Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd: "Second place is okay but the win is what I really wanted. We didn't quite have the pace for it today. I got a good start but I was blocked by... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen said he did not have the speed to challenge for victory at the European Grand Prix after finishing second to Fernando Alonso read more »

Kimi Raikkonen admits Lotus were targeting victory at the European GP, but concedes he never had the speed to challenge for P1... read more »

Romain Grosjean declared fourth on the grid a good result for Lotus despite looking like having the pace to challenge for pole position read more »

Paul di Resta is confident that he and Force India can challenge for another top ten qualifying position in Valencia on Saturday. From the seven Saturday sessions so far in... read more »

Jenson Button, 12th: “The car didn’t feel too bad today: we struggled a little with front locking, and the lap-time isn’t quite there yet, but... 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 »

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 »

Michael Schumacher, 4th: "Our work today was reasonably good, with obviously a lot of data to be confirmed now in our technical briefings before qualifying. The second... read more »

Jenson Button is hoping to put an end to his run of disastrous results and reignite his title challenge with a strong performance in Valencia... read more »

A tough track over five kilometres in length, Valencia is notorious from an engine perspective as being one of the most arduous challenges of the season, particularly from the... read more »

The F1 Times gambling contest between Ryan Wood (Editor) and Daniel Chalmers (Feature Editor) heads to the 8th round in Valencia for the European GP. Both men have a budget of... read more »

Romain Grosjean believes that he has moved closer to being able to deliver "the perfect weekend" which will allow him to challenge for victory in Valencia read more »

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali and Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone both believe Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel could co-exist together as team-mates. The pair were... read more »

While the Valencian GP track is not one of the drivers' favourites, both Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov look forward to the upcoming challenge. Caterham as a team... read more »

McLaren's operations director Simon Roberts thinks it is too soon to suggest that the top Formula 1 teams have now got a handle on the 2012 Pirelli tyres and will command... read more »

Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal and Managing Director: "Looking back on Canada it's fair to say that we have mixed emotions. We were disappointed with the overall... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The track isn't my favourite one of the season but it's another great city to go to... read more »

Many are calling the 2012 F1 season a lottery but on close inspection it's quite clear that it isn't. Pirelli's apparently mysterious tyres have been cited as... read more »

Ferrari plan to introduce significant developments at every single race this season until the very last round in Brazil, something they believe will be important to sustaining... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn believes Nico Rosberg is in a position to challenge for this year's world championship after a consistent run of strong results over the... read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Following the last two sets of race results we are keen to continue to demonstrate our team's improvement and ensure both cars come... read more »

With this stage of the 2012 season offering three back-to-back street races, it's just as well that Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi are relishing the challenge. read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "Just like in Barcelona, I'm really looking forward to racing in front of our home fans in Valencia. At the Valencia Street Circuit we will... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery has hinted at the possibility of introducing a fifth compound in 2013. The Italian company currently supplies four slick compounds - super soft,... read more »