Lewis Hamilton finished top of the second practice session at Barcelona, 0.139s ahead of Valtteri Bottas and 0.165s faster than a fantastic lap from Charles Leclerc. read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas set the pace in opening practice for the 2021 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, 0.033s clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. read more »

Red Bull have the pace to beat Mercedes but Lewis Hamilton says they are second in the championships because they are "just making a lot of mistakes". read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheet in FP1 in Spain as Nikita Mazepin once again irked a rival and Robert Kubica brought out the red flags. read more »

Mazepin's debut F1 campaign got off to a rocky start, marred by errors and a lack of pace compared to fellow Haas debutant Mick Schumacher.At F1 2021's first three... read more »

Aston Martin have confirmed the aerodynamic updates they took to Portimao gave Lance Stroll the stronger race car. read more »

Toto Wolff said his motivational radio messages to Valtteri Bottas may change in the future, after his pace "flatlined" at the Portimao. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits Aston Martin simply didn't have the pace to score points in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes team principal Wolff has been heard giving messages of encouragement to Bottas at a number of recent races after a request for more feedback from the Finn last... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits to being mystified at the loss of pace which saw the pole-man end the race in third. read more »

Alpine showed competitive pace throughout practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix, only for Alonso to slump to 13th in qualifying as team-mate Esteban Ocon took sixth place on... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Alpine was in a position "unthinkable" just a few weeks ago but remains cautious amid his slump of pace during qualifying in Portugal. Alpine had... read more »

Sebastian Vettel kept it short and sweet after the Portuguese Grand Prix, stating that he did not have the pace for a points finish. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left perplexed by his lack of pace during the first stint in Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is at a loss to provide reasons for his relative lack of pace during Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix. Bottas converted pole position into the... read more »

Max Verstappen blamed an "odd weekend" for his lack of pace in the Red Bull after he failed to beat Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Alfa Romeo showed improved pace on Saturday in Portugal, with both drivers making it into the second phase of Qualifying. read more »

With little to choose in pace terms between the F1 title rivals at Portimao, the two teams are heading into the race on Sunday with completely different options available in... read more »

Alpine showed an improved level of performance throughout Friday's practice running for the Portuguese Grand Prix after struggling to battle with the midfield leaders at... read more »

The Australian had had an encouraging first day of practice in Portugal, but could not pull a lap together in Q1 on Saturday to get himself through to the second part of... read more »

Sebastian Vettel ended his 15-race streak of missing Q3 with a solid display at the Portuguese Grand Prix, but felt he had more pace in him. read more »

The Australian had a tough time at Imola a fortnight ago, as he did not have the pace to match team-mate Lando Norris, who went on to finish on the podium.But having analysed... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has insisted any excuses for Daniel Ricciardo's lack of pace compared to team-mate Lando Norris will expire after "another couple... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari appear to have made a further step forward in Portimao after looking right on the pace during the Friday practice sessions. read more »

Red Bull, as expected, has not taken a back seat in the development battle, and arrived in Portugal this weekend with a major upgrade package for its RB16B. Hot on the heels of... read more »