Sebastian Vettel's stand-in at Aston Martin found it a taxing free practice day psychologically in Bahrain. read more »

Lap times so far look impressive, with the cars only around 1.2 seconds off the equivalent times from the same session last season, when they had a compound that was one step... read more »

Mercedes looked off the pace in practice, but Mattia Binotto is not ruling out a return to form. read more »

We're expecting a tough couple of days where we need to focus on damage limitation but also continuing to experiment to see if we can find a better place to run the car. read more »

It looks like we have some work to do from a performance point of view, and we will do that overnight. read more »

We have struggled a bit for pace today, but we did get through our programme, with only a minor radio issue for Alex losing us time. read more »

We seem to be quite competitive, but we have to keep in mind that it is still early to draw any conclusions. read more »

Less than a tenth of a second separated Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at the end of FP2 in Bahrain. read more »

The new era of F1 with ground effects car has arrived, which looks set to tighten up the competitive order and provide plenty of surprises up and down the grid.Defending F1... read more »

Mercedes looked a long way off the pace in practice for the Bahrain season-opener on Friday and seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and new team mate George... read more »

George Russell believes that Mercedes' speed is comparable "with the likes of AlphaTauri and Alfa Romeo" after a subdued display during practice in Bahrain.... read more »

Haywood will take up the deputy race director role in Bahrain and at four other races this year, having previously held the position in 2019 and 2020.A key member of the FIA... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has conceded he is "on the back foot" after a water leak limited his second practice running to just 12 laps ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

F1 is back! Catch up on all the best bits of action from Friday evening, as drivers get a taste of driving at night. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow... read more »

Max Verstappen believes Ferrari is "very close" to Red Bull at Formula 1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen opened his title defence with the... read more »

Following a difficult test for the team at Sakhir last week, as it was left battling brake overheating problems, the Woking-based outfit endured ongoing frustrations in Friday... read more »

The team's engineers spring into action now, as they work with the drivers to optimise the car ahead of tomorrow's first qualifying session of the year. read more »

It is very tough to tell where everyone stands and we will not truly find out until qualifying tomorrow. read more »

Lewis Hamilton donates €50,000 (£41,900) to Formula 1's governing body to support the education of a student from a disadvantaged background. read more »

Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll have both been given reprimands to start the new F1 season after separate incidents during second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Jack Doohan delivered a storming early lap to claim his maiden F2 pole position ahead of Theo Pourchaire and Juri Vips for the main race in Bahrain. read more »

The defending F1 world champion topped second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by just 0.087s from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with his teammate Carlos Sainz... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has claimed that Red Bull is in the region of nine-tenths of a second faster than Mercedes ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain this weekend. Mercedes... read more »

Verstappen leads Leclerc and Sainz to top second free practice at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Hamilton was absent from last year's end-of-season prize giving in Paris after his controversial defeat to Red Bull rival Max Verstappen in the Abu Dhabi showdown,... read more »