More than half a second separated Lewis Hamilton from pole position in Russia, and he puts it down to Mercedes struggling in the final sector of the lap. read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas had the pace to be on pole for the second Formula 1 race in succession had the Finn put his best sectors together read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he did not know just how strong Ferrari's pace would be in qualifying after taking pole position for the Russian Grand Prix. The German snatched... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Honda's power deficit cost McLaren 2.5 seconds per lap on Sochi's straights during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified 15th... read more »

We have split the Red Bulls which should make things interesting tomorrow, especially since we think our race pace looks competitive. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is surprised by Ferrari's pace at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix after the Italian team locked out the front row of the grid for the first time in... read more »

Fernando Alonso has once again lamented the lack of pace that the Honda engine produces but heaped praise on his own performance. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff felt Valtteri Bottas did have enough pace for pole position but admitted Ferrari's one-two in qualifying hurts a lot. read more »

The pace that Ferrari showed during free practice translated into a strong performance in qualifying, with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen locking out the front row. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated after struggling to fourth place in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, over half a second off the pace. read more »

Ferrari have confirmed their strong pace so far this weekend by qualifying first and second for tomorrow's Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. As Vettel took a close... read more »

One day later, and on the back of Friday's two 90-minute free practice sessions, the third free practice saw Ferrari continue to be fastest, with Sebastian Vettel once... read more »

Sebastian Vettel continued Ferrari's dominance at Sochi as he set the pace in final practice for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari continued to set the pace during Saturday's final free practice session for the Russian Grand Prix, with Kimi Raikkonen… read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes it is too early into the weekend for Mercedes to be worried about Ferrari's apparent pace advantage at the Russian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel... read more »

It's pretty clear from both the long run pace and the set-up runs that we have got a bit of work to do to be on equal terms with Ferrari. read more »

So far our short run pace looks reasonably good; we just need to analyse the race pace. read more »

Although reasonably happy with Ferrari's pace in Friday's practice for the Russian GP, Sebastian Vettel says he won't be "misled" by the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton described a "difficult" first day at the Russian Grand Prix as main rival Ferrari displayed strong short- and long-run pace through… read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes was sandbagging in Friday practice for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix, after not matching Ferrari's pace read more »

Toto Wolff says Ferrari's 2017 Formula 1 car appears to work better in a wider range of conditions after Mercedes struggled in Russian Grand Prix practice read more »

SOCHI, Russia -- Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari one-two in second practice for the Russian Grand Prix as Ferrari laid down a marker of its pace ahead of the race weekend. After... read more »

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel reckons Mercedes will up its pace as the Russian Grand Prix weekend develops, after the team's low-key first day at Sochi… read more »

Ferrari sets a fierce pace in free practice for the Russian Grand Prix, with main rivals Mercedes comfortably down on lap time. read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the pace in second practice for the Russian Grand Prix, as Ferrari started the weekend with the edge over Formula 1 rival Mercedes read more »