The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix a week ago, Verstappen headlined FP1 in Jeddah with a 1m29.659s on the soft compound tyres, taking the top spot from Mercedes' George... read more »

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen topped the opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, beating Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and his team-mate Sergio Perez... read more »

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended first practice at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit fastest with a time of 1:29.659s Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was the only driver within... read more »

Max Verstappen set the fastest time of anyone in the field in FP1 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, sending another warning to his rivals. read more »

So, it begins. Formula 1's 2024 season has now officially kicked off after the opening two free practice sessions in Bahrain, albeit in an atypical Thursday slot, the... read more »

RB's Daniel Ricciardo was quickest in Free Practice 1, while Hamilton paced FP2 with a fastest time of the day of 1m30.374s.Bahrain GP FP1 results: Ricciardo fastest from... read more »

Watch the highlights from the first free practice session of the 2024 F1 season in Bahrain. For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo was the surprise name atop the timesheets after first practice concluded for the 2024 Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain. The RB driver set a 1:32.869s... read more »

RB and McLaren were only joined by Sauber in running the softs in FP1, which ended with Yuki Tsunoda fourth ahead of Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen in fifth and sixth for... read more »

Despite his success in sprints in recent seasons, Verstappen has made it clear he is not a fan of having an extra event tacked on to the weekend.This year's timetable has... read more »

As well as FP1 rookie sessions, the Australian is undertaking 10 days of private F1 testing in older cars throughout the season, while also doing extensive simulator work at... read more »

Last year teams were locked into choices made after FP1 as the cars were in parc ferme for main qualifying, the shootout, the sprint and the grand prix.That meant an... read more »

Bearman was already confirmed on Saturday as a reserve for Ferrari alongside Robert Shwartzman and Antonio Giovinazzi, and he will now cover both roles on the weekends when he... read more »

Andrea Stella admits that the initial laps in opening practice at the Red Bull Ring signalled that McLaren had finally got its act together. read more »

McLaren Formula 1 team principal, Andrea Stella, has revealed that Lando Norris' early laps during FP1 at the Austrian Grand Prix convinced him that they could turn their... read more »

Bearman dovetailed his maiden F2 campaign, which yielded four wins and a sixth place in the standings, with two FP1 sessions for Ferrari customer Haas. He then ran a full day... read more »

O'Ward impressed on his latest appearance in McLaren's F1 machinery by finishing second in Abu Dhabi's post-season test, completing 103 laps in the 2023 MCL60 to... read more »

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix saw a long-standing Formula 1 record broken as FP1 played host to the first session in 27 years without a champion on the track. read more »

After topping the timesheets in FP1 and FP3, George Russell had been expected to produce an impressive qualifying performance for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen admits he was relieved by the turnaround Red Bull made in the Abu Dhabi weekend after recovering from struggling in practice to secure pole position. Having sat... read more »

Sainz made the comment after he found himself stranded in 16th place on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP after hitting traffic in his last run in Q1.The Spaniard's weekend... read more »

Aston Martin have been handed a €5,000 fine at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after Lance Stroll was found to have broken the rules during FP1. read more »

George Russell and Charles Leclerc topped two intriguing Formula 1 practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, amid a swathe of rookie appearances in FP1 and incidents in... read more »

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was downbeat after a curtailed day of practice in Abu Dhabi and said that getting into Q3 will be “a challenge.” Hamilton missed out on running in FP1,... read more »

Sainz crashed early in the session as he passed the pit exit, bringing out the first of two red flags that greatly reduced the track time available for all drivers, with Nico... read more »