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 »

Mark Webber has downplayed Sebastian Vettel's advantage over him this season, saying after all, he's "beaten everybody this year, not just me"... read more »

Karun Chandhok has downplayed his German GP drive for Team Lotus, although hopes it will lead to a future with the F1 team... read more »

Robert Kubica has downplayed speculation that he could return to F1 at the season-ending Brazilian GP, saying it's "difficult to predict the timing"... read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed talk of mounting a title challenge despite taking his first win of the campaign at Silverstone... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed suggestions that Red Bull will be worst affected by the clampdown on off-throttle diffusers... read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed the significance of his quickest time in Friday practice at Monaco, saying Red Bull is still the favourite for victory. read more »

Ferrari has downplayed the impact of the FIA's decision to not allow the Italian squad to use its new rear wing in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Mark Webber has downplayed his massive gap and the closing of it at Sepang, although Lewis Hamilton believes the Bulls have "half a second" in hand... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has downplayed suggestions that the moveable rear wing will turn into a safety hazard... read more »

Michael Schumacher has downplayed claims that Mercedes GP are one of the favourites for the Aussie GP win... read more »

Sam Michael has downplayed concerns about the design of the Williams FW33's rear wing, insisting that they have not had "any problems"... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed concerns that McLaren could be in for a rough season should their MP4-26 move to the front of the pack... read more »

The Mercedes GP team has played down the significance of Michael Schumacher's problems with the German squad's simulator. read more »