Lewis Hamilton is confident Ferrari are “right in the fight” with Mercedes this year despite his former team’s dominant weekend at the Australian Grand Prix.
Category: Formula 1
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Who’s really fastest in 2026? F1’s new rules are confusing the pecking order — and the drivers
Formula 1’s new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a fascinating three days in Sakhir.
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Hamilton: Ferrari losing ‘a lot of time’ to Merc
Lewis Hamilton has said Ferrari’s gap to Mercedes is mainly due to a deficit in power unit performance after he qualified fourth for Saturday’s Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.
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Horner’s route back to F1 faces Mercedes obstacle
Christian Horner’s interest in buying into Alpine’s Formula 1 team has been complicated by Mercedes also lodging a bid of its own.
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Chinese GP: Russell tops practice amid Merc 1-2
George Russell picked up where he left off by posting the fastest time in practice as Mercedes set a blistering early pace in China.
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Max slams F1 car: ‘Never had anything this bad’
Max Verstappen complained Red Bull “never had anything this bad” after labouring to eighth on the grid for China’s sprint race.
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Russell on pole for F1 sprint, Merc clear of rivals
Mercedes continued their perfect start to the Formula 1 season by locking out the front row for sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with George Russell fastest.
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Ferrari impress as Leclerc leads F1 testing times
Charles Leclerc ensured Ferrari ended preseason testing in style with a scintillating set of late laps in Bahrain that will increase hype around the Italian team’s 2026 chances.
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F1 drivers eviscerate new cars at Australian GP – what’s going wrong, and is there a quick fix?
F1’s new cars failed to deliver on a painful debut as Lando Norris and Co. raged at the driving experience – ESPN’s Nate Saunders makes sense of the situation.
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Chinese Grand Prix: Russell continues fine start to season by going fastest in China practice
George Russell picked up where he left off by posting the fastest time in practice as Mercedes set a blistering early pace in China.