The drivers have their say on the first day of running at the Bahrain International Circuit, where Kimi Raikkonen set the pace. read more »

Overall, a very positive day and no surprise that the key challenge revolves around tyre management with such high temperatures. In terms of our pace, it seems we are fighting... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen displayed once again the impressive pace of the Lotus E20 by setting the fastest time during FP2, thereby going faster than the Red Bull Racing duo led by Mark... read more »

Jenson Button is expecting another difficult weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix for McLaren after struggling for pace in Friday practice read more »

Pastor Maldonado admits that Williams is still struggling with the one lap pace of the FW35. The team has yet to score a point in 2013, with Maldonado’s 15th place in... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo expressed their optimism following practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vergne was twelfth in second practice, two places ahead of... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen established himself as the man to beat in this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after a powerful display in second practice at Sakhir read more »

Kimi Raikkonen claims top spot on the combined day one timesheets - by just 0.03secs...     read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Red Bull will have to ensure it can exploit its car's full pace to defeat Ferrari and Lotus in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is sure he can put together a better lap than the one that secured him the third fastest time during Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel is sure he can put together a better lap than the one that secured him the third fastest time during Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was the pacesetter during second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as he set a 134.154 in his Lotus to edge out the Red Bull pair. Mark Webber was the leading... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lotus unveiled its pace read more »

Felipe Massa set the pace in the opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, delivering a personal best effort of 1:34.487 on the Hard compound tyre allocation. The... read more »

Lewis Hamilton anticipates a "very tough weekend" in Bahrain as Mercedes seek to work on the race pace deficit seen in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali believes the team is in control of its own world championship destiny this year having proved the pace of its car with victory in the Chinese... read more »

Red Bull believes its lack of pace in the Chinese Grand Prix was a one-off rather than an indication that it has fallen behind its rivals read more »

Kimi Raikkonen should have no worries that Lotus cannot keep up the development pace needed to maintain his championship challenge, says owner Gerard Lopez. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes it is still too early in the season to pick a favourite for the title, but is confident Ferrari's strong race pace will put him in the mix read more »

As his team mate headed to victory in the 2013 Grand Prix of China, Felipe Massa was left puzzled by a lack of pace mid-race after a storming start in... read more »

Felipe Massa has been left confused by his lack of pace in the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Ferrari driver enduring a frustrating run to sixth position, eventually finishing... read more »

Felipe Massa admits he does not fully understand his loss of pace mid-way through the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team don't currently have the pace to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Lotus. read more »

Jenson Button says that McLaren's two-stop strategy, and not an upturn in pace, was to credit for his fifth place in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes needs to improve its race pace to fight for victories after finishing third at the Chinese Grand Prix, but was happy to score his second podium in... read more »