Both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon were encouraged by their pace during Friday's practice sessions in Turkey. read more »

Gene Haas is encouraged with progress Haas has made with its 2022 Formula 1 car, according to team boss Guenther Steiner, following a recent visit to its design facility. Haas,... read more »

Ahead of the second sprint qualifying experiment at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, F1's chiefs have been hugely encouraged by how the first trial went at... read more »

Stefano Domenicali wants Formula 1 to have a "really strong" presence in the United States - being encouraged by the response to the new Miami Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas described the sweltering conditions during Friday practice for Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix as "like being in a Finnish sauna". read more »

Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi reckons impending new Russian Grand Prix venue Igora Drive has greater potential than the current track map suggests. Formula 1's... read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 Team Principal Mattia Binotto says he is encouraged by the progress made through 2021 despite making "very little changes" to its SF21. Ferrari has... read more »

Just a week on from a nightmare race in France, where Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr slumped outside the points, both drivers were encouraged by the form showed at the Red... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is encouraged by Aston Martin's single lap pace in Austria, and believes they can find more speed over the long runs as well. read more »

Fernando Alonso has been encouraged by Alpine's pace on Friday practice in Styria, saying that getting both cars into Q3 is "achievable" on Saturday. read more »

McLaren boss Zak Brown has detailed Lando Norris' improvement at the team and how they have encouraged him to reach a whole new level. read more »

Frederic Vasseur was encouraged by Alfa Romeo's pace in Azerbaijan, but he knows work still needs to be done to be a regular contender for the top ten this season. read more »

Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc described the performance of the SF21 as better than expected in Azerbaijan but remain wary of McLaren's speed. Ferrari has... read more »

Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur says he's encouraged by Alfa Romeo's improved performance over the winter but admits it needs to back it up with points... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he's encouraged by the improvements Mercedes has made since the F1 season-opener in Bahrain but remains wary of Red Bull despite it having a troubled... read more »

Alfa Romeo may have left Bahrain with zero points, but team boss Frederic Vasseur was really encouraged by their display at the 2021 season opener. read more »

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were encouraged by how close Ferrari was to McLaren at the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

After a 2020 campaign where Alfa Romeo duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi struggled at times to make much of an impression in the midfield battle, the Swiss outfit was... read more »

AlphaTauri rookie Yuki Tsunoda is feeling encouraged after the opening day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, despite his session being interrupted by issues. The Japanese racer... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi is encouraged by the "positive atmosphere" surrounding the new Ferrari engine which will power the Alfa Romeo this year. read more »

McLaren Formula 1 racing director Andrea Stella says the close relationship between Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris encouraged both men to open their "box of secrets"... read more »

McLaren racing director Andrea Stella believes the atmosphere within the team encouraged Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris to share information. read more »

Carlos Sainz is encouraged that Ferrari have looked beyond just his 2019 results when making the decision to sign him. read more »

Ferrari says it is encouraged by the gains it believes have been made on the "completely new" power unit that will be fitted to its SF1000 in 2021. Ferrari has... read more »

Ferrari are set to introduce a "completely new" engine in 2021 as the power-shy Formula 1 giants bid to return to the front of the grid, with team boss Mattia Binotto... read more »