Kimi Raikkonen says he was able to recover lost ground against his F1 rivals after missing a large chunk of FP1 with a turbo issue read more »

Mixed fortunes for Ferrari in first practice at the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel goes quickest, but Kimi Raikkonen ends up with a long walk across the desert...... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during FP1 in Bahrain, ahead of the two Red Bull drivers, with Mercedes finishing down the order. read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in the searing Bahrain heat as smoke emerged from Kimi Raikkonen's engine after just six laps. read more »

Though Sebastian Vettel is quickest in FP1, teammate Kimi Raikkonen suffers "overheating in turbo area" in unrepresentative session. read more »

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel topped the first Formula 1 free practice session for the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Felipe Massa was second quickest in FP1, but there is more frustration from drivers after a lack of action in Shanghai. read more »

Romain Grosjean posted the fifth quickest time in FP1 with Renault's Jolyon Palmer the only driver not to set a time. read more »

The small amount of running we did on the full wets in FP1, and the sets of laps on the intermediates were invaluable. read more »

It was a stop-start session on the opening morning at the Shanghai International Circuit. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »

The first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix was limited to just under 20 minutes of running after it was twice postponed because the medical helicopter was unable to... read more »

Max Verstappen topped the first Formula 1 free practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, which was disrupted by two lengthy red flag periods read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen posted the fastest lap time in a wet, severely-interrupted first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, with two red flags… read more »

Teams gain little from opening F1 practice in Shanghai as two red flag periods - both due to the medical helicopter being unable to operate - limit running. read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace on a cold and grey Friday morning in Shanghai in a practice that was red flagged twice because the medical helicopter was unable to fly in the... read more »

A slow start to proceedings in Shanghai as low visibility prevents the medical helicopter from being able to land at its designated hopsital. read more »

Race Control red flagged Friday morning's first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix after just five minutes amid poor weather conditions, which meant… read more »

The FIA requested that the Haas F1 Team removed the T-wing from its VF-17's in between FP1 and FP2 after it was deemed to flex excessively. read more »

Jolyon Palmer had limited running during the practice sessions in Australia on Friday, as he was forced to sit out the majority of FP1 with a technical issue, before a crash... read more »

Home boy Daniel Ricciardo was pleased with the teams performance during FP1 this morning, but feels they need to look at what happened in FP2 to take them off the pace. read more »

As Fridays go, it was a fairly routine start with a brake system problem on Esteban's car the only significant issue at the start of FP1. read more »

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton maintained his perfect start to 2017 by again setting the benchmark pace in second practice at Albert Park. Hamilton, who... read more »

Quick-fire highlights of the first practice session as the 2017 F1 season got under way in Melbourne... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads teammate Valtteri Bottas in FP1, as world champions make early switch to ultrasofts. read more »

F1 delivered on its promise to up the pace as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in the first FP1 of the season in Melbourne, 5.5 seconds faster than last year's P1 time. read more »