A recap of what we learned on the opening day of the new F1 season, and why there is reason to be excited about the prospect of a genuine fight for pole in Bahrain... read more »

McLaren's Lando Norris was second fastest in second practice for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday and almost as quick in playing down his... read more »

Ferrari is aiming to rebound from a dreadful 2020 season in which the Scuderia finished sixth in the constructors' championship and it has appeared to make good progress... read more »

The field looks incredibly compact and competitive, so there's a lot of work to do to be ready for qualifying and the race - but we've started with a productive Friday. 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 »

Max Verstappen was pleased with his Friday practice sessions, but is expecting a tricky day on Saturday with the forecasted windy conditions. read more »

Carlos Sainz admits he's "surprised" by how close it is in terms of qualifying performance following Friday practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is confident he has more pace in hand after Friday Formula 1 practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Much intrigue surrounds the pecking order of the Formula 1 grid ahead of the opening round in Bahrain this Sunday. Pre-season testing left many wondering if 2021 will be the... read more »

Lando Norris was not reading too much into his solid Friday showing in Bahrain, believing McLaren are not a match for Mercedes or Red Bull. read more »

Part 2 of today's FIA press conference with Jost Capito, Laurent Rossi and Toyoharu Tanabe. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left "puzzled" by the poor handling of his Mercedes Formula 1 car during the race simulations in Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

While Verstappen topped both sessions on Friday, Perez was sixth quickest in the afternoon and 10th overall in the evening. Both times he was just more than six tenths off his... read more »

Part 1 of today's FIA press conference with Zak Brown, Toto Wolff and Christian Horner. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both wary that McLaren could pose a threat at this weekend’s opening Formula 1 race in Bahrain. McLaren’s Lando Norris was third quickest... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his team will face a dogfight with Red Bull at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, as the W12 car was "inconsistent"... read more »

Lando Norris says he expects "the obvious four cars" to be at the front of the Bahrain Grand Prix grid, in spite of his eye-catching performance on Friday. Norris... read more »

Max Verstappen of Red Bull tops both Friday practice sessions at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

In the only practice session that takes place in similar times and temperatures to qualifying and the race, Verstappen's best time of 1m30.847s was 0.547s quicker than the... read more »

Times from today's second free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his impressive start to the 2021 Formula 1 season in a closely-contested second practice session in Bahrain. Verstappen topped... read more »

Max Verstappen and Red Bull topped the timesheet again in second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes matching Red Bull's pace would be the "best possible scenario" for the squad early in the 2021 Formula 1 championship. Max... read more »

Verstappen's best lap of 1m31.294s is 2.334s slower than the 1m28.960s he set to top pre-season testing at the Sakhir track earlier this month, but that was set in much... read more »

Times from today's opening free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »