Mercedes ended the first pre-season test with the fastest times of the week but Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull all enjoyed more good mileage in Bahrain.

After the first day of testing in Bahrain on Wednesday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff felt Red Bull, with their new engine developed in partnership with Ford, have "set the benchmark" for the new season.

Mercedes has led Formula 1 preseason testing in Bahrain on Friday. George Russell was fastest in the morning session and Kimi ...

Andrea Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes 1-2 amid sandbagging claims as an issue for Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton brought the final day of the Bahrain Formula 1 test to an early end. The opening three-day pre ...

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has launched an astonishing attack on the new-for-2026 cars. An overhaul of ...

Max Verstappen says it is “no fun” to drive the new Formula 1 cars and sweeping changes for 2026 mean the series no longer feels like F1. Regulation changes for 2026 have ...

Max Verstappen has described F1 ’s new set of regulations as “anti-racing”, claiming the energy management aspect of the 2026 rules makes it feel like “ Formula E on steroids.” At such a critical ...

Bahrain saw testing get back underway with all 11 teams hitting the track hoping to find more out about their cars and ...

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris ended day one of the first 2026 Bahrain pre-season test fastest for McLaren. Though all but Williams had track time with their new cars last month at ...

Toto Wolff has installed Red Bull as the new “benchmark” team for 2026, claiming Max Verstappen was able to go ...