Lewis Hamilton was the man to beat as the controversial Bahrain GP weekend kicked off on Friday morning with first practice... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren set the early pace on Formula 1’s return to Bahrain. As Friday practice began with around only 150 spectators in the Main Grandstand, the... read more »

After the dreary conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit yesterday for the Friday practice sessions, sunshine was forcing its way through the cloud cover as third... read more »

FIA – Ferrari technical director Pat Fry today said that an overhaul at Maranello is targeting more than simply fixing early season problems with the F2012. In a... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison confirmed his team accepts the ruling of the stewards in China regarding the legality of the Mercedes DRS. Speaking in the Friday press... read more »

Having once again failed to set the field alight during Friday practice, Fernando Alonso labelled the day as just a normal Friday... read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Matt MORRIS (Sauber), Antonio CUQUERELLA (HRT), Dave GREENWOOD (Marussia), James ALLISON (Lotus), Paddy LOWE (McLaren), Pat FRY... read more »

Timo Glock, 21st: "In general a positive day of progress with the car and I was happy with my pace and the way the car read more »

Paul Hembery: "The rain-affected first session was mainly used by the teams to establish crossover points between the intermediate and the slick tyres, which could read more »

Technical chiefs Matt Morris, Antonio Cuquerella, Dave Greenwood, James Allison, Paddy Lowe, Pat Fry faced the media in China... read more »

Friday's press conference - China read more »

Friday's press conference with James Allison (Lotus), Antonio Cuquerella (HRT), Pat Fry (Ferrari), Dave Greenwood (Marussia), Paddy Lowe (McLaren) and Matt Morris (Sauber). read more »

China Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

China Friday quotes: Marussia read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 22nd: "The day started with a strange morning session as a result of the weather conditions, but it was the same read more »

Giedo van der Garde, 19th: "That wasn't the easiest first FP1 session for me with the team but I'm pleased with the job I did read more »

Sebastian Vettel will continue to run the older specification exhaust layout and bodywork that he tested on Friday for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: This morning's session proved quite difficult, with the track remaining damp for a long time and with the associated running read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 12th: "FP1 was partly wasted because of the weather, the damp track meaning we only got a handful of clean laps. But the read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 7th: "We had a few minor issues to fix, but overall today's practice sessions went smoothly. Sometimes the visibility was a bit poor read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 9th: "A very short FP1 with the mixed weather, but the running I managed was still useful because we did a few laps read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 13th: "It's not often that you have a perfect car on Friday and there are certain things we have to improve. To be read more »

Michael Schumacher, 1st: "It was a trouble-free day, and I am quite happy with how our car is handling so far here. The balance of read more »

Fernando Alonso, 10th: "It was a normal Friday, based mainly on evaluating new aerodynamic parts in FP1 and on the usual tyre tests in FP2. read more »

Lewis Hamilton - 2nd: "It's been a great day - it stayed dry in the afternoon so we successfully got through our run programme. We're read more »