Lewis Hamilton continues to set the pace at Yas Marina as, lacking single-lap pace, Red Bull appears to focus on the race rather than qualifying. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull have work to do to be competitive over one lap at Yas Marina, although he is more confident over their long run pace. read more »

The short runs didn't go to plan, we are lacking a bit of pace but the long runs were more competitive so that's important. read more »

Max Verstappen has conceded that Red Bull is "lacking a bit of pace" relative to Mercedes after Friday practice for Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

In terms of pace, we did a good job with the race simulation and still have a little work to do to prepare for qualifying. read more »

He may have been 0.6s off Lewis Hamilton in FP2, but Max Verstappen seemed pleased with how his car handles on a long run. read more »

In more representative conditions, Lewis Hamilton leads the way in second practice as Red Bull pair appear strong on race pace. read more »

Lewis Hamilton set a demanding pace around a remodelled Yas Marina Circuit to take the honours at the end of Friday practice going into Sunday's winner-takes-all F1 title... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday's second practice for the Abu Dhabi GP with Max Verstappen down in fourth place. read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace in opening practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of his Formula 1 title showdown with Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Max Verstappen sets early pace at Yas Marina as title rival Lewis Hamilton has his best time deleted after falling foul of track limits. read more »

Max Verstappen has started fastest at F1's title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP after setting the pace in opening practice. read more »

Dear Max Verstappen,Please, please don't do it. We know that you've been waiting what seems like a long time to get your hands on a car that can challenge for the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has hailed Mercedes' front-row lockout at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as a "great result" and admitted Red Bull's pace in Formula 1... read more »

Carlos Sainz says he was caught unaware by the sudden snap of oversteer that wrecked his qualifying prospects in Saudi Arabia. Sainz lost the rear of the SF21 through Turn 11... read more »

The Mercedes driver had come into the weekend as the expected pace setter, but title rival Max Verstappen has proved to be a tougher challenge than expected with Red Bull bang... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left stunned by the pace of Red Bull and Max Verstappen but praised his Mercedes team for the bounceback from final practice after clinching a dramatic pole... read more »

What a difference a day makes... in a complete turnaround from Friday, Max Verstappen sets the pace in Jeddah as Mercedes struggles. read more »

Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri still need to work on their long-run pace in Saudi Arabia, although they were able to show impressive pace on short runs during Friday's running. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull will need to unlock more pace from his RB16B if they are to take the challenge to Mercedes in Saudi Arabia. read more »

11th and 9th in the opening sessions, Christian Horner admits that Red Bull "desperately" needs Sergio Perez to up his pace and be in the battle at the front. read more »

There are of course a lot of things to work on and improve so we'll see what we can do to get more pace out of the car overnight. read more »

The long run pace seemed competitive, Lewis was a little happier than Valtteri, and we finished the day with quite different setups on the cars. read more »

Pierre Gasly was fast in both FP1 and FP2 in Saudi Arabia, but isn't happy with his race pace yet. read more »

Hamilton topped both free practice sessions at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, narrowly edging out teammate Valtteri Bottas and AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly in the second... read more »