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• Verstappen slams 2026 F1 ruleset as ‘Formula E on steroids’

  Max Verstappen heavily criticized the level of driving enjoyment from the new Formula 1 cars that have been introduced for 2026, describing them as more like Formula E and saying he needs to find the cars fun to stay in the sport.

• ‘We need to try and find four seconds of performance,’ says Aston’s Stroll

  Lance Stroll says Aston Martin is around four seconds off the pace of the quickest cars at this stage of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

• Leclerc tops Norris in Bahrain F1 testing as Mercedes hits more trouble

  Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace on the second day of the opening pre-season test in Bahrain, as Mercedes once again struggled for mileage.

• Red Bull the benchmark based on early running, says Mercedes' Wolff

  Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull is setting the benchmark for performance in 2026 so far, following the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.Mercedes and George Russell have been installed as the bookmakers’ favorite heading into the new season, with the power unit and aerodynamic...

• Mercedes will ‘take it on the chin’ if PU rules are changed

  Mercedes will “just have to take it on the chin” if the FIA decided to change the power unit regulations relating to compression ratios, according to team principal Toto Wolff.Compression ratios become a significant area of scrutiny in the lead-up to the 2026 season, with Mercedes believed to be able...