In the final hour of the afternoon Verstappen clocked a time of 1m30.674s with medium tyres on his RB16B to stay on top until the chequered flag.As expected, the four-hour... read more »

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen led proceedings on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain as Mercedes had an abnormally off-colour display. Formula 1... read more »

Watch all of F1 2021 Testing Live on F1 TV - http://f1.com/F1TVLive Watch the final 15 minutes of the first day of 2021 pre-season testing live from Bahrain. Don't miss a... read more »

Max Verstappen topped the timesheet at the end of the first day of testing with a sandstorm providing a dramatic backdrop to events in Bahrain. read more »

F1 teams are expecting the championship to go ahead with its proposal to introduce a shorter Saturday sprint race at certain rounds this year. read more »

Lap times at 6pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he spent the opening morning of pre-season testing at Bahrain adjusting to his new surroundings at Aston Martin. The four-time World Champion has switched... read more »

Following the latest F1 Commission meeting at the end of January, F1 has been working on plans for sprint races to debut in 2021 after the plan received "broad... read more »

Toto Wolff says the early gearbox issue Mercedes encountered during the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain "came out of nowhere". read more »

Lap times at 5pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez have accepted Bahrain's offer to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, becoming the first drivers to reveal so. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo revelled in a "pretty smooth" start to his McLaren career after topping the first session of pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says the team's early gearbox issue on the opening day of pre-season testing "came out of nowhere" and yet to be fully... read more »

Lap times at 4pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz are the first F1 drivers to reveal they have taken up Bahrain's offer of COVID-19 vaccinations. read more »

Prior to the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain this week, the national government announced it would be offering both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those attending both... read more »

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz have accepted an offer from the Bahrain International Circuit to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. read more »

Ride along with Sebastian Vettel as he puts the AMR21 through its paces around the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of 2021 Formula One pre-season testing. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo sets the pace in the opening morning of Formula 1's pre-season test in Bahrain as Mercedes suffered an early setback.  read more »

Lap times at 2pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »

Ricciardo posted his best time just over the halfway mark during the four-hour morning session, setting a 1m32.203s on hard C2 tyres in his McLaren-Mercedes MCL35B.Alfa... read more »

This morning's times from the Bahrain International Circuit, the first day of pre-season testing. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo topped the opening session of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain for McLaren as Mercedes lost three hours of running through a gearshift problem. read more »

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo clocked the fastest time as Formula 1 pre-season testing began in Bahrain on Friday, while champions Mercedes suffered a setback. Formula 1... read more »

Lap times at 1pm on Day 1 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2021 F1 season. read more »