As always on a new track, the first day of practice was particularly demanding, both for the drivers and the mechanics. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he was surprised by just how much grip there was on Friday in opening practice for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 1 drivers have praised Sochi Autodrom after the first day of practice for the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

This morning's and this afternoon's sessions went more or less as planned, and we're satisfied with the progress we made. read more »

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen complains of handling problems again after opening practice for the 2014 F1 Russian Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he still does not feel comfortable with the front end of the Ferrari F14 T, following Friday's practice session for the Russian Grand Prix. Raikkonen... read more »

There is still plenty of work to do but it's positive to see that both Nico and Checo were getting happier and happier about the car as the day progressed. read more »

A very interesting day. Both drivers settled in to the new track pretty well, so overall we are quite happy. read more »

It's very much a low speed track, with no real high speed corners and our primary focus was to get the set-up of the cars right. read more »

Lewis Hamilton moved clear of the F1 field during second practice by some margin. The Briton's 1:39.630 meant he was the only driver to dip below the 1:40 mark. FP2 Full... read more »

Formula One's drivers have reacted with surprise about the technical nature of the Sochi Autodrom circuit after the first practice sessions of the Russian Grand Prix on Friday read more »

There were no big issues today and we were able to work pretty smoothly across both sessions. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has insisted a tyre blanket failure during opening practice for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix hasn t hurt him too much. read more »

We enjoyed a trouble-free day in terms of reliability, but we have a busy evening of analysis ahead of us. read more »

We ran reliably through the day to give us plenty of data to analyse. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says that he is still struggling with the front end of the Ferrari F14T after Friday's free practice sessions for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo reflect on today's sessions. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits Red Bull needs to brace itself for a tough Russian Grand Prix after being a long way off the pace in Friday's practice sessionsb read more »

Reaction from the paddock after the opening day of action for the inaugural F1 Russian Grand Prix read more »

Sergey Sirotkin says he feels 'ready' for Formula 1 after his practice outing for Sauber at the Russian Grand Prix. Sirotkin took part in the opening session in place... read more »

Jenson Button believes McLaren’s MP4-29 simply suits the layout of Sochi’s new circuit after the team surprisingly hit the ground running at the Russian GP. read more »

Felipe Massa is hopeful that Mercedes will hold a smaller advantage over its rivals compared to recent races, following Friday's practice sessions for the inaugural... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Mercedes will be challenged more closely at the Russian Grand Prix than it has been at previous races read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren look closer than they have done all year at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix read more »

Nico Rosberg will revert to a more conventional set-up for the rest of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix weekend read more »