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 »

Sauber have downplayed the loss of technical director James Key, revealing that his departure was due to dissatisfaction from both parties... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has downplayed speculation that McLaren intends to switch engine partners read more »

Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have downplayed fears about the unrest in the kingdom following calls from human rights group to boycott the event. read more »

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has downplayed suggestions that the Drag Reduction System (DRS) has devalued the art of overtaking... read more »

Stefano Domenicali have downplayed reports that Ferrari have signed an option with Robert Kubica for the 2013 F1 Championship... read more »

Jenson Button has once again downplayed finishing second in the Drivers' Championship but admits its "nice" to beat some "very good" rivals... read more »

Jenson Button says he has been happy with what he has achieved this year, but downplayed the importance of finishing runner-up in the championship. read more »

Jenson Button has downplayed the impact DRS will have on Sunday's Abu Dhabi GP, saying it will be "tough to overtake"... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has downplayed concerns that angry farmers could cause chaos at this weekend's inaugural Indian GP... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his off in Friday's first practice in Japan, saying it only affected Red Bull's plans "a little bit"... read more »

Felipe Massa says he has already moved on from his clash with Lewis Hamilton, and has downplayed the comments from his race engineer Rob Smedley in Singapore. read more »

Ahead of this weekend's Japanese GP, Ferrari's legendary Horse Whisperer has downplayed the significance of new TV footage to emerge following the Singapore event. read more »

F1 2011 World Champion-elect Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his supreme qualifying form in the top flight, insisting there will only ever be one pole position king... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has downplayed fears that the inaugural Indian GP could be cancelled in light of a "serious" taxation issue... read more »

Mark Webber has downplayed his P1 time on Friday at Spa as little was achieved due to the ever-changing weather conditions.. read more »

Red Bull's team principal, Christian Horner, has downplayed rumours that Mark Webber will retire at the end of 2012, making next year his last season read more »

Mark Webber has downplayed Red Bull's second successive grand prix loss, saying it's not an indication of what is to come... read more »