Bernie Ecclestone is not giving up on the elimination qualifying format, but admits its Bahrain outing will ultimately determine its future. read more »

Renault driver Kevin Magnussen will start Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix from the pitlane after failing to stop for weighing during practice read more »

We had two very good practice sessions, until the very last five minutes. read more »

Renault driver Kevin Magnussen must start this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to stop at the weighbridge during Friday's second practice... read more »

Formula 1's team bosses had their say in Friday's Bahrain presser... read more »

Our programme was heavily biased towards establishing a good baseline set-up and our tyre choices today echoed that. read more »

Both cars ran very reliably today, and we were able to make up for the weather-affected practice sessions in Australia. read more »

Renault's Kevin Magnussen must start the Bahrain Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to stop at the weighbridge during the second practice… read more »

Nico Rosberg may have been fastest on day one of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix, but he insists that Mercedes needs to keep an eye on Melbourne rival Ferrari as the weekend progresses. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits it will be "a huge challenge" to beat Nico Rosberg in Bahrain this weekend after finishing Friday practice 0.241s off the pace of his Mercedes... read more »

Jenson Button says making Q3 in Bahrain has to be the aim for McLaren after registering the team's "best day for a couple of years" on Friday. Button claimed a... read more »

The low working range supersoft appears to have a pace advantage of about one second over the soft, helped by the cool temperatures. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen felt it had been an 'OK' day in Bahrain despite the large-looking gap between Ferrari and Mercedes during free practice on Friday. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says a lack of balance stopped him from matching Nico Rosberg in free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, but is happier with race pace. read more »

McLaren-Honda's upswing in pace in Bahrain has surprised Formula 1 rivals Red Bull and Renault read more »

Ricciardo and Kvyat reflect on today's sessions. read more »

We still have a lot of work to do as we have to find more pace. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is encouraged by the progress he made during practice as he prepares to make his Formula 1 debut in Bahrain this weekend. Vandoorne, the reigning GP2... read more »

There is still work to do before we can be satisfied with our pace. read more »

We've got some further upgrades coming for tomorrow which will put us in even better shape. read more »

The most interesting point from the day has been the level of degradation over long runs on all the different tyre compounds. read more »

Jenson Button says he hopes to push McLaren firmly into the points race after posting the third best time in evening practice at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. read more »

Making his Formula 1 debut this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix after Fernando Alonso was ruled out due to injury, GP2 Champion Stoffel Vandoorne has thanked the Spaniard for... read more »

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo believes he faces a challenge to reach the final segment of qualifying after Friday's pair of practice sessions at Sakhir. Ricciardo, who... read more »

Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix was McLaren's best day in Formula 1 "for a couple of years", Jenson Button feels read more »