So here are the key stats from the test. Mercedes dominated the top of the timesheets, setting the only times under 1m34s in Bahrain with Italian teen Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking the fastest lap across the three days.

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.

March 28 (Reuters) - Team by team analysis of Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order): MERCEDES (Lewis Hamilton 1, Valtteri Bottas 3) Sign up here. Hamilton's record-extending 96th career win, 75th for Mercedes ...

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — 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 made cars smaller and lighter,

Verstappen is already setting an example to his F1 2026 rivals

March 12 (Reuters) - Champions Mercedes hit an early problem as Formula One teams began putting their 2021 cars through their paces for the first time in pre-season testing in Bahrain on Friday. The Sakhir circuit is hosting three days of testing, half the ...

Cadillac has hired former Lewis Hamilton associate Marc Hynes as chief racing officer ahead of its debut Formula 1 season.

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Lando Norris hailed a “positive day” for McLaren as the Formula 1 champion went fastest on the opening day of preseason testing in Bahrain on Wednesday. In an early sign that Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen could renew their title battle this season despite sweeping changes to the cars,