Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris were both encouraged by McLaren's pace during Friday's running at the Circuit of the Americas. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. set the pace for the opening practice session of the United States Grand Prix on Friday. read more »

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz set the pace in the opening practice session for the United States Grand Prix, beating newly-crowned two-time world champion Max Verstappen as four... read more »

Carlos Sainz set the pace ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton as four young drivers made their F1 practice debuts in FP1 at the United States Grand Prix.  read more »

A somewhat inconclusive opening session at COTA as the teams trial upgrades and rookie drivers, nonetheless its business as usual up front as Sainz and Verstappen vie for honours. read more »

Carlos Sainz ended the first free practice session from the Circuit of the Americas as the fastest driver ahead of Max Verstappen. Aston Martin also showed strong pace, with... read more »

The team's 2022 campaign has been characterised by strong qualifying pace followed disappointing Sundays, either because of a lack of pace, reliability problems or... read more »

The Valtteri Bottas of 2022 is a world away from the one of 2018, who almost quit F1 for good after struggling to keep pace with then-Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Indeed, the last grand prix victory came in Austria back in July, and all seven races held since then, starting with France, have been won by Red Bull Racing.Meanwhile, the... read more »

However, rival Red Bull quickly hit its stride and since the summer break has stepped even further clear, especially in race pace, as the RB18 appears to have a clear edge with... read more »

After winning eight straight constructors' titles between 2014 and 2021, Mercedes struggled with F1's switch to all-new regulations for 2022 as several key issues on... read more »

Max Verstappen feels the lack of one-lap pace in this season's title-winning Red Bull would have cost him his maiden championship last year. read more »

Norris has said several times in recent races that he believes Alpine has made heavy weather of the fight that his McLaren squad and its closest rival are having over fourth... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda ended only thirteenth in his home Grand Prix on Sunday, with the pace of his AT03 not strong enough to contend for a place inside the top ten. read more »

Alonso was catching Vettel after a late pitstop for a fresh set of inters gave him a significant pace advantage over rivals, allowing him to regain the places he had lost with... read more »

Alex Albon was left frustrated by 'snail's paced trains' in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix after missing out on Q2. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has defiantly declared it to be a good weekend for Mercedes so far despite the gulf to the leading trio following qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot has revealed why the significant advantage enjoyed by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton at Suzuka is not a true reflection of pace. read more »

Two sodden practice sessions ahead of the returning Japanese Grand Prix heavily disguised the true competitive order at Suzuka. However, while it was Mercedes that set the pace... read more »

The time sheets are not a fair reflection of pace as our times were set on new tyres but, like for like, we seemed to be in a reasonable position compared to Red Bull and Ferrari. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have downplayed Mercedes' prospects for the rest of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend despite setting the pace in Friday practice.  read more »

George Russell led F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton in a competitive showing for Mercedes during a wet second practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix as Mick Schumacher crashed out after the chequred flag. read more »

Alpine's Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as F1 made its long-awaited return to Suzuka.  read more »

As expected, opening practice for the Japanese Grand Prix took place in the wet, with Fernando Alonso setting the early pace. read more »