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

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas led the way in opening practice for Formula 1's 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix, pipping Max Verstappen to the fastest time. read more »

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes tops first practice ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. read more »

Valtteri Bottas finished just ahead of Max Verstappen to top the timesheets in first practice for the Portuguese GP, with Mercedes and Red Bull - true to form - neck and neck... read more »

Neither Valtteri Bottas or his car show any lingering after effects from Imola, as the Finn heads opening practice in Portugal, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. read more »

Valtteri Bottas shrugged aside his wretched Imola weekend to set the pace at the end of first practice for Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. 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 »

Mercedes took on Max Verstappen for the top spot in FP1 in Portugal, with Valtteri Bottas P1 as Verstappen fell foul to bad vibrations. read more »

George Russell may have wrecked his Williams by tangling with Valtteri Bottas at Imola, but not his relationship with Toto Wolff. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has defended George Russell for his emotional outburst after colliding with F1 rival Valtteri Bottas at Imola. read more »

Williams driver George Russell said his relationship with Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff remained strong despite a costly collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia... read more »

Declaring the Imola clash with George Russell "done and dusted", Valtteri Bottas insists that it is "time to move on". read more »

Valtteri Bottas has indicated he missed a call from George Russell to apologise after their Imola crash because he was asleep. read more »

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he has moved on from the collision with Williams driver George Russell at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he has not yet spoken with George Russell since their Formula 1 crash at Imola but insists he has moved on from the incident. read more »

Williams' George Russell has reiterated that his reaction following the high-speed crash with Valtteri Bottas at Imola was inappropriate, stating the incident... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has confirmed he and George Russell have failed to hold clear-the-air talks in the wake of their crash at Imola after the Mercedes driver missed a call from the... read more »

George Russell says his relationship with Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff has grown stronger and was "not damaged at all" by his crash with Valtteri Bottas at... read more »

George Russell says his conduct after his race-ending crash with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna GP was a "very bad judgement call" and "not my true... read more »

While saying that he has learned from his clash with Valtteri Bottas, George Russell insists that he will not be changing his approach to his driving. read more »

George Russell believes his relationship with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has only been strengthened in the aftermath of his Emilia Romagna Grand Prix crash with... read more »

George Russell has revealed to forgetting his place with Mercedes in the build-up to his spectacular Imola crash with 'team-mate of sorts' Valtteri Bottas. read more »

George Russell says he has learned about controlling his emotions since his Imola crash with Valtteri Bottas, having made a "rash judgement" with his furious reaction. read more »

Despite Valtteri Bottas' heavy crash at Imola, Mercedes have reportedly saved the engine and will use it at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Felipe Massa believes Valtteri Bottas' struggles at Mercedes are more in his head than on track, with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton as his team-mate. read more »