Fernando Alonso topped the test times on day one at the Ferrari owned Mugello circuit with a comfortable lead over Red Bull's Mark Webber. Alonso set a 1:22.444 in the... read more »

Fernando Alonso set the pace on a cold, damp morning at Mugello as Ferrari began to put into place the building blocks for an improved car... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 20th: "It was a tough race, but we finished with both cars and that is positive for the team. The truth is that our rhythm wasn't what we'd... read more »

Lewis Hamilton hopes that Red Bull's improved qualifying form does not carry over into the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Paul di Resta, 10th: “I’m very happy with our qualifying performance today. With our reduced programme yesterday it wasn’t easy getting all the... 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 »

Kimi Räikkönen will start only 11th at Sakhir on Sunday, with the Finn having been knocked out of Q2 qualifying when team-mate Romain Grosjean improved his... read more »

Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix as the improved Red Bull edged out Lewis Hamilton read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes still has room for improvement in unlocking the secrets to Pirelli's tyres, despite its dominant victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull Racing still needs to bring more to its car than improved qualifying pace if it is going to turn its RB8 into a race winner, reckons world champion Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Bruno Senna believes an improved DRS could be key to helping Williams find the qualifying boost it needs to make the most of its race pace read more »

We're satisfied because we've met the targets we set for this Grand Prix. This was mainly to finish the race with both cars but there are many other things that have... read more »

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says Michael Schumacher's improved form in 2012 has come as no surprise, and believes the seven-time champion's return to the front will... read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads a McLaren 1-2, ahead of the Mercedes duo and Webber, as improved conditions give a better idea of who's hot and who's not. read more »

Amnesty International claims the situation in Bahrain has not improved since the 2011 grand prix was cancelled - and says Formula 1 risks being used as a political tool by... read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Having secured our first points of the season in Malaysia with what is a much improved and competitive car the read more »

Bruno Senna hopes 'pay driver' tag will fade as improved Williams allows talent to show through. read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 23rd: "It was a good day. From the first lap in the morning I felt that the car had improved notably read more »

Paul di Resta, 14th: “We definitely improved the car between final practice and qualifying, but it was a tough session and it got quite a read more »

Michael Schumacher is hopeful that his Mercedes will have strong race pace on Sunday after he secured his best qualifying position since his return to read more »

Lewis Hamilton is confident he will be able to convert his pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix into a better result than he achieved in Australia last weekend read more »

Michael Schumacher is cautiously optimistic that Mercedes has improved its long run pace in Malaysia, but admits he doesn't know if it is quick relative to McLaren and Red... read more »

Caterham’s hopes of pushing into the midfield in 2012 are not dead yet. That is the claim of team owner and boss Tony Fernandes, despite the former Team Lotus looking... read more »

Caterham owner Tony Fernandes is confident that his team will deliver an improved showing as they head to Malaysia, their home GP... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen is eyeing an improved qualifying performance in Malaysia this weekend, with the Lotus F1 driver hopeful of paving a clear path to the podium.... read more »