A solid day of practice in Valencia and we managed to get through our programme of test items, which included some aero parts and items we had evaluated in the simulator. read more »

Romain Grosjean says the focus for his Lotus team in final practice in Valencia is to unlock much-needed qualifying pace from its car - after his long-run form on Friday left... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button say they are expecting a difficult European Grand Prix in Valencia. read more »

Fernando Alonso does not think pole position in Valencia will be as important this year as it has been in previous years read more »

Jenson Button will begin his attempted return to form on Friday by practicing at Valencia with the basis of Lewis Hamilton's car setup. The former world champion's... read more »

'Silly season' is the buzzword in the Valencia paddock this weekend, but as usual in formula one, things are never as they appear. Grabbing the big headlines on... read more »

Paul Hembery: “From what we can see initially, the time difference between the two tyre compounds is in the region of 0.3-0.5s, and this only emphasises how close the... read more »

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are optimistic that their team will be back on the pace for Saturday in Valencia after a difficult free practice day for the... read more »

Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident he doesn't need to start from pole to win in Valencia but that doesn't mean he won't be gunning for a front row start... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: "Overall, it's been a positive day, during which we tried various updates on the car: some worked well, others need some modifying and then they... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted to being unhappy with his cars balance on Friday in Valencia during practice for the European Grand Prix. The McLaren driver, who won a fortnight ago in... read more »

Romain Grosjean said that the race pace of the Lotus E20 was looking strong in Valencia and that the team would now have to focus on extracting more one-lap speed read more »

F1′s big teams continue to stride ahead, with Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren using big car developments on the streets of Valencia on Friday. Germany’s Auto... read more »

Lewis Hamilton concedes Friday's running in Valencia was not a good day for McLaren after they got the balance of the car all wrong... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi was unable to put in a long run in Valencia on Friday afternoon, as the Sauber driver was affected by a hydraulic problem. However, with a light fuel load, the... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "A pretty good Friday for me, with both sessions going to plan. In FP2 we ran a new version of the front wing and the initial feel it gave was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 18th: "The track was quite dirty in the morning session, with some litter on it, blown across by the strong wind, but it cleared up as the afternoon went... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is expecting another changeable weekend in Valencia. Although the skies are expected to remain blue throughout, ambient temperatures on race day are forecast... read more »

Sebastian Vettel went fastest in the second free practice of the day at Valencia. After going second fastest in the morning, the Red Bull driver confirmed to be on form at the... read more »

Michael Schumacher is refusing to back himself for the victory in Valencia, saying that while others may do so, he remains "pessimistic"... 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 »

Valencia Formula 1 practice pacesetter Sebastian Vettel said it was too soon to draw any conclusions about Red Bull Racing's update package after the Friday sessions ahead... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of day one at the European Grand Prix, but the weekend again looks to be an unpredictable one. read more »

Mark Webber admitted that he was frustrated with his FP2 and that Red Bull's long run pace was "not very good" in Valencia read more »