Lewis Hamilton rued a repeat of the same struggles that plagued Mercedes last season in Saudi Arabia despite admitting that its 2024 Formula 1 car has potential. Hamilton has... read more »

Hamilton wasn't happy on Thursday and switched to a bigger wing for Friday that gave the car more stability, but cost time on the straights.He progressed through the first... read more »

George Russell has said that Mercedes’ 2024 Formula 1 car is “clouting the ground” at high speed in Saudi Arabia, contributing to his costly error late in qualifying. The... read more »

Sainz reported feeling unwell earlier in the week, which made him sit out his media commitments on Wednesday.He took part in Thursday's two free practice sessions, setting... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he lacked confidence in the rear end of his Mercedes Formula 1 car during the opening practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes... read more »

From FP3, we focused on our low-fuel performance and after the sessions we thought if we could do a good job, we can get into Q2 - we achieved that. read more »

Although Red Bull had been predicted to resume its 2023 dominance after testing, Verstappen had not headlined any of the sessions leading up to the final stage of qualifying as... read more »

Carlos Sainz made it three different drivers to top the three practice sessions at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The top ten fastest drivers from Thursday's practice sessions in Bahrain give their thoughts about the opening day of the 2024 Formula 1 season. read more »

Oscar Piastri believes people must judge Red Bull’s pace relative to its rivals to see “how many sandbags come out” after Friday’s Formula 1 running in Bahrain. Max Verstappen... read more »

On a day where Red Bull were expected to dominate, it was a very different story on Thursday in Bahrain, with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton topping the two free practice... read more »

So, it begins. Formula 1's 2024 season has now officially kicked off after the opening two free practice sessions in Bahrain, albeit in an atypical Thursday slot, the... read more »

The practice sessions today were not perfect but we weren't too far off. read more »

Max Verstappen isn’t concerned after failing to top either of the two Thursday practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Red Bull driver suspects rival teams... read more »

As first reported by Autosport, the plan to seal the drains was proposed by F1 stakeholders on the final day of the three-day test last week.Testing was heavily disrupted when... read more »

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc gave his thoughts regarding drain cover issues in Bahrain pre-season testing stating that the problem “can have big consequences.” A loose drain cover... read more »

Three-time W Series Champion, Indy NXT competitor and Williams Academy Driver Jamie Chadwick announced Friday that she is launching an all-female karting programme with Daytona... read more »

As well as FP1 rookie sessions, the Australian is undertaking 10 days of private F1 testing in older cars throughout the season, while also doing extensive simulator work at... read more »

Formula 1 teams use pre-season testing to extract as much data as possible via various methods - flow-visualisation paint and aerodynamic rakes included. Both play a key role... read more »

Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon have backed the proposal to overhaul Formula 1's Sprint format and more potential freedom on parc ferme regulations. Last year... read more »

Bearman dovetailed his maiden F2 campaign, which yielded four wins and a sixth place in the standings, with two FP1 sessions for Ferrari customer Haas. He then ran a full day... read more »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has challenged Toto Wolff over his continued opposition to Andretti’s entry amid the Mercedes Team Principal’s complaint that there is a... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes that the clock should stop running during red flag periods in practice sessions. read more »

Overall, it's been a productive day, even if the sessions have been largely affected by red flags. read more »

Today's sessions left many questions unanswered, at least in terms of the tyres. read more »