Daniel Ricciardo ended FP1 in the barrier courtesy of a pesky tail wind, but recovered in the afternoon to challenge Lewis Hamilton for the top-spot on the timesheets. read more »

Sebastian Vettel finds Pirelli's reduced tread tyres the biggest challenge on Friday practice in Spain as the times point to a three-way fight at the front of the pack. read more »

Force India's Sergio Perez says overtaking around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be a challenge compare to the last round in Azerbaijan ahead of this... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was set to challenge for pole-position in Baku but a mistake at the windy turn sixteen saw him slip to the third row of the grid. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has said he is going to be "knocking on the door" of the engineers to try and make changes so that Mercedes can challenge in qualifying and... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes has work to do if it is to challenge F1 rivals Ferrari and Red Bull in Baku qualifying  read more »

The main challenge is to get the rear and the front tyres working in balance with each other. read more »

Sebastian Vettel took the blame for his lacklustre performance in Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but is confident he can still challenge for pole position in... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says if Ferrari doesn't challenge for victory during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix it will be a huge shock read more »

Mercedes protege George Russell is set to test for two Formula 1 teams this season alongside his Formula 2 championship challenge read more »

Mercedes are "loving" the 2018 challenge against Ferrari and Red Bull, according to Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said the intensity in this year's title battle has already surpassed the 2017 title challenge with Ferrari. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team are relishing the "massive challenge" posed by Ferrari and Red Bull this year. read more »

Mercedes is facing a "massive challenge" in F1 2018 that has surpassed the intensity of its 2017 title fight with Ferrari, according to Toto Wolff read more »

Christian Horner insists Red Bull can hold onto Daniel Ricciardo if the team can provide him with a car that can challenge for wins every race. read more »

Ross Brawn says "it looks highly unlikely" that any of the midfield F1 teams will be able to challenge for a podium due to the performance gap to the top three teams read more »

After qualifying fourth and over half a second off Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is not sure Mercedes will be able to challenge for... read more »

Former world champion-turned TV pundit Damon Hill said Ferrari's comprehensive qualifying display in China, where Mercedes was unable to challenge for pole, felt like... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' inability to challenge Ferrari for pole position in China was surprising. read more »

After finishing half a second off the pace in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is uneasy about Mercedes' chances against F1 rival Ferrari in the race. read more »

Lewis Hamilton doubtful Mercedes can challenge Ferrari on Sunday read more »

Williams' Sergey Sirotkin says this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix will be a challenge due to the difficult conditions that occur at the Shanghai International Circuit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes team will face stiff competition from Ferrari as he seeks his first win of the 2018 season. read more »

Fernando Alonso was pleased with seventh in Bahrain but knows more work needs to be done if he's to challenge at the front consistently. read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull had the pace to challenge for the Bahrain win but that came to naught when both cars retired early. read more »