Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his advantage in the Drivers' Championship after extending it to 46 points with his Belgian GP win... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez has downplayed rumours that Sauber's newest partnership deal could spell the end of his time with the F1 team... read more »

Sam Michael has downplayed the impact of Pirelli's new tyres, saying it was "pretty neutral"... read more »

Reports suggesting that James Allison could be joining Honda are downplayed     read more »

Ferrari have downplayed the significance of their own private Pirelli test as it was carried out in a 2011 150° Italia... read more »

Romain Grosjean has downplayed his practice crash in Monaco, insisting it did not dent his confidence.... read more »

A cautious Lewis Hamilton has downplayed off Fernando Alonso's claim that Mercedes are the favourites to win this weekend's Monaco GP, but admitted he does have a... read more »

Paul Hembery has downplayed suggestions that Red Bull Racing and Bernie Ecclestone put pressure on Pirelli to change their tyres... read more »

Nico Rosberg has downplayed concerns of him dropping down the order in Bahrain although does question whether he has the pace to win... read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed claims that Ferrari are the benchmark despite a convincing win in China... read more »

Red Bull have downplayed their struggles at the Chinese GP with team boss Christian Horner insisting it was due to the nature of the track... read more »

Ross Brawn has downplayed Mercedes' chances of repeating last year's Chinese GP win, saying there is "still a gap to close"... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed rumours that Sainsbury's boss Justin King is tipped be his successor... read more »

Eric Boullier has downplayed talk of Lotus launching a title run despite Kimi Raikkonen claiming the first win of the season... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed Sauber's chances of pulling off a "surprise" this season, saying a top-ten in Australia is his first target... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed expectations after Mercedes' flying conclusion to pre-season caught the eye... read more »

Lewis Hamilton doesn't believe Mercedes are under pressure to compete for the title this season, considering their form last year, but instead it's on their rivals.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed his blistering pace from Barcelona on Saturday insisting it is not indicative of things to come.... read more »

Lotus has downplayed the significance of a decision by the FIA to not allow Renault to run revised engine maps for the start of 2013 season read more »

Pirelli has downplayed concerns that the high levels of tyre degradation could be a major problem this season... read more »

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has downplayed his team's impressive pace during testing. read more »

Ross Brawn has downplayed fears that F1 is facing a financial crisis, saying there are always one or two teams who struggle more than others... read more »

Pat Fry has downplayed the impact of a hard-fought title race on Ferrari's 2013 preparations but concedes there is "a lot of catching up to do"... read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton reckons it is not impossible for him to challenge at the front this season. Hamilton downplayed his chance of competing at the front after his... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen has downplayed Mike Gascoyne's recent criticism, revealing he's still in the running for a Caterham drive... read more »