Felipe Massa says he is encouraged by Williams' straight line speed but acknowledges that the team still has to work on improving the downforce of the Mercedes-powered FW37. read more »

Toro Rosso has made a big step forward in downforce levels with its revised 2015 Formula 1 car, reckons Carlos Sainz Jr read more »

Toro Rosso have brought a raft of upgrades to the final pre-season test which technical director James Key described as an "almost completely brand new" car. The most... read more »

Formula 1 looks set for a radical overhaul in the next two years after the green light was given on Thursday to implement a major shake-up of the technical rules. A proposal... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has played down his time-topping laps on both the first and second day of testing in Jerez, claiming Mercedes are still favourite. The German says Mercedes... read more »

Sebastian Vettel nearly walked away from Formula 1 last year because of the massive changes the sport underwent, claims his former boss Christian Horner. The four-time champion... read more »

The new Ferrari, or SF15-T as it has been christened, is "much better looking" than its predecessor according to technical director James Allison. The car is set to... read more »

We interrupt the busy pre-season work of McLaren engineers Tim Goss, Matt Morris and Peter Prodromou to find out just what makes 2015's MP4-30 car tick, and to understand... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery has made it clear to Formula 1 bosses that the Italian company is ready to supply the sport with larger rear tyres. The FIA and F1's Strategy... read more »

Paul Hembery, official tyre supplier Pirelli's F1 chief, is expecting the field to speed up significantly in 2015. Last year, the Italian marque took a deliberately... read more »

Formula 1 could look very different in 2016 if the sport can agree on new regulations governing downforce, fuel, tyres and engines. A meeting was held this week in Geneva... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's decision to leave Red Bull was partly motivated by Daniel Ricciardo's pace, according to team principal Christian Horner. It's long been... read more »

Red Bull's penalty for using an illegal front-wing in Abu Dhabi was far too lenient according to Force India's technical director Andy Green. The Milton Keynes... read more »

Sebastian Vettel's poor pace at the start of the United States Grand Prix was caused by his low-downforce Red Bull struggling for grip when running in traffic read more »

The mixture of straights and corners require a compromise in terms of downforce, placing a strong emphasis on mechanical grip from the tyres. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is encouraged by Mercedes's pace advantage following Friday's practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Hamilton topped the... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne believes that Suzuka's infamous 130r corner could be more of a challenge this year due to the reduced downforce levels of the 2014 cars. Vergne finished... read more »

Decreased downforce of this year's cars will place more demands on mechanical grip. If a tyre can perform well in Suzuka, it can perform well almost everywhere. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is certain that the RB10 simply doesn't suit his driving style and that is the reason he has struggled so much this season compared to team-mate Daniel... read more »

According to Renault, Monza offered the ideal opportunity to compare and analyse the performance of modern low downforce-spec F1 cars with their previous counterparts. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits Williams is likely to find Singapore more difficult than the Italian Grand Prix but hopes new parts helps it fight with Red Bull and Ferrari read more »

It will be interesting to see how our car responds to the return to the high-downforce circuits. read more »

Nico Rosberg has admitted he made his chicane cutting mistake because of the pressure he was under to up his pace to remain ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The Briton was... read more »

Lotus' Pastor Maldonado finished fourteenth and Romain Grosjean sixteenth after a fast-paced Italian Grand Prix under blue skies at Monza today. Pastor made a good start... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes his lap during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix was 'pretty close' to perfect as he set the third quickest time at Monza. Bottas, who... read more »