The four-time world champion's hopes of a solid start with his new squad in pre-season testing in Bahrain last weekend were dashed by reliability problems that limited his... read more »

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel says he feels "100 laps short" of where he would like to be following a ruffled pre-season test in Bahrain. After setting 51 laps... read more »

With Mercedes having had a tricky start to testing, with a gearbox problem and balance issues hampering its progress, main rival Red Bull has hit the ground running and appears... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says there is "no point getting worried" over Mercedes' mileage after suffering setbacks on the first two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas completed just six laps during Friday's opening day of testing in Bahrain following a gearbox issue on his new Mercedes. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has bemoaned Aston Martin's gearbox problem that reduced his running in the morning session of the second day at the Bahrain pre-season test to just 10 laps. read more »

Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes' gearbox issue "scares" him, but they are not nervous about the start they have made. read more »

As was the case on Friday, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo set the morning pace at the Bahrain International Circuit, while Lewis Hamilton caused a red flag and Sebastian... read more »

After Mercedes' gearbox problems on the opening day of pre-season testing, it was Aston Martin's turn to be hit by similar issues on Saturday morning. read more »

With gearbox issues and tricky conditions, Mick Schumacher didn't have the perfect first day in F1 but thinks it was valuable nonetheless. read more »

Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after a challenging day.Valtteri... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has "no choice but to take the positives" in the wake of its slowest start to pre-season testing in eight years, amid a gearbox issue,... read more »

Haas' Mick Schumacher says he's happy to turn any number of laps in preparation for his Formula 1 debut this year, as his first experience with the VF-21 was limited... read more »

The opening day of preseason testing in Bahrain did not go to plan for world champions Mercedes, as it spent over three hours in the garage with gearbox issues. read more »

Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »

Toto Wolff has admitted his Mercedes team are struggling to understand what caused the issue which limited them to six laps in the morning testing session. read more »

Toto Wolff says the early gearbox issue Mercedes encountered during the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain "came out of nowhere". read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says the team's early gearbox issue on the opening day of pre-season testing "came out of nowhere" and yet to be fully... read more »

Formula One pre-season winter testing has kicked off this morning at Bahrain's Sakhir International Circuit with all teams ready to give their new cars their first proper... read more »

Floors have been the subject of much interest this season, with the regulations mandating changes to their design in order to cut downforce levels, but teams will have worked... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was due to rack up the laps in the Mercedes W12 on Friday morning at the Bahrain International Circuit, completing the early session before handing over to... read more »

Williams Racing has announced that it would strengthen ties with Mercedes from 2022 which would include the supply of gearbox, other transferable components in addition to the... read more »

Mercedes and Williams are to expand their technical collaboration, with the Grove outfit set to use the German team's gearbox and other components from next season. read more »

Williams has announced it will enjoy closer technical ties with Mercedes in Formula 1 from 2022, using more parts designed by its power unit supplier read more »

On this special episode of Beyond The Grid, Tom Clarkson picks some of his favourite stories and anecdotes from the guests he’s spoken to this year, including gems from... read more »