Valtteri Bottas says he is at a loss to provide reasons for his relative lack of pace during Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. Bottas converted pole position into the... read more »

Max Verstappen blamed an "odd weekend" for his lack of pace in the Red Bull after he failed to beat Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Alfa Romeo showed improved pace on Saturday in Portugal, with both drivers making it into the second phase of Qualifying. read more »

With little to choose in pace terms between the F1 title rivals at Portimao, the two teams are heading into the race on Sunday with completely different options available in... read more »

Alpine showed an improved level of performance throughout Friday's practice running for the Portuguese Grand Prix after struggling to battle with the midfield leaders at... read more »

The Australian had had an encouraging first day of practice in Portugal, but could not pull a lap together in Q1 on Saturday to get himself through to the second part of... read more »

Sebastian Vettel ended his 15-race streak of missing Q3 with a solid display at the Portuguese Grand Prix, but felt he had more pace in him. read more »

The Australian had a tough time at Imola a fortnight ago, as he did not have the pace to match team-mate Lando Norris, who went on to finish on the podium.But having analysed... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has insisted any excuses for Daniel Ricciardo's lack of pace compared to team-mate Lando Norris will expire after "another couple... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari appear to have made a further step forward in Portimao after looking right on the pace during the Friday practice sessions. read more »

Red Bull, as expected, has not taken a back seat in the development battle, and arrived in Portugal this weekend with a major upgrade package for its RB16B. Hot on the heels of... read more »

Lando Norris says McLaren is unconvinced that it can qualify in the top half of the grid in Portugal and conveyed surprise at the speed displayed by Alpine. Norris holds third... read more »

Despite his drivers finishing fifth and sixth in afternoon practice, Davide Brivio is remaining cautious about Alpine's pace this weekend in Portugal. read more »

Lando Norris says Alpine's improved level of performance will make it "a bit more tricky" for McLaren to score well in this weekend's Portuguese Formula... read more »

The battle continues, as Lewis Hamilton sets FP2 pace, the world champion edging out title rival, Max Verstappen by 0.143s in a session that sees the top six covered by just... read more »

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes tops first practice ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. read more »

Neither Valtteri Bottas or his car show any lingering after effects from Imola, as the Finn heads opening practice in Portugal, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. read more »

Valtteri Bottas shrugged aside his wretched Imola weekend to set the pace at the end of first practice for Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren has made a strong start to the 2021 season, finishing third at Imola two weeks ago with Lando Norris to take an early lead in the fight to lead the midfield teams this... read more »

Lando Norris is hopeful McLaren will have the pace to mix with Mercedes and Red Bull in this weekend's Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes that, if Alfa Romeo perform as well as can, they have enough pace to fight with any of the midfield teams. read more »

AlphaTauri finished seventh in last year's constructors' championship, but looks to be in contention to break into the top five in 2021 after showing impressive pace... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he still has 'more to adapt to' as he continued to struggle to match the pace of McLaren F1 teammate Lando Norris at Imola last time out. read more »

Honda's 2021 engine, the RA621H, is viewed by many in the F1 paddock as the strongest PU on the grid, with Pierre Gasly's qualifying form for AlphaTauri backing up... read more »

Pierre Gasly says he does not care about Helmut Marko's estimation of his qualifying pace compared to Max Verstappen. read more »