Felipe Massa has said that Mercedes is now a force to be reckoned with following its improved performance at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Heikki Kovalainen has hailed today’s race in China as Lotus’ “best ever performance.” Although Lotus have had higher-placed finishes in the past, Kovalainen believes that today... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 6th: "I am happy with this race: not with the result but because we were finally competitive, capable of fighting wheel to wheel read more »

Fernando Alonso says the one-second gap to pole position is unacceptable, but after Australia, it wasn't unexpected. The F150º isn't competitive enough to... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Ferrari were just not "competitive enough" to challenge for a front row grid slot at Sepang on Saturday... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi must deliver good enough results this season to prove they can be future candidates for Red Bull Racing now that they have a competitive car read more »

McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are confident they have found a good set-up during Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale thinks that Mercedes and Ferrari will be more competitive in upcoming races than they were in Australia. read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton believes he and his MP4-26 would have had the pace to challenge Sebastian Vettel for the win had it not been for read more »

Mechanical failures on both AT&T Williams race cars retired Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado from today’s opening Grand Prix in Australia. Prior to retiring on... read more »

Sebastien Buemi says Toro Rosso is more competitive than last year after finishing in the points in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lotus drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli are adamant that they will be much more competitive in race conditions tomorrow when they can generate some tyre temperature,... read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery: "We're pleased with our first outing under competitive grand prix conditions, as our tyres have already shown a good level read more »

Lotus is adamant that it did not show its true pace in free practice in Melbourne and will be more competitive over the rest of the weekend read more »

Mark Webber says that his competitive juices were flowing as strong as ever, but that at his age he was only committing to one season at a time... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has thrown down the gauntlet today by saying that F1′s grandees will not allow a mere “drinks company” to dominate the sport. The... read more »

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that "dramatic changes" have been made to the MP4-26 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend in an effort to... read more »

Later than planned, due to the problems in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Formula One season will officially begin this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix. The McLaren... read more »

Fernando Alonso has said he does not believe McLaren will struggle as much as some are making out and will be competitive in 2011 read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren team will need to improve if he is to fight for the title this year, the Briton conceding his car is not competitive enough at the moment. read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons this year's Pirelli tyres could level the playing field as they have "slowed down" the cars... read more »

Mark Webber says he expects a highly competitive season this year as the teams get to grips with the new regulations, describing them as a read more »

Heikki Kovalainen is predicting a competitive season for his Team Lotus outfit as they look to climb into the midfield having finished tenth during their read more »

Williams will go into the new season in a confident frame of mind with the firm belief they have a 'very competitive car' in the FW33. read more »

Williams technical director Sam Michael predicts that the Grove based outfit will have a 'very competitive car' for the 2011 season. Pre-season testing hasn't... read more »