Jenson Button may have been the fastest man in final free practice at the European GP, but the battle for pole remains open. read more »

Jenson Button showed signs of a return to form in final practice at the European Grand Prix, setting the fastest time of the weekend ahead of qualifying read more »

Jenson Button tops final practice times but, with favourites out of position, qualifying form remains a mystery. read more »

Jenson Button went fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the European GP. On the Valencian track, he made a single attempt on option tyres to improve... read more »

Lotus drivers Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen are both expecting to move up the order when the European GP gets down to qualifying and racing. read more »

Having finished second in Practice Two, Nico Hulkenberg says a top ten qualifying position must be his goal for the European GP... read more »

Paul di Resta is confident that he and Force India can challenge for another top ten qualifying position in Valencia on Saturday. From the seven Saturday sessions so far in... read more »

Jenson Button, 12th: “The car didn’t feel too bad today: we struggled a little with front locking, and the lap-time isn’t quite there yet, but... read more »

Romain Grosjean says the focus for his Lotus team in final practice in Valencia is to unlock much-needed qualifying pace from its car - after his long-run form on Friday left... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen insists Lotus must ensure that a strong race pace takes priority over its qualifying speed in the European Grand Prix read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 24th: "In the first session our weakest point was braking, as we were blocking the front and rear tyres. We improved notably in the afternoon after... read more »

Bruno Senna, 5th: It was a good day and we managed to fulfil our test programme. It would have been useful to have done a few more miles but we have still gathered a lot of... read more »

Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: "Overall, it's been a positive day, during which we tried various updates on the car: some worked well, others need some modifying and then they... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says if Lotus can make their E20 quicker in qualifying, they should be on track for a great result in Sunday's European GP... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons he is 95% away from where he wants to be with his car after Friday practice at the European Grand Prix, but is confident he can rectify most of his... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 11th: "The car feels okay and there were no issues. The wind was a bit of a factor in the morning but it was better in the afternoon. I was stuck in... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "A pretty good Friday for me, with both sessions going to plan. In FP2 we ran a new version of the front wing and the initial feel it gave was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 18th: "The track was quite dirty in the morning session, with some litter on it, blown across by the strong wind, but it cleared up as the afternoon went... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 3rd: "For me it was quite okay today, except for an hydraulic problem which prevented me from doing long runs in the afternoon. In the morning we had a... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 4th: "Our work today was reasonably good, with obviously a lot of data to be confirmed now in our technical briefings before qualifying. The second... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is expecting another changeable weekend in Valencia. Although the skies are expected to remain blue throughout, ambient temperatures on race day are forecast... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes is learning to manage its rear tyre degradation better, but is hoping his team can make even more progress ahead of qualifying for the European... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the pace in Friday's second practice in Valencia, which gave the first indication of how qualifying on the soft tyres could pan out... read more »

The F1 Times gambling contest between Ryan Wood (Editor) and Daniel Chalmers (Feature Editor) heads to the 8th round in Valencia for the European GP. Both men have a budget of... read more »