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Vettel sure there's “a lot left on the table” after Bahrain F1 practice
Sebastian Vettel is confident he has more pace in hand after Friday Formula 1 practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Verstappen expects Mercedes to overtake McLaren as Red Bull's nearest F1 rival
Max Verstappen expects Mercedes will overhaul McLaren as Red Bull’s closest rival at this weekend’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lando Norris lacking confidence in McLaren F1 car despite P2 in Bahrain practice
Lando Norris says he is struggling with confidence in his McLaren F1 car despite ending the opening day of competitive action in 2021 second in the timesheets.

Bottas “puzzled” by “undriveable” Mercedes F1 car in Bahrain practice
Valtteri Bottas was left “puzzled” by the poor handling of his Mercedes Formula 1 car during the race simulations in Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Verstappen pips Norris to keep Red Bull on top in F1 Bahrain GP second practice
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen remained on top of the timesheets in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at F1’s opening round of the new season.

“Not possible” for Mercedes to switch to Red Bull’s high-rake F1 car concept
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff concedes that it is “physically not possible” for his team to switch to a high-rake concept pioneered by rivals Red Bull.

2021 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
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Max Verstappen heads Valtteri Bottas by 0.3s in opening practice of F1 2021
Red Bull's Max Verstappen heads Valtteri Bottas by nearly three-tenths in opening practice for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix.

“Common sense” for Mercedes to sign Verstappen and Russell for F1 2022 - Brown
Max Verstappen and George Russell at Mercedes in F1 2022? That's the prediction of McLaren CEO Zak Brown.

VIDEO: What next for Pierre Gasly’s future in F1?
In our latest video, we consider what could come next for Pierre Gasly in F1. Does he stay at AlphaTauri in 2022, or try something new?

Williams retains Dan Ticktum as F1 development driver
Dan Ticktum will remain in his role as a development driver for the Williams F1 team in 2021.

Lewis Hamilton will continue to take the knee in F1 2021
Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton explains why he will continue to take the knee before races this season.

Ricciardo “excited” to see where McLaren stands in F1 2021
Daniel Ricciardo admits he’s “excited” to see where McLaren truly is in the Formula 1 pecking order at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz admits he’s “probably not” fully ready for Ferrari F1 debut
Carlos Sainz admits he is heading into this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix not yet feeling completely comfortable with Ferrari's SF21 F1 car.

Bottas predicts 'closest' F1 title battle in years against Red Bull
Valtteri Bottas is predicting Formula 1’s title battle to be the closest it has been in years after Red Bull showed an impressive turn of pace in Bahrain winter testing.

Verstappen is sure “predictable” Red Bull RB16B is better than F1 2020 car
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull is in a better position going into the new 2021 Formula 1 season than it was last year.

Vettel reveals James Bond-inspired name for first Aston Martin F1 car
Sebastian Vettel's first Aston Martin F1 car will have a James Bond-inspired name for the 2021 season.

Alonso has “no clear target” on return to F1 with Alpine
Fernando Alonso says he has “no clear target” on his return to Formula 1 after spending two years away from the sport.

Leclerc will ‘choose his fights better’ in F1 2021 after “silly” incidents
Charles Leclerc has admitted he will have to adopt a more cautious approach on lap one of Formula 1 races after a series of notable crashes during last season.

'Vocal' Russell explains why he took on GPDA F1 role
George Russell has shed light on why he's joined the Grand Prix Drivers' Association as a director ahead of the new 2021 Formula 1 season.

Imola update will be final upgrade for Haas’ 2021 F1 car
The “last step” of Haas’ 2021 F1 car will be introduced at the second race of the season at Imola and act as the team’s sole development for the year.

F1 still ‘ironing out’ details of sprint race plan at Bahrain GP
F1 still needs to “iron out” a few details surrounding its Saturday sprint race proposal before the plan is approved, according to Haas boss Guenther Steiner.

Bahrain GP to be powered by sustainable resources in F1 2022
Formula 1 has announced all energy used at next year’s Bahrain Grand Prix will be from sustainable resources as part of the sport’s plans to have net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Pierre Gasly: AlphaTauri has ‘good reason to be excited’ for 2021 F1 season
Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri is in a stronger position compared to the same time last year heading into the new F1 season.