Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas said he believes Ferrari are ahead of the reigning world champions at the end of the first week of pre-season testing. Bottas said: “They do seem very strong. No matter which kind of fuel loads or engine modes they’re running, in any case they are quick. “I think we feel at

Williams say it was “embarrassing” to miss two days of pre-season testing because their car was not ready. The Williams, driven by Briton George Russell, finally made it on to the track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday – with a day and a half left of the four-day test. Deputy team principal Claire

World champion Lewis Hamilton expects a tougher challenge from Ferrari in Formula 1 this season. Ferrari had the car to win the 2018 title but fell away after a series of errors, with Hamilton taking a fifth championship for Mercedes. But Ferrari impressed with strong pace at the start of pre-season testing. Hamilton said: “Ferrari

The drivers are ready, testing is well under way and there’s less than a month before the first race of the season in Melbourne. But there’s only question that really matters: who has produced the best-looking car? Whether it’s the new-look Williams or the typically stylish Ferrari that’s setting your pulse racing, let us know

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on top for the second day in a row at the start of pre-season testing in Spain. The 21-year-old Monegasque, who steps up to Ferrari this season after an impressive debut year in 2018, headed McLaren’s British novice Lando Norris. Leclerc’s time was within 0.1 seconds of that achieved by team-mate

Tuesday 19 February Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1’s new front wings look “ugly”. (Racefans) Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg says the larger rear wings introduced for 2019 are like parachutes. (GPToday.net) Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto’s declaration that Vettel will be favoured over Charles Leclerc initially is a statement of intent, says Mercedes team

Sebastian Vettel says he sees new Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc as a “full rival” this season. Vettel, 31, has been the team’s lead driver for four seasons while Leclerc, 21, has been promoted after one season with the affiliated Sauber team. “He’s got the seat for a reason. I’ve got to take him very seriously,”

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says a no-deal Brexit would be “a nightmare scenario” for British-based teams. Wolff said the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal would be a “massive advantage” to EU-based teams such as Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. Eight of the 10 F1 teams have bases in the south-east

Williams are in turmoil in the build-up to the new Formula 1 season as a result of delays building their new car. The new FW42 missed the first day of pre-season testing on Monday, will not be ready for Tuesday and is likely to miss much of Wednesday as well. On track, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel

Williams have suffered a further blow ahead of the new season, with the team saying their car will likely not run until “Wednesday at the earliest”. The problems means Williams are poised to miss at least two days of the eight days of pre-season testing because of delays building the new car. Deputy team boss

Williams have pulled out of the first day of pre-season testing on Monday as their new FW42 car is not ready. Deputy team principal Claire Williams says the car will run on Tuesday – the second of four days of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Last week, the British team cancelled a planned shakedown

Media playback is not supported on this device Brazil’s Lucas di Grassi won a dramatic Mexico City Formula E-Prix after overtaking Pascal Wehrlein metres before the finish line. Mahindra Racing’s Wehrlein led for large periods but ran out of power on the final corner as Audi driver Di Grassi, 34, edged past on the inside.

Ferrari have unveiled the car they hope will end a decade-long Formula 1 title drought in 2019. Ferrari lost out to Mercedes in 2018 despite having a faster car at least as many times as their rivals, after a series of errors by Sebastian Vettel and the team. New team principal Mattia Binotto said the

Media playback is not supported on this device Formula E on the BBC Races in the series will be featured live on the BBC Sport website, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button. After the hottest race in Formula E history, the series moves on to Mexico City for the fourth round of a sizzling season.

Kimi Raikkonen has put the first miles on the new Alfa Romeo Formula 1 car. The 39-year-old Finn drove the car, from the team that used to be called Sauber, for 33 laps at Ferrari’s Fiorano track in Italy. The Alfa Romeo, which was in a temporary colour scheme, will be official unveiled on Monday

Lando Norris says there is no chance of him being seduced into a party lifestyle by Formula 1’s glamour. The new McLaren driver, who makes his debut this year, prefers computer-game ‘sim’ racing to going out, he says. “I don’t do that [go out partying] now. I enjoy driving on the sim, doing stuff like

McLaren projected a message of humility and determination to improve as they unveiled their new Formula 1 car. The team had the second slowest car for much of last season but finished sixth in the championship, largely thanks to the efforts of Fernando Alonso. The Spanish two-time champion has left F1 and McLaren have a

Who is driving for who in 2019? Take a look at this season’s team line-ups (all statistics correct as of the start of the 2019 season). Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) – Alfa Romeo Date of birth: 14/12/93 Races started: 2 Pole positions: 0 Wins: 0 Podium places: 0 World titles: 0 2018 position: N/A 2018 wins