Charles Leclerc claimed a surprise eighth pole position of his Formula 1 career. His crash at the end of Q3 meant the likes of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas couldn't... read more »

Max Verstappen narrowly beat Carlos Sainz during final practice for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix as title leader Lewis Hamilton classified only seventh. Sainz maintained... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed the 100th pole position of his Formula 1 career as Mercedes' supreme run at the Spanish Grand Prix continued. The usual leading three suspects... read more »

When the session got underway, the pack was in no particular hurry to head onto the track, with Fernando Alonso eventually emerging for a solo run on the medium tyres towards... read more »

Under clear skies and in warm temperatures, Robert Kubica, running place of Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo for FP1, set the initial P1 benchmark at 1m27.006s on the hard tyres.... read more »

Verstappen took a free pitstop late on in a bid to set the fastest lap in the closing stages of the Portuguese Grand Prix, which he managed after beating Valtteri Bottas's... read more »

After his difficult morning session, Lewis Hamilton bounced back to top the second practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen... read more »

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in a thrilling session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as Sergio Perez beat Max Verstappen to second. Hamilton... read more »

Valtteri Bottas again headed a Mercedes 1-2 as Max Verstappen's preparations for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were dealt a blow during second practice. Bottas set the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton finished second with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull - the top three covered by just 0.058s. In bright conditions at Imola, the majority of the pack headed out... read more »

In the only practice session that takes place in similar times and temperatures to qualifying and the race, Verstappen's best time of 1m30.847s was 0.547s quicker than the... read more »

The AlphaTauri driver impressed with the second fastest time of the test on the final day, putting in a lap that was just 0.093 seconds off Max Verstappen's benchmark... read more »

Max Verstappen has played down speculation that he heads into the season opener as favourite, insisting that Mercedes remains the benchmark. read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace at the end of pre-season testing as Red Bull suggested it is the benchmark team ahead of the Formula 1 campaign. read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez sets the fastest lap of F1 pre-season testing so far on the final morning of running in Bahrain. read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez led the way at the midpoint of the final day of pre-season testing for the 2021 Formula 1 season. The final morning of running took place in hot... read more »

Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on top of the timesheets on the second day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, with six teams covered by six-tenths of a second. The benchmark changed... read more »

James Key says the Mercedes unit used to be the "benchmark" but the reality is there is "now very little separating" the different engines. read more »

Carlos Sainz has hailed Charles Leclerc as "one of the strongest drivers on the grid" and believes his new Ferrari team-mate will serve as "a great... read more »

Esteban Ocon has described former Renault team-mate Daniel Ricciardo as a "very, very good benchmark" to have had upon his return to Formula 1 last year. read more »

Believing that Max Verstappen was "unlucky" this year, Ross Brawn cites world champion, Lewis Hamilton as the sport's new benchmark. read more »

Max Verstappen hopes that Sergio Perez can help push Red Bull forward in 2020, and also give him a competitive benchmark. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished comfortably clear during the daylight final practice session for Formula 1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen swiftly... read more »

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff, has said Lewis Hamilton is still very much "the benchmark" for the team following George Russell's impressive debut at the Sakhir... read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has dismissed renewed claims from critics that Lewis Hamilton's success is only driven by the fact he has been in the best car for many... read more »