Daniel's performance in qualifying was the only highlight in a weekend that did not live up to our expectations. read more »

Nico Rosberg says he and Mercedes are more confident about their race chances for the Bahrain Grand Prix, than they were when they won in China last weekend read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes Formula One should take time to discuss its decision to race in Bahrain once the weekend is over read more »

Ross Brawn has urged Formula 1 to make time for quiet reflection about the decision to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, on the back of the troubles experienced this weekend. read more »

Although the ‘Tifosi’ has been left disappointed by Ferrari’s Bahrain qualifying positions of ninth and 14th, Fernando Alonso has revealed that he... read more »

DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), 3 – Mark WEBBER (Red Bull) TV UNILATERAL... read more »

Charles Pic, 20th: "Not an easy day today, but I am quite happy with the result. This afternoon it was much hotter as forecast and the tyre degradation was maybe a little... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 9th: "Today, we were worth a place somewhere between eighth and twelfth, so ninth on the grid fits in with our current level. Honestly, given the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: “It feels great and I completely owe this one to the team. It wasn’t an easy start to the season for us and there was a lot of... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen, 11th: “We had the speed today and we could easily have gone through to the final session with another run, but we thought it was... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: “I’m very happy with how qualifying went and the job the team has done so far this weekend. I’ve put the car on the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he and Mark Webber owe their strong qualifying performance to the hard work put in by the Red Bull team. The German, who dominated Saturday in 2011 by... read more »

FIA president Jean Todt does not believe Formula 1's image will be damaged by the widespread critical media coverage the Bahrain Grand Prix has received this weekend read more »

Bahrain 2012 is all about tyres, said Shanghai winner Nico Rosberg on Friday. More specifically, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport revealed that the key to victory this... read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher could be a threat for pole and victory this weekend, according to a more optimistic Ross Brawn. read more »

Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event read more »

Dozens of protesters clashed with police across Shiite villages close to the circuit where Bahrain's controversial race takes place this weekend... read more »

Bahrain 2012 is all about tyres, said Shanghai winner Nico Rosberg on Friday. More specifically, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport revealed that the key to victory this... read more »

The Force India team sat out the second free practice session in Bahrain on Friday, citing ‘logistical reasons’ for an early withdrawal from the day’s track programme. A press... read more »

Coming from the Far to the Middle East has not changed much for Scuderia Ferrari, apart from the much higher temperatures on this island in the Persian Gulf, than in China.... read more »

Both Caterham drivers completed a considerable amount of laps today and hence made it a successful day for the entire team. The day was particularly important because of the... read more »

Bahrain is not considering cancelling this weekend's grand prix, the country's Crown Prince has told media in the paddock read more »

Ferrari aren't expecting any Malaysia-type miracles this weekend, and just want to get through one more race before heading back to Europe for major revisions to the car. read more »

Fernando Alonso said that Ferrari won't base its setup on its findings from Friday's practice sessions because the track will evolve significantly over the weekend read more »

Bob FERNLEY (Force India), Stefano DOMENICALI (Ferrari), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus), Martin WHITMARSH (McLaren), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Christian HORNER (Red Bull). PRESS... read more »