George Russell reflects on his results going up against Lewis Hamilton as team-mate and why he is not concerned at the prospect of Mercedes signing Max Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in his new Ferrari on the morning of the second day of Formula 1 preseason testing as rain in the desert affected Thursday's session. The seven-time champion's best time was nearly four-tenths of a second faster than his former teammate George Russell of Mercedes.

George Russell wrapped up Formula One's third and final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain with Mercedes on top after he went faster than reigning world champion Max Verstappen in the closing minutes on Friday.

George Russell posted the fastest time on the final day of Formula 1 preseason testing Friday after the afternoon session was briefly interrupted when a shuttle bus drove on the track. The Mercedes driver ended F1's three days of testing by beating Max Verstappen,

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari still have work to do as his former Mercedes team-mate George Russell sets the pace on the final day of pre-season testing.

George Russell in the Mercedes fastest on final day Lando Norris and McLaren top times on day one Season-opening Australian Grand Prix takes place 14-16 March Sunday's race starts at 04:00 GMT Get involved: #BBCF1 Tasnim Chowdhury Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari "definitely have some work to do to improve" as his former Mercedes team-mate George Russell set the pace on the final day of pre-season testing.

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. Italian 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli has replaced Hamilton,

George Russell went just 0.021s faster than Max Verstappen during late runs on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, as Ferrari’s week ended early due to a car problem. Lewis Hamilton had been set to complete a race simulation on Friday afternoon but managed

Rain on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain Lewis Hamilton out first for Ferrari in morning session Liam Lawson at Red Bull and Williams' Carlos Sainz in car all day Lando Norris quickest on opening day Power outage causes long stoppage on day one Season-opening Australian Grand Prix 14-16 March Max Verstappen aiming for fifth consecutive drivers' title in 2025 McLaren begin defence of constructors' championship Get involved: #BBCF1 Tasnim Chowdhury George Russell,

Ultimately, Mercedes tapped young phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who turned 18 last August. Antonelli has rocketed up the single-seater levels and finished sixth in the F2 Drivers

Three days of Formula 1 pre-season testing are in the books, and the new era at Mercedes has officially begun. With Lewis Hamilton clad in red for his first season at Ferrari, the new Mercedes driver pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli wrapped up three days of pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit.

A new dawn is breaking at Mercedes in Formula 1. After finishing a distant second to Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship in 2023, Mercedes slipped to fourth in the standings last year. This came despite both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell reaching the top step of the podium,