Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed reports linking him to Ferrari but wouldn't mind following in Sergio Perez's footsteps... read more »

McLaren has downplayed suggestions that its bid to win the world championship could be hit by a potential new FIA clampdown on flexi wings read more »

Nelson Piquet Jr has downplayed Romain Grosjean's achievements this season, saying "there is no phenomenon", there's just "luck"... read more »

Ross Brawn has downplayed the possibility of Michael Schumacher taking a podium finish in a dry German Grand Prix... read more »

Felipe Massa has downplayed the news that Mark Webber spoke to Ferrari, saying it's not the talks but the outcome that counts... read more »

Pastor Maldonado downplayed his collision with Sergio Perez in the British Grand Prix, despite the Mexican calling on the FIA to take action against the Venezuelan read more »

Sam Michael has downplayed Red Bull's blistering Valencia pace, saying it has "some circuit-specific nature" to it and won't carry though to Silverstone... read more »

Michael Schumacher says that there is "a question mark" over how competitive Mercedes will be in the European Grand Prix in Valencia but downplayed its chances of victory read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is not wasting too much time thinking about potential future team-mates, as he downplayed speculation linking Sebastian Vettel with Ferrari read more »

Red Bull Racing have downplayed the impact the FIA's ruling on their 'hole' will have, saying they weren't going to use it at every race... read more »

Christian Horner has downplayed renewed speculation that Mark Webber could be off to Ferrari next year... read more »

Caterham's technical director Mark Smith downplayed the significance of Heikki Kovalainen's engine failure during first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus will win a grand prix but has downplayed the chances of that happening in Monaco... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed suggestions that Mercedes will quit F1 in the wake of their contractual dispute with the sport's commercial rights holders... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has downplayed the glitch that hit Lewis Hamilton in the immediate aftermath of qualifying, saying "hopefully" it's not serious... read more »

Michael Schumacher has downplayed Mercedes' chance of success at the Spanish GP, saying the track does not "fully" suit his W03... read more »

Force India have downplayed their lack of running in Bahrain, adamant that the 90 minutes they missed on Friday will not have a major impact... read more »

Michael Schumacher has downplayed the impact on Mercedes' controversial W-duct wing on a day when the German topped the timesheets in practice... read more »

Peter Sauber has once again downplayed Sergio Perez's Ferrari connection, saying the fact that he's in the team's academy is "nothing special"... read more »

Sergio Perez has downplayed rumours of a pending move to Ferrari insisting he will stay with Sauber for the "whole" season... read more »

Michael Schumacher has downplayed the impact of Ross Brawn's latest innovation, saying the performance boost is not that huge.... read more »

Luca di Montezemolo has downplayed concerns about Ferrari's early season form, insisting it is a long season with plenty of time to fight back... read more »

Mark Webber has downplayed Red Bull's dramatic changes to their RB8, saying the car still feels very much the same... read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed his Friday P1 time, saying times set during testing are not an indication of what is to come... read more »

Ferrari's head of communications has downplayed Pat Fry's "not happy" comment, saying it's too early in the game to look at the stopwatches... read more »