Oscar Piastri believes people must judge Red Bull’s pace relative to its rivals to see “how many sandbags come out” after Friday’s Formula 1 running in Bahrain. Max Verstappen... read more »

On a day where Red Bull were expected to dominate, it was a very different story on Thursday in Bahrain, with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton topping the two free practice... read more »

Max Verstappen finished half a second adrift in sixth in Thursday's FP2, which was held in similar night-time conditions as qualifying and the race, with team-mate Sergio... read more »

Team representatives press conference with: Toto Wolff, Zak Brown), Frederic Vasseur and Laurent Mekies. read more »

Mercedes "not getting carried away" despite 1-2 finish in FP2 at F1 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Lando Norris insists that P20 in practice at F1 Bahrain Grand Prix is not "representative" read more »

Ferrari drivers admit their surprise at Mercedes' pace in practice at F1 Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have been left ‘surprised’ by the early pace of rivals Mercedes after the first day of running in Bahrain. Pre-season testing... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was a shock to finish the first day of the 2024 Formula 1 season at the top of the timesheet as Mercedes showed surprising pace in Bahrain Grand Prix... read more »

The long runs in FP2 were almost all done on the C3 and demonstrated that even the softest compound could be competitive over a long stint. read more »

Overall, a productive first day of practice. We had no major issues and we got through our test programme. read more »

Overall, it was still a productive day during which we completed all the testing we had on our programme. read more »

2024 marks 20 years of racing on the iconic season opener, Bahrain International Circuit. Let’s look back at the best moments. From Hamilton's triple overtake to... read more »

So, it begins. Formula 1's 2024 season has now officially kicked off after the opening two free practice sessions in Bahrain, albeit in an atypical Thursday slot, the... read more »

We didn't quite get everything from the soft tyres today but we can improve that tomorrow. There is work to do but we have a solid platform to build on. read more »

Patience is required and we'll try to make the best with the package we have in our hands right now. read more »

The practice sessions today were not perfect but we weren't too far off. read more »

It seems we are still quite close to our main competitors, and it'll likely come down to a handful of tenths in qualifying. read more »

The things we learned through testing have been reflected today and it shows that we're in a better place, but we must make another step, so we're really focused on that. read more »

It's very difficult to read our competitiveness for now but there were no big surprises. read more »

The long run data also looks close. Verstappen is still comfortably out front, as we saw last week, but behind him it's going to be a tight battle for the remaining podium... read more »

Piastri finished FP2 in fifth, four tenths behind the leading Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and narrowly ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen, who appeared to run with a dialled... read more »

The 2024 F1 season starts right here ? George and Lewis hit the track in the W15 in Bahrain ahead of the first round at the Sakhir International Circuit Don't forget to... read more »

George Russell says Mercedes must strive to understand the surprise pace that saw it take a 1-2 in the second practice session for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Mercedes had... read more »

Max Verstappen isn’t concerned after failing to top either of the two Thursday practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Red Bull driver suspects rival teams... read more »