Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time in the first Formula 1 practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Red Bull had the edge on a tight Mercedes/Ferrari battle read more »

Daniel Ricciardo was the early pace-setter in Bahrain after FP1, but Max Verstappen was unable to set a timed lap after an on-track stoppage within the first five minutes. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo leads the way from Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen in opening F1 practice in Bahrain as Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen hits trouble. read more »

The main focus of the day was on set-up work and tyre management in preparation for the race. A good improvement was made from FP1 to FP2. read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren "managed to recover everything" after he was kept in the garage for a large part of FP1 in Australia. read more »

The opening round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship began on Friday at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as teams prepared for the Australian Grand Prix on... read more »

The wait is over - F1 is back! Catch up on the best of the action from the first session of 2018 in Melbourne... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on... read more »

A familiar story to start the new F1 season as Lewis Hamilton heads up a Mercedes one-two while McLaren loses track time due to an issue on its car. read more »

Any suggestions that Mercedes may not be the top team this season were quashed on Friday as Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in practice for the Australian GP. read more »

Nicholas Latifi will take part in the first pre-season F1 test plus an FP1 outing at his home race in Canada next June for Force India. read more »

Force India's Nicholas Latifi set for pre-season running and home FP1 outing read more »

Though he misses out on a race seat alongside Lance Stroll, Robert Kubica will at least have the opportunity to drive the FW41 this season. read more »

Young Mercedes driver George Russell is aware that he needs to "get his priorities right" next season as he continues on his path to Formula 1. read more »

Mercedes-backed George Russell says that his planned duties in Formula 2 will take priority over any potential Formula 1 practice runs in 2018. Russell… read more »

McLaren reserve driver Lando Norris is unlikely to get any track action during grand prix weekends next season, but Eric Boullier insists he will still have a "busy... read more »

While FP1 outings are unlikely, Lando Norris looks set to spend "lots of time" in McLaren's simulator in 2018. read more »

Scuderia Toro Rosso tester Sean Gelael has spoken of the relationship he has developed with the Italian outfit having spent much of 2017 racking-up test and FP1 outings. The... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi is set to participate in six free practice sessions with Sauber in 2018, having missed out on a full-time seat to Marcus Ericsson. Ferrari… read more »

Just like FP1 earlier in the day, the second free practice was closely fought at the front. The order was somewhat mixed however, with Lewis Hamilton this time taking the... read more »

A mixed day. FP1 was not so bad. FP2 we had one problem with Romain's car - an electrical problem. read more »

Lewis Hamilton responded to Sebastian Vettel's early pace in FP1 by setting a new track record in Abu Dhabi to finish top of the pile in FP2. read more »

The best of the action form the first practice session in Abu Dhabi... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in a tight opening practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel put in a late effort to start the final race of the season with a P1 as he edged Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi on Friday. read more »

We had a number of assessments to run in FP1 relating to our 2018 design, so we ran conservatively in that session. FP2 was more about this weekend. read more »