With a recap of the news and notes from the Sochi Autodrom paddock on Friday, Julianne Cerasoli brings you her paddock notebook. read more »

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley says "everyone is quite excited about the step" Honda has made with its latest engine upgrade at the Russian Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas does not believe Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes in Friday practice for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix is "real" read more »

It's been a learning day today for us. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was fastest overall on Friday as the Russian Grand Prix got underway around a track he feels has been one of his weakest in recent years. read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren cannot expect "miracles" at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, with the Spaniard set to start towards the back of the grid. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says performance updates to his Mercedes car have motivated him to push even harder at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

The team looks forward to tomorrow, keeping in mind that a good qualifying is essential for the outcome of the race. read more »

Mercedes believe car upgrades have aided their strong start to the Russian GP weekend – but expect Ferrari will still close the big gap seen between the title rivals on Friday. read more »

We want to put both cars on the front row tomorrow; we don't know yet what will happen, but we'll try to do our best as pole is the best place to start from. read more »

Russia has never been our strongest circuit but today there are some good signs. read more »

We worked through a comprehensive aero and mechanical test programme, and evaluated some new parts on the cars. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo will start towards the back of the field for the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday, and he hopes it will be a two-stop race. read more »

With the track always evolving so quickly, it's not easy to draw any firm conclusions. read more »

Both cars were struggling to get the most out of the tyres, but we have found something which should help with that and in the end. read more »

It was a a return to the top of the timing screens for Mercedes in Sochi, with momentary struggles for Ferrari. Take a look at the talking points from FP2 in Sochi... For more... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he is starting the Russian Grand Prix on the back foot after struggling for pace in his Ferrari during Friday practice. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has admitted that he was 'struggling' on the tyres in Friday practice for the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Today's press conference with Cyril Abiteboul, Mario Isola, Otmar Szafnauer and Toto Wolff. read more »

Mercedes pulls clear in second practice in Sochi on Friday as Hamilton finishes half a second clear of F1 title rival Vettel. read more »

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom, round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton led a dominant Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Russian GP, with championship rival Sebastian Vettel struggling down in fifth for Ferrari. read more »

Mercedes headed the second Formula 1 practice session for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton quicker than his team-mate Valtteri Bottas by two tenths... read more »

Full times from today's second free practice session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads Mercedes 1-2 in Russian GP FP2 read more »