"We have looked in the mix with several of our rivals near the front but it's clear, with Ferrari topping the times and McLaren and Red Bull Racing being right on their tails, that we need to continue working hard to bring more performance.”

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache believes Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are all quicker than his team based on the running so far in Formula 1 pre-season testing.Multiple teams have highlighted how strong Red Bull’s performance has appeared so far given that it is running its own power unit for...

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull is setting the benchmark for performance in 2026 so far, following the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.Mercedes and George Russell have been installed as the bookmakers’ favorite heading into the new season, with the power unit and aerodynamic...

Zak Brown is expecting McLaren to be strong once again, but he admits it may be too early to draw conclusions.

Honda has kicked off its latest F1 foray with a launch event in Japan.

Audi’s first fire-up of its new power unit in its 2026 chassis was a milestone that gave the team “incredible energy,” according to the head of its Formula 1 project Mattia Binotto.

Carlos Sainz set the pace for Williams ahead of Ferrari pair Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, as rain impacted the second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain.Hamilton had been fastest in the morning session -- when the rain had the biggest effect -- but Sainz was one of just two...