Lewis Hamilton is delighted with the competitiveness of the Mercedes W04 at Albert Park despite ending the afternoon in the tyre barrier read more »

Specialist publications are reporting a secret of the apparent speed of Mercedes' new W04 car -- a system known in the German squad's garage as 'Fric'.... read more »

Bob Bell is cautiously optimistic ahead of the new season as he says Mercedes have a "better understanding" of their W04... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described his pre-season preparations with Mercedes as 'very encouraging', with 2008 World Champion enjoying a trouble-free run on his final... read more »

Lewis Hamilton declared himself "really happy" that Mercedes is making progress with its W04 in pre-season testing read more »

Ross Brawn does not think the new Mercedes W04 is capable of challenging for the championship in its current state of competitiveness, but believes the gains in performance the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton completed his fourth day of pre-season testing today at the Circuit de Catalunya in cold and wet conditions. His mileage today of 242 km takes his total to 1513... read more »

As the Mercedes W04 is continues to impress at Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton has warned fans not to get carried away, insisting that the German team is not in a position to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has disputed claims by his rivals that Mercedes will be in contention for race wins and the championship this season. The Brit, despite posting some impressive... read more »

Lewis Hamilton does not believe that Mercedes will be in a position to win races during the early stages of the 2013 season, with top ten finishes his primary target at... read more »

Nico Rosberg thinks Mercedes’ 2013 car is a potential winner. The German won last April’s Chinese grand prix, but thereafter the Brackley based team... read more »

Nico Rosberg has hailed Mercedes' efforts, saying his W04 is a "pleasure" to drive and is "closer" to the front runners... read more »

After his most recent test in the new W04, Nico Rosberg is sure Mercedes will be closer to the top teams this year than it was at the end of last season read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is 'making continual steps forward' with its understanding of the F1 W04 chassis, substantially aided by the Briton's... read more »

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during the morning session on Day 2 at the Circuit de Catalunya. Vettel’s time of 1:22.197s was just... read more »

Nico Rosberg sounded positive on the first day of testing in Barcelona after topping the timesheet come the end of the session. The German declared the W04 "a lot... read more »

Nico Rosberg is confident he has a much better baseline with the Mercedes W04 in Barcelona this week than he did at the same time last year read more »

Nico Rosberg has pinpointed tyre degradation as one of the main areas for Mercedes to focus on with its new F1 W04 chassis, having gained a better understanding of the car... read more »

Video: Rosberg's first laps in the F1 W04 read more »

It is too early to say just how good the new Mercedes is, according to team boss Ross Brawn. After an up-and-down first test for the new silver W04, former double world... read more »

Niki Lauda says Mercedes can now fight the top three teams in 2013, despite their woes last season which saw them finish fifth in the constructors' championship. The... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is exactly where he had hoped it would be right now, after getting his first proper experience of the new W04. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his initial impression of the Mercedes W04 is a positive one, but he admits he'll be asking the team for more downforce. The former-McLaren... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he has a good foundation to start the season with the new Mercedes W04 but says the team needs to keep searching for downforce as it adds updates to the car read more »

Vettel heads Gutierrez and Hamilton in the morning session, the Englishman finally getting some mileage in the Mercedes W04. read more »