Valtteri Bottas has set a fresh benchmark for F1 2017 with a new fastest lap in pre-season testing of 1m 19.705s to streak clear read more »

Honda sets itself a Mercedes benchmark for the opening round of the 2017 F1 season... but it is not what it seems. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne says he isn t worried about being compared to Max Verstappen in his rookie F1 season as he focuses on his set-up with McLaren read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have taken the covers off Mercedes' 2017 challenger, the W08, at Silverstone. The world champions' unveiling is the most... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has laid the benchmark to beat ahead of the pole position shootout in Abu Dhabi as F1 world title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are shuffled back read more »

Toto Wolff believes the United States and Mexican grands prix have set the benchmark as examples of successful promotion in Formula One, following high attendances at both... read more »

Lance Stroll has described his 2017 Williams team-mate Valtteri Bottas as a "great benchmark" as he prepares to graduate to Formula 1 alongside the… read more »

Nico Rosberg set the pace once again in the third and final practice session ahead of the Singapore GP, but Red Bull's Max Verstappen was within touching distance as Lewis... read more »

Lewis Hamilton snatched the advantage heading into the Italian GP weekend by topping second practice ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton registered a 1:22.801 on... read more »

Nico Rosberg edged out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in the opening practice session ahead of the Italian GP at Monza. The duo traded top spot throughout... read more »

A pitstop is one of the most strategically important elements of any race weekend, be it in qualifying or the race. It takes a perfectly choreographed team of well-oiled, sharp... read more »

Whilst some believe the title fight is already decided, Toto Wolff insists Nico Rosberg is stronger than many might think. read more »

Nico Rosberg secured pole position for his home race as he beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during qualifying at Hockenheim. Rosberg recovered from an electronics issue... read more »

Championship leader Nico Rosberg clocked the quickest time for Mercedes during the final practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, narrowly edging out Red Bull's Max... read more »

Honda will monitor the progress made by Renault following their recent engine upgrade release, and use that information to make decisions on when to make their own updates read more »

After finishing sixth at the Russian Grand Prix, McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has claimed that Red Bull is their benchmark after being the closest to challenging Mercedes and... read more »

Championship leader Nico Rosberg says that Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton remains the benchmark, despite the German opening up a 36-point advantage after… read more »

Despite winning the opening three races of the season, Nico Rosberg insists Lewis Hamilton remains the benchmark in Formula 1... read more »

Nico Rosberg says Lewis Hamilton remains the "benchmark" for him despite winning his sixth race in a row in China to take control of the 2016 world title fight. read more »

Valtteri Bottas thinks the Bahrain Grand Prix will be a better indicator of Williams' true pace than Australia's temporary Albert Park circuit. Despite finishing... read more »

Rosberg: Winter testing even tougher when you are the benchmark read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has blown away the F1 field by notching up a new fastest lap of pre-season testing on the new purple ultra-soft tyres read more »

Lewis Hamilton led the way as Mercedes again set the benchmark for mileage on the morning of day two of the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona read more »

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel continued to set the pace during the second day of testing in Spain, as he sampled Pirelli's Ultra Soft tyres for the first time. Vettel... read more »

With Renault and Red Bull using the same engine this season, Nick Chester believes the latter's "very good chassis" will be the benchmark for the works team... read more »