Max Verstappen has been handed a 3-place grid penalty following an incident during Q1 this afternoon. read more »

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has defended the team's "awkward" tactical decision to sit out Q2 to claim 11th and 12th places on the grid for Formula 1's... read more »

Verstappen picks up two penalty points and a third grid penalty in Sochi after failing to adhere to yellow flags in qualifying on Saturday. read more »

Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags during qualifying on Saturday. read more »

Max Verstappen has been punished for a yellow flag infringement during Russian Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying, increasing his grid penalty for the weekend read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull's progress from the back of the grid at the Russian Grand Prix will be solely decided by Pirelli's tyre degradation read more »

Sebastian Vettel says it is wrong that the Sochi circuit has been partially resurfaced in a way that means the first three Formula 1 grid slots are positioned on newer asphalt read more »

Valtteri Bottas put an end to Lewis Hamilton's charge to an 80th pole position, grabbing the coveted grid slot by 0.1s in qualifying for the Russian GP. read more »

Daniil Kvyat will be back on the Formula 1 grid next season having re-signed with Toro Rosso, the team that dropped him two years prior. read more »

Daniil Kvyat, axed from the Red Bull family a year ago, will return to the Formula 1 grid with Toro Rosso in 2019. read more »

Pierre Gasly was encouraged to finish eighth fastest in second practice in Russia, although he knows he will be starting at the back of the grid following an engine change penalty. read more »

The Australian enjoyed his day of practice in Sochi but knows Saturday and Sunday will be very different thanks to the grid penalties coming his way. read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren cannot expect "miracles" at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, with the Spaniard set to start towards the back of the grid. read more »

Even with grid penalties looming, Ricciardo takes heart from Red Bull's Friday pace in Sochi after beating both Ferraris. read more »

Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso are among five drivers who will start Sunday's Russian GP among the grid's back rows owing to engine penalties. read more »

Before a wheel had turned, five drivers faced demotion to the back of the grid for Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne does not expect to be on the grid in 2019 but wants to remain connected with Formula 1 in some capacity alongside finding a ride in another series. read more »

Fernando Alonso has joined the drivers who will start at the back of the grid for the 2018 Russian Grand Prix after changing multiple power unit elements read more »

Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley all have grid penalties for the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Alonso, Gasly, Hartley, Ricciardo and Verstappen set for grid penalties in Russia after power unit changes. read more »

Five drivers set for Russian GP grid penalties read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne admits that he has a "zero percent" chance of securing a seat on the 2019 F1 grid. read more »

Both Toro Rosso drivers will take grid penalties this weekend as Honda introduces its latest upgrade. read more »

Both Toro Rosso drivers will receive grid penalties at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix as engine supplier Honda introduces a new power unit upgrade. read more »

Honda has decided to introduce its upgraded Formula 1 engine for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, consigning both its Toro Rosso drivers to grid penalties read more »