Pole-sitter Hamilton was passed by Verstappen at Turn 1 on the opening lap, and spent the first stint of the race trailing the Red Bull driver, ultimately falling 5.5 seconds... read more »

Even though both Aston Martin drivers ended up on the wrong end of the midfield pack in Qualifying yesterday if they can manage their tyres and pull off a one-stop strategy... read more »

Sainz qualified sixth for his home race in Barcelona, two places and one tenth shy of teammate Charles Leclerc.But Ferrari struggled on the medium tyres during last... read more »

The Black Arrows squad regularly takes the middle compound tyre in qualifying to give it more strategic options in races, where the yellow-walled rubber is also generally more... read more »

The McLaren driver had been on a fast lap in Q1 at Barcelona, but came across a gaggle of cars in the final chicane sequence.Mazepin in the Haas elected to stay ahead of him,... read more »

 Valtteri Bottas claimed third in the second Mercedes, with both Black Arrows cars and the leading Red Bull joining the rest of the Q3 runners in getting through the middle... read more »

His fans fears appear unfounded as Max Verstappen ups the ante in final practice, though the key to qualifying is likely to be traffic and managing one's tyres in the... read more »

When the session got underway, the pack was in no particular hurry to head onto the track, with Fernando Alonso eventually emerging for a solo run on the medium tyres towards... read more »

The teams concentrated on the soft and medium compounds in the afternoon, which are likely to be the key tyres for the race. read more »

It was a good Friday for us today. Over the two sessions we concentrated on some small upgrades that we brought to the car this weekend and then collected some good information... read more »

Max Verstappen dismissed concerns over Red Bull's lack of speed during Formula 1 practice in Spain but Sergio Perez conceded he is still chasing one-lap gains. Verstappen... read more »

Under clear skies and in warm temperatures, Robert Kubica, running place of Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo for FP1, set the initial P1 benchmark at 1m27.006s on the hard tyres.... read more »

Roy Nissany and Robert Kubica will both see FP1 action in Spain, with Kubica then set to test Pirelli's 18-inch tyres after the Spanish GP. read more »

Robert Kubica will take part in his first FP1 session of the 2021 Formula 1 season in Barcelona with Alfa Romeo, taking over Kimi Raikkonen's car for the morning outing.... read more »

The British driver's success at the Algarve circuit was possible thanks to the work Mercedes has had to do to get on top of its early balance issues, plus a different rear... read more »

Carlos Sainz says Ferrari's decision to pit him for medium tyres rather than hards was decisive in him not scoring points in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Sainz led the midfield teams in qualifying to take P5 on the grid, and made a good start to pass Sergio Perez for fourth on the opening lap.But following a safety car period,... read more »

Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi has outlined that drivers were warned that Turn 14 track limits would be monitored after Max Verstappen lost his fastest lap point in... read more »

The warmer weather led to increased wear on the softer compounds compared to previous days, which meant that drivers had to manage their tyres more. read more »

Mercedes are "happy" that Red Bull are also starting Portuguese GP on the medium tyres, especially as the Brackley squad has track position. read more »

Bottas failing to warm up his tyres sufficiently in Q3 last time out at Imola meant he slumped to eighth on the grid and further struggles with retaining tyre temperature in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton described his qualifying session as "messy" and felt he had "only one good lap" through the course of the three-part shootout in Portugal.... read more »

F1's top two teams opted for different tyre strategies for the final runs in Q3, with the Mercedes drivers returning to medium tyres with which they had dominated in Q2,... read more »

In overcast and cooler conditions compared to the Friday running, the drivers had to spend lots of time carefully preparing their tyres to get them in the correct temperature... read more »

AlphaTauri's Eddolls thinks there is a lot of work to be done overnight to get better performance on the soft compound tyres read more »