Williams is bullish that Pastor Maldonado can take the fight to Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in the European Grand Prix, following his impressive third place on the grid read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was 'extremely happy' to secure a place on the front row today in qualifying for the F1 2012 European Grand Prix. read more »

Paul di Resta described his qualifying performance as a "missed opportunity" after securing tenth place on the grid for the European Grand Prix read more »

Michael Schumacher admitted a mistake in qualifying for the European Grand Prix prevented him from making Q3 in Valencia read more »

Nico Rosberg said Lewis Hamilton's slow driving in the final sector of the lap during qualifying for the European Grand Prix had a "big impact" on his eventual... read more »

The positions on the starting grid definitely don't reflect the worth of today's Ferrari and on top of that, it has happened at a track where it is particularly... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is hoping the combination of his fifth place grid position and his Lotus's race pace will see him score a strong result at the European Grand Prix on Sunday read more »

We're very happy with today's performance and both drivers have done an excellent job. Fourth and fifth positions on the grid are excellent places to start. read more »

Romain Grosjean declared fourth on the grid a good result for Lotus despite looking like having the pace to challenge for pole position read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons he got the most from his Lotus E20 after taking fourth position on the grid for the European Grand Prix at Valencia. read more »

Pastor Maldonado praised Williams for its hard work after admitting he had not had a smooth weekend prior to qualifying third on the grid in Valencia read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he did not expect to claim a front row grid slot for the European GP after having set-up issues earlier in the weekend... read more »

Nico Rosberg reckons he could have qualified higher than sixth on the grid if he had not encountered Lewis Hamilton's McLaren in the final sector of his out-lap. read more »

Jenson Button reckons he has very little chance of making progress up the order from ninth on the European Grand Prix grid after his McLaren lost performance at the end of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted that he was expecting to qualify "a lot further back" than his second position for the European Grand Prix read more »

Drivers stranded down the Valencia grid are not expecting to scythe through the field on Sunday. Jenson Button qualified ninth and admitted he doubts he will fare much better... read more »

Sebastian Vettel secured his 33rd pole position and his third consecutive pole in Valencia for the European Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver will start P1 thanks to a stunning... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari believes he will be back on the F1 grid next season, having missed out on a possible Lotus ride in 2012. read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 3rd: "For me it was quite okay today, except for an hydraulic problem which prevented me from doing long runs in the afternoon. In the morning we had a... read more »

Michael Schumacher has ruled out any possibility of him or his team-mate securing pole or the race win, admitting Mercedes isn't quick enough in Valencia. The German has... read more »

The F1 Times gambling contest between Ryan Wood (Editor) and Daniel Chalmers (Feature Editor) heads to the 8th round in Valencia for the European GP. Both men have a budget of... read more »

Cosworth could be set to exit formula one. Currently, with F1's existing V8 formula facing its final season in 2013, there are four engine suppliers on the grid --... read more »

Stefano Domenicali believes that Fernando Alonso is the quickest driver on the grid this season read more »

Many are calling the 2012 F1 season a lottery but on close inspection it's quite clear that it isn't. Pirelli's apparently mysterious tyres have been cited as... read more »

Using the example of pay drivers, FIA President Jean Todt suggests that the global economic situation threatens almost half the current grid. read more »