Max’s sarcastic dig at Mercedes, dismal ‘since 2017’
All doom and gloom after pre-season testing, Max Verstappen has had a dig at Mercedes saying they've had an awful car "already since 2017".
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Wolff very conscious about how Russell v Hamilton will play out
Karun Chandhok gave an insight into the mindset of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
Hill: Mercedes’ zero-pods could be behind their floor ‘trouble’
Damon Hill believes Mercedes' zero-pod design is causing their porpoising issues and has backed the team to find a fix.
Wolff: First hint in qualy as the stopwatch never lies
Formula 1 will have its first hint about this year's pecking order in Bahrain qualy with Toto Wolff saying the "stopwatch never lies".
Horner: Mercedes cannot control ‘maverick’ Red Bull
“That inability to control us is at the heart of the tension between us."
Haas trialled Mercedes’ ‘zero-pod’ concept last summer
Zero-pods? Been there, done that for Haas.
Ferrari optimistic they have wiped out Mercedes/Honda deficit
Ferrari seem to think their power unit *could* be on Mercedes and Red Bull's level, or perhaps even slightly ahead.
Brundle is not prepared to write Mercedes off
Mercedes will show up more competitive for the Bahrain Grand Prix believes Martin Brundle.
Mercedes sidepods may not be a ‘major player’
"Hats off" to Mercedes for trying something different, says James Key.
Marko: ‘Mercedes always whine, then it suddenly goes boom’
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is the latest person in the paddock to not buy Mercedes' reported performance issues.
Hill has learned to ‘never discount’ Mercedes
Mercedes struggling in testing and then winning the season opener is a tale as old as time. Or 2014.
Wolff reveals kitchen chat prevented Hamilton ‘divorce’
Toto Wolff spent "four or five hours in the kitchen" with Lewis Hamilton hashing out their grievances after the 2016 season.
Hamilton dice left Gasly questioning Mercedes
Pierre Gasly concluded from his battle with Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain that Mercedes are no longer as competitive as they were.
‘Nothing would surprise me if Sainz becomes champion’
Jan Lammers believes 2022 could produce any number of surprises from a complete dominant Verstappen to a Sainz World title.
Mercedes mirror design likely to be ‘challenged’ at F1 meeting
Mercedes' mirror assembly is expected to be challenged in Tuesday's FIA meeting but already there are hints the challenge will fail.
Tost explains barrier to copying Mercedes design
Formula 1's cost cap precludes teams from emulating the radical design of the Mercedes W13, says Franz Tost.
Conclusions from official pre-season testing
Four conclusions we can draw from the three days of official pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Horner accuses Mercedes of using ‘underhand tactics’
The aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is still weighing heavy on Christian Horner.
Russell insists Mercedes’ performance ‘isn’t there’
No sandbags, claims George Russell...the Mercedes W13 is genuinely off the pace at present.
Hamilton rules out Mercedes wins ‘at the moment’
Mercedes victories look unrealistic at present, according to Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes worried: Not in our normal form
Mercedes are concerned that they are "not in our normal form", with Ferrari surging ahead and the chasing pack closer than ever.
Mercedes struggling to balance pace and porpoising
Mercedes' Andy Shovlin admits trying to find the perfect balance between pace and porpoising with the new cars is a "challenge".
Leclerc warns Mercedes/Red Bull are ‘hiding their game’
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc believes Red Bull and Mercedes are sandbagging in a major way in Bahrain.
Hamilton: Ferrari one-two if Bahrain GP was tomorrow
Lewis Hamilton reckons Ferrari would be one-two if the Bahrain Grand Prix was tomorrow.
Max: Don’t know if W13 is legal, but it is quite ugly
Max Verstappen says the W13 is "quite ugly" but wouldn't weigh in on the legality of the zero-pod designed Mercedes.
‘Very novel’ Mercedes W13 has ‘a few little tricks’
F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds, who headed the design of the 2022 rules, was not expecting Mercedes' approach with the W13.
Tsunoda ‘curious’ about effect of Mercedes zero pods
Yuki Tsunoda says he is "curious" as to how the Mercedes W13 car will fare with the radical design it displayed in Bahrain testing.
Horner clarifies stance on ‘radical’ Mercedes design
Christian Horner admits the Mercedes W13 design "ticks all the boxes" and is completely legal.
Ferrari want a Mercedes ban, but not on the zero pods
Mercedes' new mirror assembly is irritating Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
Brawn weighs up chances of protest over Mercedes W13
Ross Brawn admits the FIA will have to take a closer look at the zero pod Mercedes W13 as wasn't a design that had foreseen.