As consistently reported on The Flying Lap, Pastor Maldonado has been showing great promise ever since he made his F1 debut in Melbourne last year; we were also very... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 2nd: "This second place feels like a victory. Having finished the race in Sakhir almost a minute off the winner, today we overtook one of the two Red... read more »

DRIVERS: 1 – Pastor MALDONADO (Williams), 2 – Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), 3 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus) TV UNILATERAL... read more »

50 years ago people stood right next to the track, which would be impossible today. High speed barriers and special grip tarmac kept pushing the safety standards of Formula... read more »

After Sebastian Vettel's first win of the season in Bahrain recently, Red Bull could now maintain its grip on 2012. That is the claim of the legendary triple world... read more »

After Sebastian Vettel’s first win of the season in Bahrain recently, Red Bull could now maintain its grip on 2012. That is the claim of the legendary triple world... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "I’m very happy to be honest. We come from not qualifying in Australia not long ago, so when I saw the times we posted I was glad. For us... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »

"The tyres were a bit of a surprise for everybody in terms of how they are behaving," says Mark Webber, "they're losing their grip pretty quick, but... read more »

‘Tyres’ is the buzz word at Sakhir following the first three hours of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. As the desert track is always coated in a fine... read more »

With Bahrain’s Sakhir International Circuit located in a desert, sand can quite often be blown onto the track, causing lack of grip for the cars. This was evident for Pirelli... read more »

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button qualified in 2nd and 3rd places for the Chinese GP. Pole position was impossible today as the McLaren seemed much less... read more »

It was a peculiar qualifying session, in which the to-ing and fro-ing of grip levels was abnormally unpredictable. read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 13th: “This is obviously disappointing. In Q1 I was really happy with the car and the grip and, of course, it felt great to read more »

After a promising start in which Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap overall and Sergio Pérez was fifth, the second part of qualifying turned out to be disappointing for the... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne has been encouraged with the in-roads Scuderia Toro Rosso is making on the low-speed grip of its new car in Barcelona read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he is still finding his way around the new car, but believes it was satisfactory day for Red Bull in Barcelona on Tuesday... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says that the 2012 cars "have less grip than last year" but insists he does not know if Red Bull has the quickest car after setting the fastest time... read more »

Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel: “It’s clear that the cars have less grip than last year, but we try to come back from that slowly. It’s... read more »

Despite a current lack of rear-end grip, Lewis Hamilton is confident that McLaren can begin the 2012 F1 season with a strong package. The 2008 World Champion first tested the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel returned to driving duties on Thursday, managing the third fastest time as testing continued. The World Champion, whose best effort was 1:19.297, was just a... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari, 11th: “This was a difficult race right from the start, with low grip in the first stint on the softer tyre, especially in read more »

Felipe Massa has explained that he ‘really struggled’ for grip with the Medium tyre compound in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with the Ferrari driver claiming that... read more »

Nico Rosberg said a lack of front-end grip prevented him from taking the fight to Felipe Massa for fifth place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Timo Glock has admitted that he lacked the confidence ‘to go to the maximum and push’ in qualifying on Saturday, with the Lindenfels man struggling for... read more »