As F1′s topsy-turvy 2012 seeks an eighth different winner at the eighth race weekend of the season, Force India appeared to leap into contention in Valencia. Paul di... read more »

As F1′s ‘silly season’ shifts into a high gear in Valencia, the cameras snapped with glee on Friday when Sergio Perez and his manager Jaume... read more »

Lotus were tipped for success by many heading into Valencia, as the nimble E20s of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen should be capable of doing great things... read more »

Michael Schumacher ended Friday’s second practice session in fourth position, despite suffering a number of large front lock-ups in Valencia. However, it is rear end... read more »

Friday represented a good start to the European GP weekend for Sahara Force India, with both drivers getting a lot of work done and finishing the day close to the top of the... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa’s running was severely curtailed as he crashed his HRT in Friday afternoon practice ahead of the European Grand Prix. As his left-front brake disc... read more »

Friday's press conference with Riad Asmat (Caterham), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Luis Perez Sala (HRT) and Franz Tost (Toro Rosso). read more »

Jenson Button experienced a mixed day in Valencia on Friday. The McLaren driver, in desperate need of a clean weekend after scoring only once at the last four races, initially... read more »

Franz Tost, Riad Asmat, Norbert Haug, Luis Perez-Sala and Eric Boullier faced the media in Spain on Friday... read more »

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA Team representatives – Franz Tost (Toro Rosso), Riad Asmat (Caterham), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Luis Perez-Sala (HRT), Eric... read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Riad ASMAT (Caterham), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Luis PEREZ SALA (HRT), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus). Q. Franz, as it's your first... read more »

Jenson Button, 12th: “The car didn’t feel too bad today: we struggled a little with front locking, and the lap-time isn’t quite there yet, but... read more »

Europe Friday quotes: McLaren read more »

Felipe Massa believes he could have gone faster in Friday practice for the European Grand Prix after ending up 15th in the standings at the end of FP2 read more »

Friday's press conference - Europe read more »

Romain Grosjean says the focus for his Lotus team in final practice in Valencia is to unlock much-needed qualifying pace from its car - after his long-run form on Friday left... read more »

Jenson Button will begin his attempted return to form on Friday by practicing at Valencia with the basis of Lewis Hamilton's car setup. The former world champion's... read more »

Paul Hembery: “From what we can see initially, the time difference between the two tyre compounds is in the region of 0.3-0.5s, and this only emphasises how close the... read more »

Europe Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Timo Glock, 21st: "I have to be quite pleased with the work I have done today, as it has not been an easy day of Free Practice for me. I seem to have picked up a stomach... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 24th: "In the first session our weakest point was braking, as we were blocking the front and rear tyres. We improved notably in the afternoon after... read more »

Bruno Senna, 5th: It was a good day and we managed to fulfil our test programme. It would have been useful to have done a few more miles but we have still gathered a lot of... read more »

Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: "Overall, it's been a positive day, during which we tried various updates on the car: some worked well, others need some modifying and then they... read more »

It's been a straight-forward and issue-free Friday for us. We conducted aero evaluation of a new front wing and new floor and we will be considering the data this evening. read more »