Pirelli believes too much has been made of tyre degradation issues at Mercedes - and believes deeper analysis of the Australian race shows its issues are not as bad as some... read more »

Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg believe pole position will be out of their reach in Malaysia despite a promising practice on Friday. read more »

Michael Schumacher moves to play down talk that Mercedes are favourites for pole position in Malaysia read more »

Ross Brawn has played down the performance advantage of his DRS-activated F-duct, as Michael Schumacher led the way on the opening day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Despite rolling back the years on Friday and bagging the first practice P1 of his comeback, Michael Schumacher has urged caution... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg insists that neither he nor his Force India team see his top two finish in second practice as a realistic reflection of their current pace. read more »

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali downplays fears that his team is not in a position to challenge Red Bull and McLaren, using Italy's 1982 World Cup campaign as an example. read more »

Norbert Haug downplays rumours linking Mercedes with a move for Lewis Hamilton read more »

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has played down worries about his team's reliability ahead of the new season, despite some troubles in the final Barcelona test. read more »

McLaren has played down the significance of the recent engine mapping clampdown by the FIA that has closed off a loophole in the regulations. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he's not letting the sudden axing of his predecessors put any added pressure on his shoulders... read more »

Although Lotus team boss Eric Boullier admits it was good to finish in Jerez with the fastest time, he concedes it doesn't mean much... read more »

Sauber is confident that its chances of delivering its target of regular points finishes in 2012 will not be dented by the departure of technical director James Key. read more »

Spanish Grand Prix boss Salvador Servia has played down talk that the future of the race is in doubt - but admitted its ultimate fate is dependent on it attracting fans back to... read more »

Paul Hembery plays down speculation linking Vitaly Petrov with Pirelli 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 »

Bruno Senna insists his future in Formula 1 remains uncertain despite speculation having linked him with a seat at Williams in recent days. read more »

HRT insists that Caterham Technology and Innovation aren't involved in the building of its 2012 F1 car read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne insists that topping the timesheets during the first day of young driver testing in Abu Dhabi is of secondary importance to doing a good job for the team. read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has played down Lewis Hamilton's low key mood after securing pole position for the Korean Grand Prix - insisting it is not mandatory for... read more »

Ferrari uses a new Horse Whisperer column on its official website to play down the radio call from Rob Smedley to Felipe Massa during the Singapore Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz plays down talk of a possible sale of the Toro Rosso team read more »

Steve Robertson plays down talk linking Kimi Raikkonen with a move to Williams read more »

Fernando Alonso played down Ferrari's chances of victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, despite finishing a close second to Sebastian Vettel in practice read more »

Sebastian Vettel has played down his performance in Friday practice for the Singapore Grand Prix, the German claiming he expects things to be very tight this weekend. read more »