Pastor Maldonado, 19th: "Everything was quite tight today. We were on the pace and looking good for a top five position but I came across traffic on what would have been... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 4th: "I've had a good feeling all weekend, but his afternoon was massively tough: one of my toughest qualifying sessions for some time, in fact. And... read more »

Pastor Maldonado blamed cold tyres and oversteer for his collision with Sergio Pérez in the final minutes of Monaco Grand Prix practice on Saturday morning. The... read more »

Mixed feelings arose after Thursdays initial practice sessions where there was rain thrown in during FP2. But inconsistent grip and conditions meant that both drivers finished... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 10th: “We didn’t learn too much from today due to the conditions. It wasn’t ideal as this morning we had a red flag and then it... read more »

Jenson Button, 1st: “The most important job today was to try and get a decent high-fuel long-run on the Supersoft tyre – which I don’t think... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi: “I have good memories of Monaco. I finished fifth there last year, which was really great. Monaco is a very special track for the drivers. Our car... read more »

The ban on using DRS in the Monaco tunnel will remain in place for this years event, the FIA confirmed on Friday. Drivers and team members called for a ban on using the system... read more »

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 »