Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has played down Ferrari's initial pace in Bahrain, putting it down to high engine modes. read more »

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull has good pace round Bahrain despite missing first practice read more »

Toto Wolff isn't too worried about Ferrari's 1-2 in Bahrain practice, saying the Scuderia drivers were running "pretty high-power modes" on their hot laps. read more »

Max Verstappen encouraged by Red Bull pace despite early setback read more »

Max Verstappen is certain he's not lost any vital track time after sitting out most of FP1 as he produced some eye-catching race pace in the second session read more »

Mercedes believes Ferrari's strong pace in Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix was flattered by the Scuderia using high-power engine modes read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in FP2 in Bahrain as the lights took effect and the supersoft tyres failed to produce to make a massive impact on the lap times. read more »

Mixed emotions for Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo tops FP1 timesheets and teammate Max Verstappen is sidelined by engine issue. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo was the early pace-setter in Bahrain after FP1, but Max Verstappen was unable to set a timed lap after an on-track stoppage within the first five minutes. read more »

The German heads to Bahrain aiming to make it two wins from two, although he knows Ferrari are not at the same pace as Mercedes at this early point of the season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel claims the gap to pace-setter Mercedes is around four-tenths of a second. read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes the Mercedes Formula 1 team has an advantage of "three, four tenths" over Ferrari, despite the Scuderia's victory in the Australian... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits his early lead of the 2018 F1 world championship does not disguise the current pace supremacy Mercedes hold over Ferrari. read more »

Off the pace and outside the points in Melbourne, Otmar Szafnauer admits retaining fourth place in the championship will be a "big task" for Force India. read more »

Haas shocked the F1 paddock with its midfield-leading pace in Australia, but Kevin Magnussen says there is no guarantee it will carry over to Bahrain. read more »

Williams's Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe says the team's performance this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix was a one to forget, struggling to find pace with... read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the fact that Haas appears to be Formula One's fourth fastest team will keep spirits up in the team after both drivers failed to finish the... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes his team's 2018 Formula 1 car can only be judged on Daniel Ricciardo's fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

 Christian Horner says Red Bull had "more pace in hand" than it was able to extract during the 2018 F1 season-opener in Melbourne.  read more »

Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen agree their race pace is almost on par with Australian Grand Prix winners Ferrari despite failing to reach the podium. read more »

Neither Sergio Perez nor Esteban Ocon scored points in Australia, and Robert Fernley admitted the team didn't have the pace to reach the top ten. read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says the team's pace doesn't mean anything if they can't handle "the cards that the race can deal to you" read more »

The Australian was happy with his Red Bull car's performance following a fourth-place finish in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Ultimately we didn't have the pace this weekend. We will work hard to be stronger in Bahrain. read more »

Ferrari didn't have the pace to beat Mercedes in F1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix - but it had the luck and, most crucially, the strategy, writes Luke Smith. read more »