Although Sebastian Vettel believes "others" are the favourites in Bahrain, he reckons Red Bull have taken a step forward... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh, Norbert Haug, Christian Horner, Eric Boullier, Stefano Domenicali and Bob Fernley faced the media in Bahrain... read more »

We had a very solid day of practice here today, completing some good work on both low and high fuel. read more »

Sebastian Vettel does not believe that Red Bull is favourite to challenge for victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after Friday's practice sessions read more »

Romain Grosjean admitted that he preferred the desert heat of this weekend's race at the Bahrain International Circuit to the chilly conditions at Shanghai. read more »

Friday's press conference - Bahrain read more »

Timo Glock, 19th: "A very difficult day today, especially in FP2. This morning we had a fairly normal programme developing and monitoring the new parts read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 21st: "We can say we met our target for the day which was none other than to check that the changes read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 17th: "A good day for us in terms of the mileage we've covered and the amount of data we've collated. This morning the read more »

Pastor Maldonado, 15th: "It was a busy day but we completed our programme. We were concentrating more on our race pace, but I feel happy read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 11th: "Importantly, we made progress through the day, after the first session did not go too well. We couldn't get the tyres to read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 7th: "Technically we had no incidents but we are struggling on tyre temperatures. The lap times on the soft tyres in the short read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 13th: "The soft tyres felt better today but we have to work out which tyre will work best over a stint duration. It's read more »

Nico Rosberg, 1st: "That was a good start to the weekend, and whilst it's nice to be quickest today, we know that doesn't count. The read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: "We did a lot of running today, so that's good. Regarding set-up, I think we got the answers in China that we read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 4th: “Looking after the tyres here is going to be a real challenge. The track surface is extremely hot, and the amount of read more »

Bahrain Friday quotes: Williams read more »

The Crown Prince of Bahrain has vowed not to call off the country’s Formula 1 race for a second consecutive year despite rising fears in the paddock on Friday. This... read more »

Mark Webber is expecting a close battle between the top teams at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after Red Bull showed some promising pace during Friday practice read more »

Sebastian Vettel was content following Friday practice in Bahrain, with Red Bull echoing the sentiments of most in the Formula 1 field: tyres will be the most crucial factor... read more »

Bahrain Friday quotes: Marussia read more »

Bahrain Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

The McLaren team and drivers were reasonably happy with a productive day on track on Friday, getting to grips with the tricky conditions at the Bahrain International Circuit. read more »

The Crown Prince of Bahrain has made a strong defence of the holding of this weekend's F1 Grand Prix, despite continuing civil unrest in the country. read more »

Jenson Button admitted he was off the pace during Friday practice in Bahrain, but is hoping he will be more competitive in race trim read more »