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Max Verstappen was "much faster" than Mercedes' drivers at the Bahrain test.

Sebastian Vettel left the pre-season test in Bahrain with the slowest lap time of all 20 race drivers that run in the desert island, as well as with the lowest number of laps achieved by those that will be taking part in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. A new experience for the four-times World Champion, who managed only 177 laps in the course of his thee half days of running, with a best time of 1m33,742s, almost four seconds off Max Verstappen's pace setting time.

The winner of the trial 'sprint qualifying' races in 2021 will receive 3 points as well as pole position for the main event.

Alpine's executive director Marcin Budkowski has defended the emergence of a notably 'plump' area of the 2021 car's engine cover just behind the airbox.

Mercedes has made "a horrible start" to the 2021 season, according to team boss Toto Wolff.

How Ferrari got its power back Charles Leclerc, Bahrain test 2021 © Ferrari Ferrari hopes to have done enough work with its Power Unit to match at least Renault right from the start of the season. While the 2020 season was spent, for the Scuderia and costumers Alfa Romeo Sauber and Haas, fighting against more powerful rivals – a consequence of the FIA investigation that concluded the Italians were using an energy recovery system that didnt comply with the spirit of the rules at the end of 20...

Gene approves Barcelonas new turn 10 Esteban Ocon, Spanish GP 2020 © Renault Marc Gene was the first driver to try the Circuit de Catalunyas new Turn 10 during a demonstration run he did at the start of the week, driving a Ferrari 488 GT at the request of the tracks new management. On Monday, the former Minardi and Williams driver, now ambassador for Ferrari and demonstration driver for the Scuderia as well, did a few laps around a circuit he knows like the back of his hand and came out of the...

Wolff confirms Hulkenberg talks © RV Press Toto Wolff confirmed on Friday he’s in talks with Nico Hulkenberg, to make the veteran German one of Mercedes’ reserve drivers for this season. Hulkenberg stood in on three Grand Prix last year, always for Racing Point, replacing Sergio Perez in the British and 70th anniversary Grand Prix, both ran in Silverstone, and just for qualifying and the race at the Eifel Grand Prix, in place of Lance Stroll, as both the team’s drivers contracted the COV...

Teams agree to three sprint races Start, Brazilian GP 2019 © RV Press The ten Formula One teams have agreed to run three Sprint Races this year, in Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos, during a pre-test meeting chaired by new Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali. The format, which still has to be finalized, to be voted before the start of the season, means Friday running will include just one Free Practice Session lasting one hour, before qualifying – run in the current format – is held in the...

Fernando Alonso may struggle to be "high in the midfield" on his 2021 return to Formula 1, according to Dr Helmut Marko.