But an early headstart on its 2022 car, allied to it being helped out by F1's aero development handicap system, did just the trick in allowing it to impress a few times... read more »

Oscar Piastri has revealed the positive effects of his headstart with McLaren. read more »

After two years without a victory, Ferrari has emerged as a championship challenger this year, with both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz grabbing wins in the first half of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he's not thrilled about the headstart Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg is getting in the race for the Formula 1 World title... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is not concerned at all about the early headstart Mercedes appears to have made in pre-season Formula 1 testing read more »

Pirelli is adamant that Red Bull will gain no headstart in its preparations for 2014, despite taking part in a development tyre test at Barcelona next week read more »

Max Chilton believes spending 2012 with the Marussia team has given him a headstart on his maiden F1 campaign in 2013. read more »

After a strong pre-season, Jenson Button is looking forward to taking the F1 fight to Red Bull - and, if fortunes change, Ferrari too. read more »