We are satisfied with how the tyres performed. The soft and medium compounds were key here, while the hard represented an alternative and more consistent choice. read more »

Sainz took over the lead from Alpine's Esteban Ocon, who had been fastest in the morning session, with some 90 minutes to go in the session. The Spaniard first set a... read more »

Toto Wolff doesn't believe any one team will be a "second ahead" of its rivals as Formula 1 introduces all-new cars in 2022. read more »

McLaren "have had conversations" with Volkswagen but Zak Brown says in the "short term and medium term" he is happy sticking with Mercedes. read more »

Was locking-up on those medium tyres all part of the plan for Max Verstappen? Lewis Hamilton hinted so. read more »

The afternoon session started with the usual install laps which, uncharacteristically, included both championship protagonists right from the start.Verstappen immediately... read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton laid down an impressive marker during Friday's second practice session for Formula 1's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton... read more »

Hamilton won the race to level the points battle with Verstappen on 369.5 apiece after multiple incidents in an ill-tempered race that was red-flagged twice.Verstappen made... read more »

The circuit's fast nature had given McLaren hope of striking back at Ferrari in their battle over third in the constructors' championship after a run of races in... read more »

The first read on the tyres confirms the reasonably small performance gap between the soft and the medium tyre, which will definitely have an effect on qualifying strategy. read more »

Both title contenders had their mid-session qualifying simulations disrupted, with Hamilton's session-topping time remaining his best from the early running on the medium... read more »

The squad has faced a run of issues with its medium downforce configuration in the last few grands prix, which have given it headaches throughout practice.TV images have shown... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas suffered a "hell" day in the office at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn dropped back a number of positions... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says teams are unlikely to be able to stop just once at the Qatar Grand Prix due to the high-energy nature of the circuit. Pirelli has brought... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. will start seventh in Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix, but a cracked chassis affected Charles Leclerc and will be changed before the race. read more »

As Q2 showed, it wasn't easy to get through the session on the medium, so we're set for an interesting mix of strategies with many factors still relatively unknown. read more »

There will be one DRS zone available at Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix this weekend. Formula 1 is visiting long-term MotoGP venue Losail for the first time after... read more »

With both soft and medium compounds used extensively and many teams splitting their strategies, there will be plenty of data to analyse tonight. read more »

Valtteri Bottas beat Max Verstappen to pole position for Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton stormed through the field in an enthralling Sprint at... read more »

Brazil's second practice session got underway without a long-awaited decision on Lewis Hamilton's rear wing case or Verstappen's parc ferme dalliance, with... read more »

Lewis Hamilton headed title rival Max Verstappen during Friday practice for Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos. Verstappen led the way for most of the session,... read more »

It was a reasonably straightforward one-stop race for the majority of competitors, with the medium and hard delivering great results in these high track temperatures. read more »

After finishing one-tenth of a second behind pace-setter Bottas in FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Verstappen struck back by comfortably topping FP2 for Red... read more »

Verstappen and title rival Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row of the grid to set up a Texas shootout at the Circuit of the Americas - but it turned into one of the most... read more »

Managing the softs to avoid overheating - especially at the rear - is crucial in these warm conditions, and this makes the medium and the hard the key choices for the race. read more »