Fernando Alonso believes this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix can be a better guide to performance than the F1 season-opener in Australia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time recorded by a Formula 1 driver on Top Gear in his most recent show appearance, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's previous benchmark. read more »

Esteban Gutierrez is "very grateful" to have Nico Hulkenberg as his team-mate, saying the German is a good benchmark... read more »

Felipe Massa's morning benchmark was enough to ensure Ferrari ended on top on a day when reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel got his first taste of Red Bull's RB9. read more »

Romain Grosjean eclipsed Jenson Button's opening day benchmark as he dominated top spot on the timesheets at the Jerez group test on Wednesday. read more »

Romain Grosjean set a new benchmark time during the second morning of testing at Jerez, while Mercedes faces another headache after the second problem with its new car in as... read more »

Caterham are close to confirming who will partner Charles Pic in 2013, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Leafield based outfit recently confirmed the signing of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton may have set the benchmark today in practice for the F1 2012 Italian Grand Prix, but he thinks there is still more performance to come from his McLaren. read more »

Lewis Hamilton posted the benchmark time over the two free practice sessions that opened the 2012 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he would have no problem partnering Fernando Alonso as he is a "good benchmark"... read more »

Mark Webber believes that Red Bull is still the benchmark team in Formula 1 despite the 2012 season being so competitive read more »

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari will be competitive for the rest of the season if the F2012 is quick at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend read more »

Q. The Circuit de Catalunya is a track the team know well… Romain Grosjean: We know the track well from testing in the winter, it’s an even track on its... read more »

Formula 1 teams are at the limit of pitstop times, reckons Ferrari, which has set the benchmark for tyre changes this year read more »

Kamui Kobayashi lowered the benchmark time over the entire Barcelona test and also completed the most mileage of anyone in a single day, rounding the Spanish circuit 144 times.... read more »

While Lewis Hamilton is delighted with what he's seen of the new McLaren, he fears that Red Bull remains the benchmark. read more »

"It's too early to accurately predict the pace of the teams around us, but it's encouraging to have set the benchmark time in both P1 and P2," says Martin... read more »

David Coulthard believes an inform Fernando Alonso would be the best benchmark for Sebastian Vettel to measure up against... read more »

F1 2011 World Champion-elect Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his supreme qualifying form in the top flight, insisting there will only ever be one pole position king... read more »

Toyota Motorsport has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle (EV) at the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The TMG EV P001, with 100% electric... read more »

Mark Webber ducked under Fernando Alonso's practice benchmark to claim bragging rights for Red Bull Racing on day of the German GP. read more »

While McLaren had a good car balance for both drivers as of the start of FP1, the team is still not sure about how the blown diffuser regulations changes affect the... read more »

Williams co-owner Patrick Head believes using Renault engines from 2012 will provide a better benchmark for his team and remove a degree of uncertainty about its form read more »

Timo Glock was left feeling relieved that his lap record remained unbeaten at the 5.419-km (3.367-mi) Valencia Street Circuit this weekend, with the German’s time of... read more »

Jenson Button declares himself happy with the quickest time in Friday practice for the Turkish Grand Prix read more »