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With the new season approaching, all the talk in the world of F1 is surrounding the pace of the cars going into Bahrain this weekend. The new regulations mean some teams could shoot up the grid, while others lose pace. AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly believes the dominant Mercedes team may have taken a step back this year. He said this week: "I was kind of surprised to battle with Lewis [Hamilton].

"I think the conclusion is Mercedes probably doesn't look as good as they were in the past."

Gasly has emerged as one of the most consistent performers in F1 since leaving Red Bull in 2019.

However, his AlphaTauri teammate Yuki Tsunoda struggled for consistency in his debut season last year.

In Netflix's 'Drive to Survive' series, various figures discussed Tsunoda's lack of discipline on track.

Gasly said: "Yuki makes a bit