Pirelli admits that it still has to understand how long its tyres will last in the heat and dust of Bahrain. read more »

Pirelli has played down suggestions that Mercedes could face tyre dramas in Bahrain - by revealing that the team is not suffering any more than its rivals read more »

Pastor Maldonado has been docked five places on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid for a gearbox change. The modification came after the opening pair of free practice sessions on... read more »

Pastor Maldonado will require a new gearbox in his Williams FW34 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, and will therefore start five places lower than he qualifies. The team discovered... read more »

Protests targetting the Bahrain GP are not only taking places on the streets but also in cyberspace as the official F1 website has been hacked... read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher could be a threat for pole and victory this weekend, according to a more optimistic Ross Brawn. read more »

Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event read more »

Dozens of protesters clashed with police across Shiite villages close to the circuit where Bahrain's controversial race takes place this weekend... read more »

Internet hackers have threatened to wreak havoc as they sided against Formula One over the sport’s decision to push ahead with the highly controversial Bahrain grand... read more »

Bahrain 2012 is all about tyres, said Shanghai winner Nico Rosberg on Friday. More specifically, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport revealed that the key to victory this... read more »

The Force India team sat out the second free practice session in Bahrain on Friday, citing ‘logistical reasons’ for an early withdrawal from the day’s track programme. A press... read more »

Bahrain’s Crown Prince on Friday ruled out cancelling the troubled island kingdom’s grand prix. “I think cancelling just empowers... read more »

FIA – McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh explained after practice that judging wind speed and direction will be a crucial factor in set-up for the Bahrain Grand... read more »

Sauber are set to announce a major new sponsor at the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix in three weeks time, but the company still remains a mystery. In China the team ran blue... read more »

HRT continued its progression at the Bahrain international circuit as it completed its planned programme throughout the 180 minutes of practice. Pedro de la Rosa and Narain... read more »

Sergio Perez has described his Friday practice sessions in Bahrain as "very positive" and that the team are on top of the troublesome tyre degradation issues. read more »

Friday's press conference with Eric Boullier (Lotus), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Bob Fernley (Force India), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Christian Horner (Red Bull) and... read more »

We can expect qualifying to be very tough tomorrow: there's no denying that getting both cars into Q3 will be very difficult. read more »

Both sessions were dominated by the performance of the medium and soft tyres as we worked to optimise the set-ups to balance the car for the difficult track conditions. read more »

As always here we are trying to manage brake wear and tyre degradation caused by the combination of the circuit characteristics, the track temperature and the track surface. read more »

From what we can see so far the pace of both compounds is around 0.6 seconds apart and degradation is in line with expectations. But we still have a lot of data to go through. read more »

Bahrain is not considering cancelling this weekend's grand prix, the country's Crown Prince has told media in the paddock read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »

Bob FERNLEY (Force India), Stefano DOMENICALI (Ferrari), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus), Martin WHITMARSH (McLaren), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Christian HORNER (Red Bull). PRESS... read more »

Team bosses speaking with the media after Friday's practice sessions at Bahrain International Circuit insisted it would be wrong for F1 to become involved in Bahraini... read more »