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George Russell: Williams should aim for Russian GP F1 podium
George Russell says his Williams team have “got to go for the podium” after taking a shock third in Formula 1 qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris ‘risked quite a bit’ on lap for shock Russian GP F1 pole
Lando Norris says he “risked quite a bit” on his lap to score a shock maiden pole position in Formula 1 during Russian Grand Prix qualifying.

Mercedes made no mistakes in Russian GP F1 qualifying - Wolff
Toto Wolff believes Mercedes’ failure to secure pole position for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix was down to an ‘unfortunate situation’ rather than any mistakes made by the team or drivers.

Hamilton admits qualifying crashes 'not what you expect from a champion'
Lewis Hamilton says he is “incredibly disappointed in myself” after crashing twice during qualifying for Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix.

F1 Russian GP: Norris claims first F1 pole in crazy qualifying, Hamilton fourth
Lando Norris claimed a sensational maiden pole position in Formula 1 as Lewis Hamilton could only qualify fourth at the Russian Grand Prix.

F1 2021 Russian Grand Prix: Qualifying - As it happened
FOLLOW CRASH.NET's LIVE F1 COVERAGE OF THE 2021 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

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.