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Video: How bad was Mercedes’ first day in Bahrain?
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Video: How bad was Mercedes’ first day in Bahrain?

In our latest video, Scott Mitchell goes inside Mercedes’ bad first day of Formula 1 pre-season running at Bahrain

5 years ago
Sainz has mastered Ferrari F1 ‘basics’ but not its ‘tricks’
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Sainz has mastered Ferrari F1 ‘basics’ but not its ‘tricks’

Mercedes ‘quite a way behind’ after poor start to F1 testing
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Mercedes ‘quite a way behind’ after poor start to F1 testing

Vettel’s first impressions of Aston Martin and Mercedes engine

Sebastian Vettel feels he has a lot “to learn and catch up” after his first “proper” day driving Aston Martin’s Formula 1 car and exploring Mercedes’ engine

5 years ago

Mercedes really was a handful – Mark Hughes’ day one verdict

Red Bull looked genuinely good, Mercedes’ troubles were real, and there was reason for McLaren, Alpine and AlphaTauri to be happy. Here are Mark Hughes’ conclusions from day one of 2021 Formula 1 testing

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What we learned from day one of Bahrain testing

Formula 1 is back! With one day of running completed in Bahrain and just two days left to iron out problems before the start of the season – our writers round up the biggest talking points of the day

5 years ago

Verstappen starts testing on top, tough day for Mercedes

Max Verstappen and Red Bull set the pace and led the mileage chart on day one of 2021 pre-season Formula 1 testing, while Mercedes appeared to have a troubled start

5 years ago

Bottas admits Mercedes’ shakedown decision backfired

Valtteri Bottas has admitted the Mercedes Formula 1 team probably should have carried out a shakedown run before testing after its troubled first day

5 years ago

Why Hulkenberg could join Mercedes’ F1 reserve line-up

Mercedes could expand to having three F1 reserve drivers in 2021, as it looks to secure the services of Nico Hulkenberg

5 years ago

Broken jaw will only impact Alonso after F1 season ends

Fernando Alonso says the broken jaw he suffered in a cycling accident will only impact him after the current Formula 1 season ends, as he needs two titanium plates removed

5 years ago

Mercedes struggling to identify ‘out of nowhere’ problem

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says the team isn’t yet fully on top of the gearbox problem that limited it to six laps on the first morning of F1 pre-season testing

5 years ago

Gary Anderson: How McLaren’s new F1 bargeboards work

The bargeboards McLaren went to great lengths to hide after its 2021 car’s reveal are on full display in Bahrain. Here’s what they’re meant to achieve

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