Sauber chief designer Matt Morris believes the team is still very close to having the pace to challenge for the podium, but says the competitive nature of the field means it is... read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery is confident that a step in the compound allocation will keep the teams on their toes in Barcelona next weekend. The Italian... read more »

The Circuit de Catalunya was one of Barcelona’s many building projects during the build-up to the 1992 Olympic Games. It staged the start and finish of the time trial cycling... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is confident McLaren can challenge for the win in Spain, although concedes it is still difficult to know who is on top... read more »

Michael Schumacher: "After completing our testing programme in Mugello, we are now heading to the start of the European season in Barcelona next week. The positive thing... read more »

Alexander Rossi: "I am looking forward to getting back into the F1 car in Spain and I want to thank the team for the chance to run in FP1 in Barcelona. I have a clear goal... read more »

Ferrari ran almost no upgrades during the first two test days in Mugello, despite the need to make a major step forward in the coming races if they're to challenge for the... read more »

Vitaly Petrov questions the suitability of Mugello for modern F1 machinery despite admitting he enjoyed the challenge of driving the circuit read more »

Formula 1 drivers should be happy to accept the challenge posed by Pirelli's current generation of tyres because they are helping make the racing more exciting. read more »

Nico Rosberg believes that the challenges being thrown at drivers by the current Formula 1 tyre situation is good news for the sport read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug disagrees with comments made by Michael Schumacher in regards to the Pirelli tyres. Schumacher criticised Pirelli following the Bahrain... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier is confident they will be there or thereabouts when it comes to challenging for race wins for the remainder of the season... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "It was an incredible race, extremely tough. A good start was crucial and I was able to pull away from the pack, which was a big advantage as we... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted that he wasn't expecting to be able to pull away from Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix once the Lotus caught him read more »

Sebastian Vettel delivered his first victory of the 2012 Formula 1 season in the Bahrain Grand Prix, and moved into the championship lead in the process - but only after... read more »

He was 17th after a qualifying disaster in Bahrain, but Michael Schumacher has now been demoted to 22nd position after changing his gearbox and incurring the five-place penalty... read more »

Mark Gillan, chief operations engineer: "We have had a relatively tough day today with Pastor experiencing a KERs problem in qualifying which forced us to pit his car and... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen, 11th: “We had the speed today and we could easily have gone through to the final session with another run, but we thought it was... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "I’m very happy to be honest. We come from not qualifying in Australia not long ago, so when I saw the times we posted I was glad. For us... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: “I’m very happy with how qualifying went and the job the team has done so far this weekend. I’ve put the car on the... read more »

Nico Rosberg looks best prepared to secure his second win of the season and indeed his career after ending the final practice session quickest. The Mercedes driver managed a... read more »

Both Caterham drivers completed a considerable amount of laps today and hence made it a successful day for the entire team. The day was particularly important because of the... 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 »

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 »

Lewis Hamilton admitted that "looking after the tyres is going to be a real challenge" following practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »