Carlos Sainz said he was surprised and pleased by how quickly he was able to compete with Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has said the team must consolidate the pace shown across Formula 1 pre-season testing and the Bahrain Grand Prix at Imola this weekend. read more »

Sergio Perez needs to accept he will be unable to match Max Verstappen's qualifying pace if he is to succeed at Red Bull, it has been claimed. read more »

Despite winning round one of the season, Toto Wolff believes Mercedes' W12 is still "lacking pace" with Red Bull having the edge. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says Alfa Romeo's competitiveness, or even lack thereof, will not factor in his decision to continue in 2022, or retire. read more »

On paper a ninth place finish for rookie Yuki Tsunoda represented a solid if unspectacular start to the season for the Italian team. However, it was the pace that the AT02... read more »

AlphaTauri can aim for "big points" in upcoming Formula 1 rounds, according to Pierre Gasly, following its display in Bahrain. Gasly qualified fifth, behind only Red... read more »

AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost believes that his outfit's strong pace can largely be attributed to the stronger Honda engine. read more »

The pace shown by F1's top two teams at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix left Mercedes in no doubt that its form had been hit by new rules introduced this year.In... read more »

Lando Norris feels McLaren are closer to both Mercedes and Red Bull in 2021, but he is expecting a battle between them, Ferrari and AlphaTauri for third in the... read more »

Pierre Gasly's Bahrain GP was undone by early contact but the driver reckons there is cause for optimism after showing good pace. read more »

Gasly and AlphaTauri starred in qualifying for F1's season opener, with the Frenchman starting fifth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and ahead of McLaren drivers... read more »

Although Mercedes won the F1 season opener in Bahrain, the pace shown by Red Bull throughout the weekend points to the RB16B being the quickest car on the grid right now.But... read more »

Fernando Alonso admits he is still getting up to "100%" on his F1 return, but promises fans "you will enjoy the comeback". read more »

Lando Norris says McLaren cannot afford to get complacent despite making a strong start to the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Max Verstappen’s impressive pace during the Bahrain Grand Prix was actually far slower than he could potentially have gone, according to Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko.... read more »

Mercedes trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin fears that his team will struggle at Imola and Portimao, while admitting that the Red Bull has not looked weak at any... read more »

Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes could be trailing Red Bull by even more than they did in Bahrain during the upcoming races starting with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix later this... read more »

The Japanese youngster marked himself out as a future star with a great showing at last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.He set the second fastest time in Q1 and finished the... read more »

Verstappen claimed pole for F1's 2021 season opener by 0.388-seconds and showed race-winning pace after leading the early stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix. He ultimately... read more »

George Russell believes Mercedes' lack of pace relative to Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was due to how sensitive the W12 is to windy conditions. read more »

Williams' 2021 pace shows promising results, and Dave Robson- the team's Head of Vehicle Performance- says it also indicates that their pre-season testing work... read more »

An excellent ninth place finish for Yuki Tsunoda in last week's Bahrain Grand Prix delighted AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost, who praised the youngster's daring... read more »

While Red Bull-Honda had a clear pace advantage over Mercedes in qualifying at Sakhir last weekend, in the race there was little to separate the two teams.That shift in form... read more »

Hamilton beat Verstappen to victory in F1's 2021 opener despite the Red Bull driver's pace advantage, by hanging on after Mercedes' aggressive strategy calls got... read more »