Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has blamed the sidepod explosion suffered by Esteban Ocon during Bahrain Grand Prix practice on a "possibly defective prototype" component. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has emphasised that its W13 has the potential to fight at the front of the field, after its subdued showing during qualifying in Bahrain. Mercedes... read more »

Loose sidepod aside, it was a good opening practice day for Alpine in Bahrain on Friday, according to Sporting Director Alan Permane. read more »

The red flags were out early when the sidepod on Esteban Ocon's Alpine let go. read more »

Both Alpines were fitted with a sidepod upgrade for the F1 season opener, but Ocon lost his early on in first practice when the right-hand side bodywork flew off on the main... read more »

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is confident the sidepod blowout on Esteban Ocon's car was a "one-off" as the team continues to search for "the root... read more »

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were left trailing in the opening first practice session of the new F1 season as AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly took the honours. read more »

For the final pre-season test in Bahrain, Mercedes completely overhauled its mirror set-up as part of the sidepod revamp of the W13.Rivals questioned what Mercedes had done, as... read more »

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has claimed it is 'impossible' for a team to alter its sidepod philosophy this year with a number of solutions on display. read more »

Damon Hill believes Mercedes' "slim sidepod" concept could be causing "trouble" for the team. read more »

In the latest Formula 1 gossip column, Haas team boss Guenther Steiner thinks the wide sidepod design has 'greater potential' as opposed to Mercedes and... read more »

F1 will begin its new technical era this weekend as the Bahrain Grand Prix offers the first chance for teams to race their overhauled cars.A concerted effort has been made by... read more »

Pre-season testing disproved some of our fears that the 2022 cars would all look identical, in fact the new technical rules have allowed for plenty of design freedom and that’s... read more »

The upgrades are not a dramatic philosophy change for Red Bull, as was seen on the Mercedes car during the first day of the test, but rather a refinement of an already visually... read more »

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner says he doesn’t believe that Mercedes has constructed an illegal car for the 2022 Formula 1 season. On Thursday, Mercedes unveiled an... read more »

Symonds explained that technology derived from the aerospace industry has helped Mercedes to package an ultra-efficient cooling system that has enabled it to create the narrow... read more »

Toto Wolff says he is not worried about the prospect of a dispute over the legality of the sidepod design on Mercedes' 2022 Formula 1 car.  read more »

Toto Wolff is confident Mercedes' new sidepod philosophy is legal but remains cautious over a "supermajority" regulation that could force the team into a change. read more »

The German manufacturer revealed a radical new concept ahead of the start of the Bahrain test, using the Side Impact Structures (SIS) as separate fins to help shrink its... read more »

There had been whispers ever since Barcelona about the concept potentially exploiting some grey areas of the regulations, and it did not take long for such concerns to be... read more »

Mercedes' "very extreme" sidepod design will prompt "a lot of debate" in the paddock, according to Formula 1's managing director Ross Brawn.  read more »

Formula 1’s managing director of motorsport, Ross Brawn, has described Mercedes’ new sidepod design “very extreme” and says it’s not something they anticipated under the new... read more »

Mercedes has brought a significant upgrade to its 2022 Formula One car in time for the second pre-season test in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes has unleashed a package of upgrades at the second pre-season Formula 1 test, with the W13 sporting radical vertical sidepod inlets. The W13 wore traditional inlets at... read more »

Mercedes have captured the attention up and down the pit-lane at the final Bahrain F1 test with a a bold new 'no sidepod' design on a radically different W13 car. read more »