From what we can gather up to now, there is between 0.4s to 0.8s difference in performance between the soft and the medium tyres here, which was the improvement that Vettel... read more »

A pretty solid day of practice with all three drivers working together well and getting through the programme. read more »

Some of the updates we introduced here seem to be positive, but we must carefully evaluate their performance and then decide which to use in qualifying and the race. read more »

We are perhaps not as well placed in the timesheet as we would like, in terms of the gap to the cars ahead and behind, however we're sure we can make some progress... read more »

We had a good day today with both sessions going well. We continued our on-going development programme from Delhi aimed at better improving our car balance and performance. read more »

Giedo van der Garde rues an electrical issue that sidelines him on Friday practice in Abu Dhabi read more »

While neither Jenson nor Lewis was unmixedly happy with the balance of his car today, their lap-times and long runs suggest that our base set-up is a promising foundation upon... read more »

Sebastian Vettel declared himself happy with Red Bull's pace on Friday after he topped the final practice session in Abu Dhabi. However the German is wary of... read more »

Paul di Resta has switched to a new chassis in Abu Dhabi in a bid to move on from the 'fundamental' issue which had blighted his last few races. read more »

The tests on the brakes prove that we're in a better position than in India and that's positive, but there's more to extract from the car still. read more »

Felipe Massa believes Ferrari will be strong in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but may struggle slightly in qualifying tomorrow read more »

We completed a very useful programme today, and worked through a number of evaluations, particularly looking ahead to next year. read more »

We think there is quite a bit more to find before we can achieve a good car balance, which will allow our drivers to push harder than they can at the moment. read more »

Nico Rosberg is concerned that Mercedes looks set for another difficult weekend at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but he is still targeting the team's first points since the... read more »

We are certainly in better shape today than we were on the Friday in Korea and India, where we struggled more. read more »

Sergio Perez chases a place in Q3 after a solid showing in Friday practice in Abu Dhabi read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber reflect on today's practice sessions in which they finished first and fourth overall. read more »

Romain Grosjean went fifth fastest and Kimi Raikkonen set the sixth quickest time - with just 0.032secs separating them - at the end of Friday's two practice sessions... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he has no realistic hopes of being on pole position for the Abu Dhabi GP despite promising practice pace. read more »

The F1 Times gambling contest between Ryan Wood (Editor) and Daniel Chalmers (Feature Editor) heads to the 18th round at the Yas Marina circuit for the Abu Dhabi GP. Both men... read more »

Abu Dhabi Friday quotes: Lotus read more »

Friday's press conference - Abu Dhabi read more »

Kimi Raikkonen thinks he will should be able to find four tenths of a second if he can get his car sorted for the rest of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend read more »

Romain Grosjean believes his Lotus is well suited to the layout of the Yas Marina circuit at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after finishing Friday practice fifth read more »

Jenson Button is convinced McLaren is in good shape for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »