read more »

As Formula 1 heads to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc arrives with two podiums from the opening two rounds - a strong start on paper, yet one that still... read more »

George Russell set the early benchmark for Mercedes during a busy and incident-filled sole practice session for the Chinese GP, as teams raced to gather data ahead of Sprint... read more »

George Russell edges out teammate Kimi Antonelli as pre-season talk of Red Bull being the benchmark appears to have been pure BS. read more »

George Russell dominated qualifying at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, setting the benchmark for the chasing field. The Briton dominated the session, taking advantage of... read more »

Oscar Piastri ended the opening day of running at the Australian Grand Prix with the fastest lap of the weekend so far, delivering a 1:19.729 to lead a tightly packed group at... read more »

Ferrari has achieved the fastest lap in Formula 1's 2026 pre-season testing, courtesy of Charles Leclerc.The eight-time grand prix winner topped the timesheet throughout... read more »

Kimi Antonelli kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets on the penultimate day of preseason testing in Bahrain after lowering the overall benchmark lap time to 1:32.803. read more »

George Russell ended the first day of the second 2026 pre‑season test in Bahrain with the fastest lap time, after the Mercedes driver set a benchmark of 1m 33.459s during the... read more »

George Russell set the fastest lap of Formula 1's Bahrain pre-season testing so far as the second week of running got under way at Sakhir.The Mercedes driver lapped in... read more »

Charles Leclerc set the benchmark on Wednesday morning in Bahrain, clocking a 1:33.739 to top the timesheets as pre‑season testing resumed. His lap put him three‑tenths clear... read more »