Daniel Ricciardo revelled in a "pretty smooth" start to his McLaren career after topping the first session of pre-season testing in Bahrain. 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 »

Alpine's Fernando Alonso will undergo further surgery to his jaw later this year following his biking accident in Switzerland last month. The two-time World Champion... read more »

Lap times at 4pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Toto Wolff is confident Mercedes can recover from its disastrous start to pre-season testing that saw Valtteri Bottas confined to the garage for the entire opening session. read more »

The Spaniard sustained the injury after being involved in a crash with a car while pre-season training near Lugano in Switzerland last month.Having undergone a jaw operation at... read more »

Prior to the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain this week, the national government announced it would be offering both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those attending both... read more »

As pre-season testing finally gets underway, gearshift problem for Mercedes leaves Valtteri Bottas with just 6 laps to his credit. read more »

Ride along with Sebastian Vettel as he puts the AMR21 through its paces around the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of 2021 Formula One pre-season testing. read more »

Mercedes endured a stuttering start to Formula 1 2021 as the world champions hit reliability issues in the opening session of pre-season testing, which was topped by... read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo sets the pace in the opening morning of Formula 1's pre-season test in Bahrain as Mercedes suffered an early setback.  read more »

Lap times at 2pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

This morning's times from the Bahrain International Circuit, the first day of pre-season testing. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo topped the opening session of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain for McLaren as Mercedes lost three hours of running through a gearshift problem. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo clocked the fastest time as Formula 1 pre-season testing began in Bahrain on Friday, while champions Mercedes suffered a setback. Formula 1... read more »

Lap times at 1pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Red Bull's new RB16B F1 car has been seen on track for the first time during pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Formula 1 pre-season testing is underway at the Bahrain International Circuit with all 10 teams eager to make the most of the limited three-days of running. read more »

Aston Martin was perhaps the most open of all Formula 1 teams when it came to the launch of its latest challenger.But as the new AMR21 rolled out on to the track in Bahrain for... read more »

Lap times at 12noon on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

It was not the ideal start to testing for reigning World Champions Mercedes after losing some precious track time during the first session of pre-season. After an early... 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 »

Lap times at 11am on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Mercedes' floor design on its W12 F1 car has broken cover on the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

FOLLOW CRASH.NET'S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIRST DAY OF FORMULA 1 PRE-SEASON TESTING IN BAHRAIN. read more »