De Vries has been a reserve driver all season and has been following race weekends in the Mercedes garage. He took part in an FP1 session for the team when he stood in for... read more »

Alex Palou will replace Daniel Ricciardo in FP1 at Austin next weekend, while Pato O'Ward will take over Lando Norris' car in the opening session in Abu Dhabi read more »

Palou will take part in FP1 at the United States Grand Prix, taking over Daniel Ricciardo's car for the 60 minute session at Circuit of the Americas, while O'Ward... read more »

McLaren will hand practice outings to IndyCar racers Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward in the United States and Abu Dhabi respectively. The pair will fulfil McLaren's... read more »

Theo Pourchaire will make his FP1 debut next weekend at the US Grand Prix, driving for Alfa Romeo. Pourchaire, who is part of the Sauber Academy, will drive Valtteri... read more »

Sauber Academy driver and F2 race winner, Theo Pourchaire, will make his F1 free practice debut next week, driving the Alfa Romeo at the Circuit of the Americas. read more »

Pietro Fittipaldi will take part in two FP1 sessions later this year with Haas, fulfilling their rookie driver obligations. All teams are required to dedicate two practice... read more »

Max Verstappen has opened up on his first Formula 1 weekend appearance, which came eight years ago at the Suzuka Circuit. After being signed up to Toro Rosso for the 2015... read more »

Verstappen, who will be guaranteed a second title this weekend if he wins and takes fastest lap, found just shy of three tenths over Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to head... read more »

Guenther Steiner has insisted Mick Schumacher's end-of-FP1 crash at the Japanese Grand Prix was "self-inflicted". read more »

Mick Schumacher says spray from a rival Formula 1 car was the main reason he crashed into the barrier after the first free practice from Suzuka came to an end. Schumacher... read more »

Haas F1 driver Mick Schumacher has explained his Friday-ending crash during opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, blaming spray for hampering his visibility.  read more »

Alpine's Fernando Alonso was fastest in FP1 before Russell beat his time in FP2, both sessions running in wet weather conditions.Japanese Grand Prix FP1 results: Alonso... read more »

Guenther Steiner has spoken about problems caused by Mick Schumacher's crash while on his way back to the pits following his practice start at the end of FP1. read more »

Mick Schumacher will not participate in Japanese Grand Prix second practice following his big crash at the end of FP1.  read more »

We're back in Suzuka! Catch up with the best bits from our opening session of the weekend, with heavy rain creating some tricky driving conditions. For more F1® videos,... read more »

Fernando Alonso ended FP1 from the Japanese Grand Prix as the fastest driver, with the session held in wet conditions. Drivers tested the waters during the one-hour outing,... read more »

Follow all the action from the opening practice session for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix via our live text commentary page. read more »

Russell struggled on the tricky damp track throughout the first two qualifying sessions with a Mercedes that felt like it was pushing on when he braked for corners.He... read more »

Teams are obliged to electronically return two sets of dry tyres per driver within two hours of the end of FP1. In addition those tyres have to be physically returned to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton managed to top his first session of the 2022 season, whilst George Russell also started the Singapore Grand Prix strongly. read more »

Carlos Sainz and Ferrari led the way in the only practice session that really matters for Formula 1's returning Singapore Grand Prix, while Red Bull was off the pace and... read more »

Lewis Hamilton lead the way in FP1 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc rounding off the top 3 in the opening session of the weekend. read more »

They nevertheless ended up second and fourth behind Sainz, splitting Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, who had topped the day's earlier FP1 session at the... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was fastest in FP1, while Sainz set the quickest time of the day in the darkness of FP2.Read Also:F1 Singapore GP: Hamilton leads Verstappen and... read more »