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All Mercedes teams praise Red Bull’s new engine – but how political is it?

The Mercedes-powered teams collectively singled Red Bull out during the first week of F1 testing in Bahrain, but is that justified? And to what extent is it related to political discussions in the background?

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Why Mercedes’ praise of Red Bull’s F1 engine may not tell the full story

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Ranked: Rate the 2026 F1 liveries

Formula 1 teams finally all ran their definitive 2026 race liveries at the first official pre-season test. After watching trackside in Bahrain, our F1 writers have ranked them.

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McLaren: Mercedes and Ferrari "quicker than us" in F1 race sims

McLaren's Andrea Stella has singled out two rival Formula 1 teams for praise after the first official pre-season test in Bahrain

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McLaren: Ferrari and Mercedes are top of early F1 2026 pecking order

McLaren's Andrea Stella has singled out two rival Formula 1 teams for praise after the first official pre-season test in Bahrain

Autosport

F1 Bahrain test in numbers - Times, distance and other key stats

All the stats you need from this week's Bahrain pre-season test for F1 2026

Motorsport

How Red Bull plans to overcome Verstappen's anger at F1 2026 ruleset

Team hopes a competitive package can persuade Max Verstappen to park what appears to be an intense dislike of every aspect of the new technical rules

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Red Bull: Can't make Verstappen happier about 2026 F1 cars, but can build him a winning one

Team hopes a competitive package can persuade Max Verstappen to park what appears to be an intense dislike of every aspect of the new technical rules

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Mercedes suffers "reality check" in Bahrain F1 test with Red Bull ahead - Russell

George Russell says Red Bull has 'knocked out the park' with its new Formula 1 powertrain, leaving rivals scratching their heads

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George Russell: Bahrain F1 test a "reality check" for Mercedes as Red Bull ahead

George Russell says Red Bull has 'knocked out the park' with its new Formula 1 powertrain, leaving rivals scratching their heads

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‘Anti-racing’: Verstappen hits out at F1 rule changes as opinion divides drivers

The Dutchman joined Lewis Hamilton in criticism of the new cars but the world champion Lando Norris said the changes are a ‘lot of fun’

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The Guide #230: From Oasis to Bowie, your stories of seeing pre-stardom acts

In this week’s newsletter: Everyone has to start somewhere … and in front of someone. Thankfully, these soon-to-be-huge artists left the mime act and dodgy covers (mostly) in the past

The Guardian - UK

I Spent A Week With The Cadillac Vistiq. Here’s Why I Didn’t Want To Give It Back

Most EVs from legacy automakers feel like gas cars hastily stuffed with batteries. Not the Vistiq, though.

InsideEVs

'Recipe for disaster': Piastri's Melbourne F1 concerns

Australian star Oscar Piastri had a fine day of pre-season testing in Bahrain but has warned of potential dangers ahead at race starts in the new-look F1 world.

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The Independent UK

Could Max Verstappen really quit F1? What we learned from second 2026 test in Bahrain

Verstappen’s critical assessment of the new generation of F1 cars is intriguing, just three weeks out from the season-opener in Australia - especially given the advantage Red Bull look to have over their rivals

Motorsport

All the important statistics from day three of the 2026 F1 Bahrain test

From lap counts to the quickest times, these are the essential stats from the final day of Formula 1’s first Bahrain test of 2026

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F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 on day three

Antonelli topped a Mercedes 1-2 on the final day of this week's 2026 Bahrain pre-season test

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli leads Russell in Mercedes 1-2 on day three

Antonelli topped a Mercedes 1-2 on the final day of this week's 2026 Bahrain pre-season test

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Charles Leclerc’s early verdict on Ferrari in F1 2026 pecking order

Leclerc has weighed in on Formula 1’s 2026 pecking order, which admittedly remains somewhat unclear for now

Autosport

Red Bull fears it’s slower than F1’s top three: “Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are faster”

Pierre Wache dismissed Toto Wolff’s claim that Red Bull is “the benchmark” in 2026, and instead said that three rivals are currently quicker

Motorsport

Red Bull: “We are the fourth team – Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are faster”

Pierre Wache dismissed Toto Wolff’s claim that Red Bull is “the benchmark” in 2026, and instead said that three rivals are currently quicker

Autosport

Why Russell won't judge F1’s new rules just yet: “We've got to give it time”

George Russell feels the new 2026 Formula 1 regulations deserve more than two days of testing to be judged after explosive criticism from Max Verstappen

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George Russell: Drivers should give F1 2026 rules a chance

Russell feels the new 2026 Formula 1 regulations deserve more than two days of testing to be judged after explosive criticism from Max Verstappen

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F1 2026 Bahrain pre-season test: George Russell even faster as Cadillac causes red flag

George Russell set the fastest time of the week so far on a tough Friday morning for Cadillac

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Mercedes is sandbagging amid F1 engine row, Max Verstappen claims

Verstappen believes Mercedes is holding back a significant amount of pace ahead of the 2026 F1 season. According to him, the compression ratio makes a much bigger difference than Toto Wolff is suggesting

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