George Russell insists he will know “within five laps” of testing whether he can win the F1 world championship this year. The Mercedes driver, who is entering his fourth year with the team but first without Lewis Hamilton as a teammate,

Mercedes showed off their new W16 car in a digital launch on Monday as they prepare for pre-season testing and a fresh start after the departure of seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Carlos Sainz has been named as a director of F1’s drivers’ body, the GPDA, for the 2025 season and beyond. The Spaniard, who has moved to Williams from Ferrari this year, has replaced four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel,