Mercedes' George Russell claimed McLaren appears strongest among competitors post Bahrain testing. The new MCL39 impressed with its race pace, led by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Mercedes lagged behind in performance,

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The duo clashed off the racetrack during the final two rounds of the 2024 season. Verstappen was unimpressed with the Brit’s approach to a post-qualifying stewards’ meeting, calling him ‘two-faced’ and a ‘loser’. Russell then hit back in Abu Dhabi, labelling the Red Bull driver a ‘bully’ who ‘cannot handle adversity’.

Mercedes George Russell believes that the 2025 Formula 1 season could draw similarities to the thrilling 2021 season. 2021 was arguably one of the greatest seasons the competition has ever seen, with the titanic title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton going down in history.

Lewis Hamilton has backed FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s calls for F1 to return to V10 engines.

McLaren's Lando Norris tops the time sheets from Mercedes' George Russell on day one of pre-season testing in Bahrain.

George Russell set the pace on the third and final day of F1 2025 testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. It looked like reigning four-time World Champion Max Verstappen was going to end Day 3 on top,

Mercedes driver George Russell is convinced that McLaren will be “pretty strong” in F1 2025 after Lando Norris told him that the team have “found a lot” of lap time with the new MCL39 car. McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship in 26 years last season,