Charles Leclerc produced the fastest time of pre-season testing and took Ferrari nearly a second clear of the field on the final day in Bahrain.

Cadillac has delivered a good platform to progress from both in terms of team operations and car performance during the opening days of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, says team principal Graeme Lowdon.The new entrant into Formula 1 didn’t even have confirmation that it would be on the grid in...

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.

George Russell went just 0.021s faster than Max Verstappen during late runs on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, as Ferrari’s week ended early due to a car problem.Lewis Hamilton had been set to complete a race simulation on Friday afternoon but managed just 47 laps -- some...

Max Verstappen says he is torn between wanting a closer field to make for a more exciting Formula 1 season, and being keen to continue his own dominance.The Dutchman won 19 of the 22 races last year on his way to a third consecutive drivers’ championship, in one of the...

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed Ferrari's one lap pace during the final pre-season test in Barcelona, despite topping the times by over a second.On his final day in the car, Vettel posted the fastest time of pre-season testing so far with a 1m17.182s on the hypersoft tire, some 1.178s clear of...

Eric Boullier insists McLaren's ongoing problems during pre-season testing in Barcelona are not a result of the team's packaging of the Renault power unit.After Stoffel Vandoorne suffered two battery-related problems followed by a hydraulics issue that limited him to 38 laps on the opening day of the second test, Fernando...

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull is likely to show its pace compared to Mercedes and Ferrari during the second test after a difficult start to pre-season.Mercedes completed the second-highest mileage during a weather-affected week at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Ferrari just eight laps behind last season's constructors' champions in...

Toro Rosso was more prepared for Honda to impress during the first pre-season test than the rest of the Formula 1 paddock, according to technical director James Key.Honda struggled with both performance and reliability for the majority of its time with McLaren, with pre-season in 2015 and last year particularly...

Lewis Hamilton admits he is pleased to see his former team McLaren close to his pace during the first pre-season Formula 1 test in Spain.The final day of the opening test offered the best conditions of the week, with warmer temperatures and a dry track in the afternoon replacing the...