Upon taking over from Steiner in January, new chief Ayao Komatsu cautioned that Haas would start the season near the last row on the grid after the development of its new car... read more »

McLaren believe they lost out to Charles Leclerc on pure pace - not strategy - in Australia. read more »

Haas got F1 launch season under way by revealing a new predominantly black livery for their 2024 car on Friday but the team are already downplaying their expectations. read more »

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has downplayed Lewis Hamilton's recent assertion that its ongoing dominance in Formula 1 will continue for many more years. Having... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has downplayed the tense radio exchanges involving George Russell during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The German marque endured a torrid race at... read more »

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has downplayed the garage spat that engulfed Lance Stroll's Qatar Grand Prix weekend. Stroll was unable to escape the Q1 drop zone... read more »

AlphaTauri Technical Director Jody Egginton has downplayed the number of Red Bull parts the team will use on its car next year amid the two side’s closer collaboration.... read more »

Fernando Alonso says his messages during Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix were "completely out of context" and moved to downplay the situation. Alonso has a... read more »

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has downplayed Fernando Alonso's comment that his AMR23 car was "undrivable" during Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. After... read more »

The Dutchman cautioned recently that he felt that would be the case under the new regulations, noting that there would be a "massive development war" between the... read more »

Before a wheel has even turned, Charles Leclerc appears to downplay the upgrades to be introduced by Ferrari in Barcelona. read more »

Helped by problems for Max Verstappen and a red flag that curtailed track action Alonso qualified second behind Sergio Perez in Florida, matching his previous best performance... read more »

While the Aston was only the seventh fastest car on aggregated headline times over the three-day test, its consistent pace and a good long run performance by Fernando Alonso... read more »

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are "ready" to fight for the Bahrain win but aren't buying into the pre-season hype surrounding Ferrari. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has downplayed McLaren's advantage in having a car that suffers with minimal porpoising. read more »

Mercedes director of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has insisted a bigger deal is being made out of Lewis Hamilton's "spicy" engine ahead of his F1 title... read more »

Carlos Sainz says don't get the "wrong idea" after he was seen speaking to Charles Leclerc after their brief Brazil tussle. read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll say their Formula 1 grid penalties will have less of an impact at the Belgian Grand Prix because overtaking is easier at Spa-Francorchamps. read more »

Andy Cowell is not on Red Bull's short list for its new engine company, that's because he has no interest in returning to F1 says Christian Horner. read more »

Ten points behind Racing Point and with millions on the line, Zak Brown admits it won't be easy to overhaul the pink team in the final race of this season. read more »

Formula 1 drivers and team figures have played down the prospect of the Sakhir Grand Prix delivering the chaotic overtaking-fest that some have hoped for read more »

Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 wins was once considered unbreakable, so its hard to downplay the magnitude of Lewis Hamilton moving level with that benchmark at the... read more »

Pirelli are sticking with their decision to bring softer tyres to the 70th Anniversary GP despite the late failures at Silverstone. read more »

Nicholas Latifi is in the Williams for three FP1 sessions but deputy team boss Claire Williams is adamant that is "no clear indication" he'll race next season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has denied that Mercedes are the favourites to take the win at the Russian GP despite winning every race at the Sochi Autodrom since the first in 2014. read more »