Jules Bianchi says he 'learned a lot' during this week's Young Driver test at Magny-Cours, with the Frenchman gathering a vast amount of data while... read more »

Sauber is a realistic contender for victory in today's Belgian Grand Prix, according to team CEO Monisha Kaltenborn read more »

Andrea Stella, Fernando Alonso’s race engineer at Ferrari, has singled out Kimi Raikkonen as a challenger for the 2012 championship. The buzz in the sodden Spa... read more »

We are now heading into the business end of the season where it all starts to get very serious. Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi... read more »

Sergio Perez, happy with his car, has asked the Sauber team to raise its game and make him a regular contender for points and podiums. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has emerged as a surprise contender to line-up alongside Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next year, even though the Finn is closing in on a deal to remain at Lotus read more »

Lewis Hamilton’s mood was more like one of a title contender following the opening two practice sessions in Hungary. The McLaren driver topped both 90-minute periods,... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he would not rule himself out as a title contender going into the second half of the 2012 Formula 1 season read more »

Andrea Stella has praised the 'positive attitude' displayed by Ferrari for turning its F2012 into a genuine title contender. read more »

Formula Renault 3.5 championship contender Robin Frijns had his maiden outing in a Formula 1 car on Saturday in a Red Bull RB6 read more »

Jaime Alguersuari believes Mark Webber is now in a great position to win the F1 2012 drivers' title following his victory in last Sunday's British Grand Prix. read more »

Mark Webber is back as a serious title contender but Jenson Button is struggling, says BBC Radio 5 live analyst Jaime Alguersuari. read more »

Lewis Hamilton looked to be a contender for pole position throughout qualifying, but it all fell apart in the final Q3 round and Hamilton leaving Hamilton starting from eighth... read more »

After its strong showing in Valencia, chief engineer Mark Gillan is optimistic that Williams can be a contender elsewhere in 2012. read more »

Felipe Massa has received strong backing from Ferrari despite a bad race for the Brazilian on Sunday. The 31-year-old struggled so markedly early this season that some believed... read more »

Fernando Alonso insists that Ferrari still needs to work on its F2012 before he will believe he is a championship contender. read more »

Felipe Massa has received strong backing from Ferrari despite a bad race for the Brazilian on Sunday. The 31-year-old struggled so markedly early this season that some believed... read more »

Felipe Massa has thrown his hat into the ring as a possible contender for victory in this weekend's European GP. read more »

Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis believes that the Scuderia's recent gains in performance can make it a genuine title contender. read more »

Michael Schumacher thinks his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is a contender for the 2012 world championship. “I said before the season that it is too early for the... read more »

Ferrari could be a contender for pole position in Monaco because the characteristics of the circuit play into the strengths of the F2012, according to technical boss Pat Fry read more »

Pastor Maldonado is a genuine contender for victory this weekend at Monaco. That is the claim of Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, arguing that the once-derided... read more »

Paul di Resta is a contender for a Mercedes seat if Michael Schumacher does not continue in Formula 1 next year, team CEO Nicky Fry has confirmed read more »

Ferrari has played down rumours it is close to immediately ousting Felipe Massa, insisting it is possible the struggling Brazilian will still be in a red car next year. On... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes can still be a serious contender in the world championship fight this year, despite a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix. read more »