Mercedes have never been beaten in Sochi, winning every race since the first at the Winter Olympics venue in 2014. The Anglo-German team seemingly intends to continue this... read more »

The much-discussed wet weather did not arrive at Sochi in time for the start of the 60-minute session, but, although FP2 is expected to also be dry, it is thought highly likely... read more »

Times from today's opening free practice session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 during the opening practice session for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom. Bottas clocked a time of 1:34.427s to finish... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was the Mercedes driver to beat in Friday's first practice for the Russian GP, two-tenths up on Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Valtteri Bottas spearheaded a straightforward Mercedes one-two in the first practice session for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. read more »

Valtteri Bottas made a flying start to the Russian GP as he led home a Mercedes one-two in Practice One, with championship leader Max Verstappen third. read more »

Rules regarding practice starts at the Russian Grand Prix have been revised following Lewis Hamilton's penalty last year. read more »

Max Verstappen says "a lot of question marks" still remain over whether Red Bull will decide to replace his power unit and take a grid penalty at Formula 1's... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen returns this weekend after missing the last two races after testing positive for Coronavirus. Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi are hoping for a strong Russian... read more »

The guys are back with the best race weekend preview around, as we get ready for Round 15 of the 2021 F1 season at Sochi... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »

Fernando Alonso has conceded to fears the Russian Grand Prix could resemble last month's washout at Spa Francorchamps. read more »

F1 has had a weekend off to digest and recover from an incredible weekend of racing at the Italian Grand Prix before heading to Sochi. read more »

Speaking ahead of this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, two weeks on from the second controversial crash of the season between the pair last time out at Monza, Hamilton said:... read more »

Fernando Alonso is hoping that himself and Esteban Ocon can produce another double points finish this weekend at the Russian Grand prix, after managing the feat in Italy last... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said he would 'take one for the team' if Mercedes asked him to let title contender Lewis Hamilton overtake in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi expressed frustration on two fronts as he entered an important Russian Grand Prix weekend for his F1 future. read more »

Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda have their eyes set on bouncing back strongly this weekend at the Russian Grand Prix after horror time at Monza. read more »

Guenther Steiner is aware that this weekend's Russian Grand Prix will be a demanding weekend for Nikita Mazepin, who is preparing for his first home race in Formula 1. read more »

Ferrari revealed over the summer break that it was working on bringing a "significant" step in performance for its power unit during the second half of the season.The... read more »

Max Verstappen has rubbished Lewis Hamilton's suggestions that he is feeling pressure, labelling his involvement in a title fight as "the best feeling ever."... read more »

Charles Leclerc has played down the short-term impact of the upgraded Ferrari hybrid system that he will use at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. Ferrari confirmed on... read more »

Nikita Mazepin is preparing for his first ever Formula 1 home grand prix, as the Russian is looking forward to the pressure of racing in front of a home crowd. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes the Sochi Autodrom isn't equipped to deal with heavy rainfall should the weather forecast prove to be accurate for Formula 1's Russian Grand... read more »

Hamilton and Verstappen are separated by just five points at the top of the F1 drivers' championship, with Bottas a distant 85 points off the lead in third place.Mercedes... read more »