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 »

Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has tipped Lewis Hamilton to set a new Formula 1 benchmark and secure his eighth drivers' title in 2021. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's seventh world title has moved him level with Michael Schumacher's benchmark, opening up the inevitable question - which of them is the best ever?... read more »

Claiming the record for the most successive teams' titles, Toto Wolff believes Mercedes can push the benchmark even "further". read more »

Lewis Hamilton will become the first driver to record over 100 Formula 1 victories, according to Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel, after Michael Schumacher's benchmark... read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he will never be dismissive of future generations of drivers and believes it would be "amazing" if his win record is eventually... read more »

Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen believes the records set by Lewis Hamilton could be unimaginable by the time he decides to retire from racing. Hamilton equalled... read more »

Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 wins was once considered unbreakable, so its hard to downplay the magnitude of Lewis Hamilton moving level with that benchmark at the... read more »