Bottas had finally secured his first pole position after five years in the sport. Who knows, in twenty four hours he could also be celebrating his first win. read more »

Soak in the stunning atmosphere of the paddock at Bahrain International Circuit as our drivers speak about today's qualifying! It's "fight back tomorrow"... read more »

Far from being disappointed at losing pole, Lewis Hamilton instead lavishes praise on team-mate Valtteri Bottas' maiden celebration. read more »

Lewis Hamilton congratulated his team-mate Valtteri Bottas for recording his first pole position of his career and is anticipating a "good battle" in the race. read more »

The Renault driver is happy to be leaving the bad weather in China as he prepares for the challenging Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lance Stroll will seek his first finish in Formula 1 this weekend as he takes to the track in Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Shanghai paddock following the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (1st): "My pole lap put me in a great... read more »

Today proved to us is what we already saw in Melbourne - that its really close between all the teams around us. read more »

The third practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix weekend was topped by Ferrari. Contrary to Friday's sessions, running was uninterrupted and enabled teams for the... read more »

We tagged along with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas and got them to spill the beans on the way there... read more »

As McLaren-Honda's woes continue, Helmut Marko is "really grateful" that former McLaren boss Ron Dennis put an end to Red Bull's plans of switching to Honda... read more »

Formula 1's new owner Liberty Media has stated it wants to reduce the huge income disparity between teams and improve competition, but can it really change the way F1 works? read more »

Formula 1 needs a rethink of its broadcast camera angles to really showcase the new-generation cars, Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz believes read more »

Christian Horner is confident that there is "really good development potential" in Red Bull's RB13 after the team opted for a different aerodynamic concept to... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes he is driving better than at any point of his storied F1 career, something he says makes it "really disappointing" he does not have the car... read more »

Williams' Felipe Massa labelled himself as "really happy" as he led the charge in Formula 1's midfield by placing sixth at the season-opening Australian Grand… read more »

Back to winning ways for the first time since 2015, Sebastian Vettel hailed Ferrari's "really, really hard" work, saying the win was "what we needed." read more »

To get both cars into the top ten is great, the team's done a really good job today. read more »

Felipe Massa was disappointed to miss the majority of FP2 with a technical problem, but is confident the team will be able to come back stronger tomorrow. read more »

The latest Autosport podcast looks ahead to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and asks whether or not Ferrari can really take the fight to Mercedes read more »

The freshly 'un-retired' Felipe Massa is ready to get the new Formula 1 season going this weekend in Australia. read more »

Mercedes heads into the 2017 Australian Grand Prix facing its first major test since becoming the dominant force in F1. read more »

Having secured a second season with Renault, Jolyon Palmer believes last year's "difficult times" will stand him in good stead this season. read more »

Are Ferrari really the new favourites heading into the 2017 season? read more »

Rob Smedley says this season could see the return of a strong Felipe Massa, as his driving style works really well with the 2017 cars. read more »