The Latest Breaking News from Andrea Stella

Oscar Piastri: Mercedes superiority at F1 Chinese GP is "pretty impressive"

Mercedes took yet another 1-2 this year in qualifying for the Chinese GP sprint race on Friday

Motorsport · Mar 13

Why McLaren's performance deficit to Mercedes is more than just engine use

McLaren left Melbourne with a warning sign: it finished the Australian GP 50s behind Mercedes, with only a chunk of that down to a second pitstop. Here’s a dive into what the defending F1 champion team lack compared to Mercedes

Autosport · Mar 12

'Strong' Oscar urged to hit back after home GP calamity

Oscar Piastri is being tipped to bounce back strongly from his Australian Grand Prix disappointment -- just as he did last year in China.

AAP · Mar 11

Has Mercedes outsmarted its F1 customer teams – or are they at a disadvantage?

Mercedes has lived up to expectations by winning the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, although its customer teams – including McLaren – are surprised by how much more efficient the works team is with the same power unit. What exactly is behind that?

Autosport · Mar 8

McLaren offers frank summary of F1 2026 performance with 0.5-1s gap to Mercedes

Mercedes finished 1-2 in the F1 2026 opener at Albert Park, while McLaren was a long way off in fifth

Motorsport · Mar 8

McLaren has 0.5-1s performance gap to close to Mercedes after F1 Australian GP

Mercedes finished 1-2 in the F1 2026 opener at Albert Park, while McLaren was a long way off in fifth

Autosport · Mar 8

McLaren's theory on Mercedes' concerning Australia F1 advantage

Having finally seen Mercedes show its real hand, McLaren is digging into its deficit to its biggest Formula 1 2026 rival 

Motorsport · Mar 7

How Russell guided his "go kart" Mercedes to F1 Australian GP pole by a staggering margin

George Russell found half a second to beat Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole position in Melbourne, while third-placed Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull was an ominous 0.785s off

Autosport · Mar 7

Andrea Stella: "Very dramatic" Australian GP qualifying "exposes weaknesses" of 2026 F1 rules

Stella has weighed in on the deluge of driver complaints about Formula 1's 2026 cars after the season's first qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix

Motorsport · Mar 7

McLaren behind and looking to "counterattack" in F1 2026, says Andrea Stella

The 2026 F1 season will debut new regulations and despite being the reigning champions, McLaren looks behind some of its competitors

Motorsport · Feb 27