Mercedes

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George Russell Kimi Antonelli
Fernando Alonso looks at his stricken Aston Martin in Bahrain with a PlanetF1.com conclusions banner positioned centre-bottom
Oliver Harden

F1 testing conclusions: Bring back V10s, fresh Aston Martin hope, secret Ferrari weapon

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari ended F1 testing as the challenge facing Aston Martin-Honda in F1 2026 was laid bare.
Mercedes driver George Russell alongside the Red Bull logo.
Henry Valantine
George Russell says Red Bull deployment edge has ‘closed drastically’
George Russell believes Mercedes has significantly reduced Red Bull’s lap time edge in energy deployment.
On the left, Kimi Antonelli and Peter Bonnington, Mercedes, talk, and on the right, Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at Bahrain F1 2026 testing
Jamie Woodhouse
Lewis Hamilton gets front-row seat as Antonelli pays for Bono birthday prank
Peter 'Bono' Bonnington celebrated his birthday in Bahrain, and that meant Kimi Antonelli had another prank up his sleeve.
Mercedes W17 rear wing
Matthew Somerfield
Mercedes unveils radical rear wing ‘saddle’ concept in Bahrain test finale
A late-test reveal, a four-element twist and a clever endplate rethink signal Mercedes is pushing the rule limits before round one.