Force India Team Principal Vijay Mallya says that Mercedes is clearly ahead of rivals Ferrari and Renault ahead of the first race of 2014 in Australia. read more »

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says that the sport is set to travel to Azerbaijan for the first time, in either 2015 or 2016. A report in Wednesday's Daily Mail... read more »

Lotus technical director Nick Chester points to Renault's energy recovery systems in his belief that Lotus will unlikely be a front runner at Melbourne in two weeks time. read more »

Lotus technical director Nick Chester believes Renault's new energy recovery systems are responsible for 'disturbing' its drivers... read more »

Although Renault have made progress in eliminating the problems its power units had during pre-season testing, the French manufacturer admitted that its preparations for the... read more »

Following the final winter test session at Bahrain, Renault's Deputy Technical Director Rob White insists real progress has been made on the Renault powertrain. He... read more »

Renault head into the opening race of the season in Australia with many unknowns; whether their power unit can complete a race distance; whether it meets the strict fuel... read more »

Having been affected by Renault power-unit issues, Caterham has shown signs of being closer to the midfield at the start of 2014, according to Cyril... read more »

Renault Sport F1's Rob White has conceded the 2014 F1 season opener in Australia will be an 'anxious' weekend for the French manufacturer. read more »

Renault's deputy managing director (technical) Rob White says that the French company is anticipating an 'anxious' opening round to the 2014 season.... read more »

Rob White reflects on the third and final 2014 F1 pre-season test in Bahrain and concedes Renault still has a lot of work to do ahead of the opening race in Australia... read more »

Whilst Red Bull might be suffering from reliability woes - which has meant they've been forced to run at reduced power - their cornering speeds aren't to be laughed... read more »

Rob White says more issues encountered at the final test in Bahrain leaves a lot for Renault still to do and says "Melbourne will be an anxious... read more »

Renault has admitted that it is bracing itself for an 'anxious' weekend in Australia, after failing to complete all that it had hoped to in last week's final... read more »

"We can't escape the fact that we did not complete the entire programme with all the teams and that some Melbourne preparations are incomplete," admits Renault... read more »

That's it now. 12 days' of pre-season testing have gone in a flash as the Formula 1 teams now prepare for the first race of the new era. Some will head to Melbourne... read more »

Williams' former chief operations engineer Mark Gillan has tipped Mercedes for victory in Australia with a close battle between Williams and Ferrari for the podium.... read more »

After what was described as "a nightmare" day for Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel said the pre-season testing problems will not divide the team and... read more »

Caterham's Markus Ericsson finished off his pre-season testing today by completing 117 laps. For Renault, this proves the progress that has been made in terms of... read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull would require another ten days of pre-season testing to ensure they'll be 100 per cent ready for the 2014 season. The team has completed... read more »

Renault did not need an extension to the Formula 1 engine homologation deadline, according to head of track operations Remi Taffin read more »

With the FIA's homologation deadline for the new power units passing on Friday, Renault is happy with what it has had to submit and says an extension wasn't... read more »

Renault believes that improvements to its turbo are now key to delivering a step forward in performance for the start of the Formula 1 season. read more »

For the second successive day, Sergio Perez and Force India topped the timesheets in Bahrain, while Red Bull also made "significant progress". read more »

During an exclusive interview with Crash.net, Paul Hembery admits the problems faced by Renault-powered teams means Pirelli is unsure how its tyres will work on those... read more »