Hamilton adamant Mercedes can’t fight for wins in early races

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ challenges in Formula 1 testing are “far bigger” than one year ago and he does not believe it is currently in a position to be “competing for wins”

Perez tops final Bahrain F1 test morning for Red Bull

Red Bull recorded the fastest time of the Bahrain Formula 1 test so far as Sergio Perez went quickest on the morning of the final day of running

The Bahrain corner bringing out the worst in F1’s 2022 cars

Bahrain’s tricky Turn 10 left-hander has long challenged Formula 1 drivers, but in 2022 it’s providing its biggest headache yet as Scott Mitchell explains

Cause of costly Williams fire ‘too stupid to talk about’

The cause of the fire that cost Williams almost an entire day of running in F1’s Bahrain pre-season test is “too stupid to talk about”

Magnussen expected 2022 F1 car to ‘feel worse than it did’

Formula 1 returnee Kevin Magnussen expected the 2022 car to feel worse than it did on his comeback with Haas in Bahrain

Huge sidepods or no sidepods? Mercedes’ and Ferrari’s theories

Mercedes and Ferrari have taken remarkably different routes with their 2022 Formula 1 designs, particularly in their approach to sidepods. Has one of them made a massive misstep?

Podcast: Our verdict on the F1 testing pecking order

After the fifth day of Formula 1 pre-season testing, we have a stab at judging the rough shape of the form book in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast

Video: McLaren and Williams are test two’s teams in trouble

McLaren is in “a race against time” amid a persistent and costly brake problem, and Williams has melted its suspension, leaving both under pressure in Bahrain Formula 1 testing

Mark Hughes: How Ferrari and Mercedes really compare right now

Mercedes reckons Ferrari is in great shape in Formula 1 testing. Ferrari reckons Mercedes is very deliberately hiding its pace via power unit tricks. Mark Hughes digs into the data to search for the true picture, and where Red Bull fits in

Ricciardo to miss final day in Bahrain after positive COVID test

Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 and must isolate before being released in time to compete in the 2022 Formula 1 season opener next week

The link between strange Norris steering and a new front wing

Lando Norris completed much-needed aero-data gathering by applying more steering lock than necessary on day two of F1’s Bahrain test. With the help of images comparing McLaren’s old and new front wings, Gary Anderson explains what the team was trying to do

Red Bull’s Bahrain F1 laptimes ‘competitive without trying’

Red Bull was “reasonably competitive without even trying” on the penultimate day of Formula 1’s 2022 pre-season testing, according to its head of race engineering