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F1 2021 Russian Grand Prix: Qualifying - As it happened
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FIA confirms no running until F1 qualifying in Sochi
The FIA has confirmed that there will be no track action at the Sochi Autodrom until Formula 1 qualifying this afternoon.

F1 cancels final practice due to heavy rain at Sochi
The final Formula 1 practice session for the Russian Grand Prix has been cancelled due to wet weather at Sochi.

How F1 plans to cope with Russian GP qualifying washout threat
Running Formula 1 qualifying on Saturday remains the priority for the FIA with poor weather threatening to disrupt the Russian Grand Prix weekend.

How Aston Martin’s latest F1 hire will fit in at McLaren-inspired company
The latest piece of the puzzle that Aston Martin hopes will help it compete for Formula 1 world championships in the future has fallen into place with the hiring of Martin Whitmarsh.

Leclerc’s first impressions of Ferrari’s new engine and Russia fightback plan
Charles Leclerc has provided a positive initial assessment of Ferrari’s new, upgraded Formula 1 engine the team has introduced for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix.

‘Don't expect velvet gloves’ - How Wolff views Hamilton-Verstappen F1 rivalry
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff expects the collisions between Formula 1 title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to continue as the championship fight hots up.

Bottas warns there is ‘more to come’ after dominant start to F1 Russian GP
Valtteri Bottas has warned that there’s ‘more to come’ as he dominated Friday practice for Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix.

Tsunoda left “quite confused” by gap to AlphaTauri teammate Gasly
Yuki Tsunoda admits he has been left “quite confused” by his pace deficit to AlphaTauri Formula 1 teammate Pierre Gasly during Friday practice at the Russian Grand Prix.

Hamilton: Mercedes must capitalise on Verstappen’s Russian GP F1 engine penalty
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes must “capitalise” on his Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen starting from the back of the grid at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen braced for “difficult” Russian GP recovery drive from last
Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen says it will be “a bit more difficult” to work his way through the field from the back of the Russian Grand Prix grid compared to 2018.

F1 could move Russian GP qualifying to Sunday due to rain threat
Formula 1 qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix could be moved from Saturday to Sunday as the world championship looks to avoid disruption amid a bleak weather forecast.

F1 Russian GP: Bottas stays on top in second practice as Giovinazzi crashes
Valtteri Bottas continued his early dominance of the Russian Grand Prix weekend by setting the pace ahead of Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton in Friday’s second practice session.

F1 points leader Verstappen to start Russian GP from back after engine change
Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix from the very back of the Formula 1 grid after Red Bull elected to take a new Honda power unit.

Horner: Verstappen has shown measure in F1 battles with Hamilton
Max Verstappen has demonstrated he can be measured when battling wheel-to-wheel with Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

2021 F1 Russian GP - Friday practice - As it happened
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F1 Russian GP: Bottas fastest from Hamilton and Verstappen in opening practice
Valtteri Bottas made a fast start to the Russian Grand Prix weekend by topping opening practice from Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton’s former F1 boss Dennis backs Verstappen to win 2021 title
Former McLaren boss Ron Dennis has tipped Max Verstappen to beat Lewis Hamilton to this year’s Formula 1 world championship title.

The question marks hanging over Max Verstappen F1 engine penalty decision
Max Verstappen says “a lot of question marks” still remain over whether Red Bull will decide to replace his power unit and take a grid penalty at Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix.

Norris doubts McLaren can repeat Monza performance in F1 2021
Lando Norris says it’s unlikely that McLaren will be able to repeat its impressive level of performance seen at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix.

Mick Schumacher’s Ferrari deal delayed Haas’ 2022 F1 driver announcement
Mick Schumacher’s agreement with Ferrari was behind the delayed announcement of Haas’ driver line-up for the 2022 Formula 1 season.

Leclerc not expecting “big changes” from Ferrari’s upgraded F1 engine
Charles Leclerc says he’s not expecting “big changes” from Ferrari’s upgraded Formula 1 power unit.

Ricciardo had the confidence to ‘throw the car around’ in Monza F1 win
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he finally had the confidence to ‘throw the car around’ in Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix as he took his first win since 2018.

Verstappen hits back at Hamilton pressure claim and ‘hypocrisy’ over F1 crash
Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that he could be feeling the pressure of the intensity of his first proper Formula 1 title battle “shows that he doesn’t really know me”.