We still need to improve our pace over a single lap and that's one of the priorities as we prepare for final practice and qualifying. read more »

The field looks incredibly compact and competitive, so there's a lot of work to do to be ready for qualifying and the race - but we've started with a productive Friday. read more »

Carlos Sainz admits he's "surprised" by how close it is in terms of qualifying performance following Friday practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain... read more »

Following an encouraging pre-season test, Verstappen continued to set the pace for Red Bull by going quickest in both free practice sessions on the opening day of the Bahrain... read more »

Sergio Perez has accepted he has "some work to do" to unearth more qualifying speed in Bahrain but was lifted by his long-run potential. Perez, who has switched from... read more »

Lando Norris says he expects "the obvious four cars" to be at the front of the Bahrain Grand Prix grid, in spite of his eye-catching performance on Friday. Norris... read more »

In the only practice session that takes place in similar times and temperatures to qualifying and the race, Verstappen's best time of 1m30.847s was 0.547s quicker than the... read more »

Though the opening session is entirely unrepresentative of qualifying and the race, Max Verstappen and Red Bull get their Bahrain weekend off to the best possible start. read more »

Haas chief Guenther Steiner says details still need to be "ironed out" as F1 teams prepare for further talks in Bahrain about the proposed new 'Sprint... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen knows it will not be until Qualifying in Bahrain where Alfa Romeo are compared to their rivals. read more »

Guenther Steiner reveals that the teams have yet to agree on sprint qualifying races, with money understood to be at the heart of the matter. read more »

Teams have expressed doubt over the Sprint Qualifying plans due to the budget cap which is now in play, according to a report. read more »

F1's chiefs have commenced with plans to experiment with Saturday sprint qualifying at three events this season - Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos - in a bid to see if it... read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto supports the idea to hold 'Sprint Qualifying' at selected rounds in 2021. read more »

F1 teams well know that mastering knowledge of tyres is key to unlocking performance from their cars in both qualifying and in races. It's why so much work is done in... read more »

It's understood that the British, Italian and Brazilian Grand Prix weekends will feature Sprint Qualifying races to decide Sunday's grids. read more »

Following yesterday's setback for Mercedes, the second day of the pre-season testing saw the world champion team get back to the top with Valtteri Bottas dominating the... read more »

Ross Brawn is confident the introduction of "sprint qualifying" at three Formula 1 races in 2021 will not devalue the main grand prix on a Sunday. read more »

F1 chief Ross Brawn believes the plan to introduce short races on Saturdays at three grands prix in 2021 - to be called 'Sprint Qualifying' - has got "lot going... read more »

A new name appears to have been finalised for the format change F1 will trial this year, with 'Sprint Qualifying' due to be discussed in Bahrain on Saturday evening. read more »

Formula 1’s director of motorsports, Ross Brawn, says he would have no issue dropping his push for Sprint Races if the trial proves they don’t work. The sport is to adopt... read more »

F1 is planning to hold sprint races for the first time at three grands prix in 2021, running a 100km race on a Saturday to set the grid for the Sunday grand prix.F1 managing... read more »

Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren bosses, whose teams were the top- three in Formula One last year, have given their backing to proposed Saturday sprint qualifying races. read more »

Silverstone has been chosen as one of the venues that may host a Sprint Race during the 2021 Formula 1 season as part of a new weekend format. The new arrangement would see... read more »

Following a long-running push to introduce some kind of race weekend format change, F1 received "broad support" from teams to stage three sprint races this year to... read more »