Valtteri Bottas tops the morning session in Portugal ahead of Max Verstappen in second. Lewis Hamilton struggled and could only fifth fastest. read more »

Valtteri Bottas led the way for Mercedes, ahead of Formula 1's title front-runners, during opening practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Drivers struggled with tyre... read more »

Like other drivers who have switched teams in 2021, Sainz has struggled to match his team-mate as he adapts to a new environment, with progress not helped by the lack of... read more »

Ferrari struggled through its worst F1 season for 40 years in 2020 as it slumped to sixth place in the constructors' championship, scoring just three podium finishes.The... read more »

Ricciardo, who joined McLaren this off-season from Renault, has so far struggled to match teammate Lando Norris on pace in 2021's first two F1 weekends.At last... read more »

Alpine looked to bounce back from a disappointing opening race of the year in Bahrain by debuting a number of car updates at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.The team once again... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez have found the process of adaptation to be perhaps even harder than they expected, and thus... read more »

Crash.net's Lewis Larkam explores the reasons why Valtteri Bottas struggled so much at Imola that he ended up racing a much slower Williams F1 car.  read more »

While Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front, rain before the start shook things up behind as drivers struggled for grip in damp conditions at Imola.Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Qualifying was a mixed bag of emotions for the Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team with Charles Leclerc qualifying in fourth and Carlos Sainz qualifying in eleventh. read more »

After finishing ninth in final practice on Saturday morning at Imola, Alonso struggled throughout qualifying, scraping through Q1 before propping up the timesheets in Q2.In his... read more »

Ferrari managed to finish inside the top six with both of its cars in FP1 and FP2 for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, marking a decent step forward for Ferrari compared to its... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen struggled to put in a clean lap during his short runs in Imola practice, but remains focused on clearing Q1. read more »

Bottas topped both Friday practice sessions at Imola for Mercedes ahead of his team-mate Hamilton, as main Formula 1 world titles Red Bull struggled at the Italian circuit.In... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spent much of pre-season testing and the opening race weekend in Bahrain battling to get to grips with the new Mercedes W12, which struggled... read more »

In its push to create more downforce and reduce the drag on its FW43B car for 2021, Williams opted for an aggressive design approach that causes its performance to dip in windy... read more »

Mercedes endured a difficult pre-season test programme as the team struggled with rear-end instability on its new W12 car following the downforce cuts introduced for... read more »

Alpine have yet to find out why their car struggled so much in the heat of Bahrain, and are working hard to do so. read more »

In the Bahrain Grand Prix he struggled on the medium tyre in Q2 and started 11th, and then in the race he charged up to fifth after an engine issue on the formation lap obliged... read more »

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. gave Scuderia Ferrari a double points finish in the opening race of the season on Sunday, much to the delight of Team Principal Mattia Binotto. read more »

The 20-year-old Japanese was a stunning second fastest in Q1 on soft tyres, behind only eventual poleman Max Verstappen, but he struggled in Q2 as AlphaTauri attempted to get... read more »

Charles Leclerc revealed he struggled during the Bahrain practice sessions but was "very happy" with his P4 finish in qualifying. read more »

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari was more competitive than it initially anticipated during Friday practice for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari struggled for... read more »

After a 2020 campaign where Alfa Romeo duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi struggled at times to make much of an impression in the midfield battle, the Swiss outfit was... read more »

Ferrari heads into 2021 looking to recover from its worst campaign in 40 years as it slumped to sixth in the constructors' championship last season, scoring just three... read more »