DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing); 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren); 3 – Pastor MALDONADO (Williams) TV... read more »

Lotus are still tipped by many for victory this weekend, as Formula 1 descended on Valencia for Round 8 of 2012. After a dramatic qualifying session on Saturday, Romain... read more »

Pastor Maldonado praised Williams for its hard work after admitting he had not had a smooth weekend prior to qualifying third on the grid in Valencia read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he did not expect to claim a front row grid slot for the European GP after having set-up issues earlier in the weekend... read more »

Toro Rosso have not been happy with their pace since the very beginning of the Valencian GP weekend, and hence they have opted for a different approach to qualifying, aiming to... read more »

Marussia has confirmed that Timo Glock will not be taking part in today’s qualifying session for the European Grand Prix. The German has been suffering from a stomach... 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 »

McLaren believes it can confirm its position as Formula 1's fastest pitstop team in this weekend's European Grand Prix, on the back of changes it has made over the... read more »

As F1′s topsy-turvy 2012 seeks an eighth different winner at the eighth race weekend of the season, Force India appeared to leap into contention in Valencia. Paul di... read more »

Formula One is always glamorous and shiny, but this weekend in Valencia, a harsh alter-reality is also obvious. Floating in the port city’s harbour is the Indian... read more »

Michael Schumacher ended Friday’s second practice session in fourth position, despite suffering a number of large front lock-ups in Valencia. However, it is rear end... read more »

Friday represented a good start to the European GP weekend for Sahara Force India, with both drivers getting a lot of work done and finishing the day close to the top of the... read more »

Timo felt well enough to take part in FP1 this morning to help with the gathering of vital data for the rest of the weekend. Marussia were keen to ensure he didn’t rush his... read more »

Jenson Button experienced a mixed day in Valencia on Friday. The McLaren driver, in desperate need of a clean weekend after scoring only once at the last four races, initially... read more »

'Silly season' is the buzzword in the Valencia paddock this weekend, but as usual in formula one, things are never as they appear. Grabbing the big headlines on... read more »

Paul Hembery: “From what we can see initially, the time difference between the two tyre compounds is in the region of 0.3-0.5s, and this only emphasises how close the... read more »

Paul di Resta believes that Force India's pace in practice for the European Grand Prix was genuine after a strong start to the weekend for the team read more »

Timo Glock, 21st: "I have to be quite pleased with the work I have done today, as it has not been an easy day of Free Practice for me. I seem to have picked up a stomach... 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 »

Michael and Nico are reasonably happy with the car's performance so far, so we will keep working hard and see what the weekend brings. read more »

The brand-new Circuit of the Americas, home of the United States Grand Prix which will return to the Formula 1 calendar in November, has added a special historic race to spice... 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 »

Valencia Formula 1 practice pacesetter Sebastian Vettel said it was too soon to draw any conclusions about Red Bull Racing's update package after the Friday sessions ahead... read more »