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 »

Valtteri Bottas finished Friday's practice for the British GP top of the charts, however, it wasn't a trouble-free session for the Finn. read more »

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes are not trying to downplay their form in their battle with Ferrari, adamant they still have a lot of room for improvement. read more »

We would love to downplay the moment; just another rookie learning the ropes in a F1 car. However, this rookie is Mick Schumacher. And this car is a Ferrari. read more »

Renault have played down talk of a "party mode" engine boost at this weekend's Austrian GP, saying it is not in the same league as that of Mercedes'. read more »

Never one to downplay his own achievements, Fernando Alonso reckons his victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was a "higher level" than past Le Mans wins. read more »

Never one to downplay his own ability, Fernando Alonso says he rates himself as "one of the best" to have ever raced in Formula 1. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was quick to downplay Red Bull's dominant form during Thursday practice ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.  read more »

Mercedes and Renault have played down Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion that Ferrari has been given a helping hand to success in Formula 1 with help from outside read more »

AUSTIN -- Fernando Alonso is rarely one to downplay his own performances and this weekend has been no different. After saying he could have done no better than the lap that... read more »

Mercedes have not entered contract talks with Lewis Hamilton despite reports claiming that the Brit has asked for a new three-year deal. read more »

Lance Stroll is keen to downplay expectations heading into the second half of the season, though Paddy Lowe says he's "cracked it" read more »

Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein have downplayed the absence of a Team Principal at Sauber, with Monisha Kaltenborn still yet to be replaced. Kaltenborn… read more »

SOCHI, Russia -- Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have downplayed the prospect of Ferrari team orders dictating the outcome of the Russian Grand Prix after Ferrari's... read more »

While McLaren and Honda did their best to try to downplay their pre-season Formula 1 testing woes, the situation appears to have gone beyond the debate about whether it is a crisis read more »

Lewis Hamilton has sought to downplay the suggestion his 2016 season has 'turned a corner' by winning in Monaco. read more »

Jenson Button says there is no reason for McLaren to downplay its chance of points at the Canadian F1 Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has sought to downplay the ongoing feud with team-mate Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Guenther Steiner isn't too concerned about the wing trouble Haas suffered in Bahrain on Friday, saying it broken on a kerb and was not another failure... read more »

Although Renault spent the fewest tokens of all four engine manufacturers, Cyril Abiteboul is confident they were spent wisely... read more »

Honda have refuted claims that their 2016 updated engine will be a "huge horsepower boost" for McLaren... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the times in Montreal but was left to downplay the effects of crashing out of a wet second practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton... read more »

Ferrari have played down the lack of F1 experience of their new top dogs after Sergio Marchionne was named as Luca di Montezemolo's replacement... read more »

Formula 1 must target younger fans, according to Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali. The Italian moved to downplay suggestions that Formula 1 is facing a problematic... read more »

Williams have downplayed concerns that being an engine customer and not a works team could hurt their chances this season... read more »