Valtteri Bottas takes pole at Portimao as Mercedes locks out the front row and a totally dejected Max Verstappen appears to realise that the German team is closing in. read more »

The pair traded fastest times throughout the opening practice session, while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after complaining of a balance problem early on and then failing to... read more »

Organisers of the May 9 race had been planning to allow a limited number of fans at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with ticket sales still underway this week.But the... read more »

Two races into the 2021 championship and the Honda-powered cars may be showing improved pace, but they are down on reliability. read more »

Alpine failed to score any points in its first grand prix since the rebrand of Renault's works operation as it failed to take the fight to its upper-midfield rivals from... read more »

Hamilton beat Verstappen to victory in F1's 2021 opener despite the Red Bull driver's pace advantage, by hanging on after Mercedes' aggressive strategy calls got... read more »

Max Verstappen says he "didn't have the tyres" to launch a second attack on leader Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain after ceding track position following his initial... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after a very close battle with Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the race. Verstappen finished furiously in second after... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has been handed a 5-place grid penalty for his failure to respect the double yellow flags at Turn 1 in the closing stages of Q1. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start the Bahrain Grand Prix from the back of the grid after being handed a penalty for failing to adhere to yellow flags. Nikita Mazepin spun during the... read more »

Carlos Sainz says he feared his qualifying session in Bahrain would come to an early end when he suffered a power unit glitch in the closing stages of Q1. Sainz suffered an... read more »

As the third and final day of pre-season testing wound down at the Bahrain International Circuit, the TV feed showed Sainz and Alfa Romeo's Raikkonen running closely... read more »

While he thinks things will improve, George Russell says there are no signs from testing that Williams have closed the gap ahead of them. read more »

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen underlined his and the team's potential as he rounded out Formula 1's brief pre-season testing period atop the timesheets. Teams... read more »

Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the second day of F1 Testing as Mercedes rebounded from their slow start in Bahrain, edging AlphaTauri, Aston Martin and McLaren in a... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed he is close to concluding a deal with Nico Hülkenberg to serve as a reserve driver this year. read more »

Aston Martin has ruled out focusing solely on closing the gap to Mercedes and Red Bull on its long-awaited return to Formula 1 as it is aware of the threat from behind. read more »

McLaren Group is currently in advanced negotiations with global investment firm TPG over the sale of the iconic Technology Centre, GPFans Global understands. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is confident the Scuderia has made a significant recovery with its power unit after a disastrous 2020. read more »

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says closing the gap to the Formula 1 leaders is his team's primary goal in 2021, as he ruled out a potential title challenge for the year ahead. The... read more »

McLaren is confident the gap to Mercedes can be closed although team principal Andreas Seidl has warned the turnaround will not be instantaneous. read more »

Closing the gap to the top of the field was more important for McLaren than finishing P3 in the standings, says CEO Zak Brown. read more »

Williams driver George Russell is "confident" the team can leapfrog Haas and Alfa Romeo in the standings next year after closing the gap to the rest of the field in 2020. read more »

In the closing episode of 2020 TC and Alex welcome Ross Brawn to hear his thoughts on a year like no other (07:54), then Rosanna Tennant returns to review the season and set... read more »

McLaren is still years from closing the gap to Formula One champions Mercedes and runners-up Red Bull despite enjoying its best season since 2012, according to team principal... read more »