Today was a demonstration of how close and competitive the field is: the margins were unbelievably small. read more »

Max Verstappen proved that Red Bull are right in the hunt to end Mercedes' long dominance of Spanish GP qualifying by narrowly outpacing Lewis Hamilton in a... read more »

The reigning F1 world champion battled back after Bottas topped FP1 to set the fastest time of the day in the afternoon session, with Hamilton posting a 1m18.170s during a soft... read more »

How competitive we are going to be tomorrow is always going to be a question mark on a Friday but from our side we are quite happy. read more »

Valtteri Bottas outpaced Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton amid a competitive start to the Spanish GP weekend at Barcelona. read more »

Alpine showed competitive pace throughout practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix, only for Alonso to slump to 13th in qualifying as team-mate Esteban Ocon took sixth place on... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Alpine was in a position "unthinkable" just a few weeks ago but remains cautious amid his slump of pace during qualifying in Portugal. Alpine had... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi both feel there is work to be done by Alfa Romeo for the team to be competitive this weekend in Portugal. read more »

Scuderia Ferrari appear to have made a further step forward in Portimao after looking right on the pace during the Friday practice sessions. read more »

Dave Robson says Williams took a big hit when it came to car parts after both his drivers crashed out at Imola two weeks ago, but hopes are high for a competitive weekend in... read more »

While Max Verstappen is pleased with how competitive Red Bull look, he says the team need to work hard to ensure that remains the case. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris qualified sixth and seventh at Imola, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl says McLaren are in a good position to score points on Sunday. read more »

We initially felt a bit disappointed after seeing what would've been possible with Lando, who was flying today, but it was very positive to see how competitive we've... read more »

Ferrari appeared to be the standout car in Imola in terms of a jump in performance, with its SF21 enjoying in a very competitive Friday practice session compared to three weeks... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he and Mercedes will not change their battle plan this season despite seeing their competitive advantage in Formula 1 eliminated by Red Bull. read more »

It was a strong-looking day for Ferrari at Imola on Friday, with both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc setting competitive lap times in both free practice sessions. read more »

It seems we could be a bit more competitive this weekend and, in general, the feeling with the car was positive as the conditions suits us better. read more »

After a rough patch, McLaren worked its way back up the grid under team boss Seidl and technical director James Key. Drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz proved to be a... read more »

Charles Leclerc said he was "surprised" by how competitive McLaren turned out to be in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

We leave Bahrain committed as ever to working hard, improving our car and ensuring we're still as competitive at the final race as we were at the first." read more »

The Italian squad enjoyed a more competitive start to the season than last year with both Sainz and Charles Leclerc advancing to Q3 in Bahrain, but only after the former... read more »

The McLaren team are positive after a strong opening day of practice in Bahrain, but know it can all change tomorrow. read more »

Ferrari is aiming to rebound from a dreadful 2020 season in which the Scuderia finished sixth in the constructors' championship and it has appeared to make good progress... read more »

The field looks incredibly compact and competitive, so there's a lot of work to do to be ready for qualifying and the race - but we've started with a productive Friday. read more »

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari was more competitive than it initially anticipated during Friday practice for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari struggled for... read more »