Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: "Overall, it's been a positive day, during which we tried various updates on the car: some worked well, others need some modifying and then they... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says if Lotus can make their E20 quicker in qualifying, they should be on track for a great result in Sunday's European GP... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons he is 95% away from where he wants to be with his car after Friday practice at the European Grand Prix, but is confident he can rectify most of his... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 11th: "The car feels okay and there were no issues. The wind was a bit of a factor in the morning but it was better in the afternoon. I was stuck in... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "A pretty good Friday for me, with both sessions going to plan. In FP2 we ran a new version of the front wing and the initial feel it gave was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 18th: "The track was quite dirty in the morning session, with some litter on it, blown across by the strong wind, but it cleared up as the afternoon went... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 3rd: "For me it was quite okay today, except for an hydraulic problem which prevented me from doing long runs in the afternoon. In the morning we had a... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 4th: "Our work today was reasonably good, with obviously a lot of data to be confirmed now in our technical briefings before qualifying. The second... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is expecting another changeable weekend in Valencia. Although the skies are expected to remain blue throughout, ambient temperatures on race day are forecast... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes is learning to manage its rear tyre degradation better, but is hoping his team can make even more progress ahead of qualifying for the European... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the pace in Friday's second practice in Valencia, which gave the first indication of how qualifying on the soft tyres could pan out... read more »

The F1 Times gambling contest between Ryan Wood (Editor) and Daniel Chalmers (Feature Editor) heads to the 8th round in Valencia for the European GP. Both men have a budget of... read more »

McLaren hope to have solved the problems which have plagued Jenson Button's form recently, as the Brit has seemingly struggled to get the most from his car. Whilst his... read more »

Last year, Sebastian Vettel became the first man to seal two pole positions on the streets of Valencia. With the current Formula 1 form book, managing a hat-trick could be more... read more »

2012 has been described as ‘topsy-turvy’ and a ‘lottery’ that has ended the domination of Formula One’s usual greats. But... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The track isn't my favourite one of the season but it's another great city to go to... read more »

The F1 Times and Red Bull Racing are giving one of our readers (plus a guest) the chance to attend Red Bull Racing BACKSTAGE at the team's Milton Keynes factory on... read more »

Vitaly Petrov believes Caterham is closer than ever to reaching the second stage of qualifying on merit, having narrowly missed out during the last round in Canada. The... read more »

The mood in the Caterham camp is upbeat ahead of this weekend's European GP as they are confident they can reach Qualifying 2... read more »

Paul Hembery: "Valencia could not present a bigger contrast to the street circuits that have come before it: the track is faster and the temperatures higher, with plenty... read more »

Victory will be within Lotus' grasp if the Enstone based team can improve its qualifying pace. Romain Grosjean finished within sight of Lewis Hamilton in Canada earlier... read more »

Challenging characteristics make Grand Prix of Europe a tough one to call for tyres. read more »

Although the behaviour of this year’s Pirelli tyres has resulted in much action during Grands Prix, the tyre manufacturer is sure that qualifying will still be the... read more »

Victory will be within Lotus’ grasp if the Enstone based team can improve its qualifying pace. Romain Grosjean finished within sight of Lewis Hamilton in Canada... read more »