Carlos Sainz is surprised to see he will be driving a Toro Rosso STR12 that shares a number of traits with the Mercedes W08. read more »

Marcus Ericsson says he was encouraged by his first impression of the Sauber C36-Ferrari after carrying out a filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya… read more »

Max Verstappen's father, Jos, has said he has been encouraged by the information he has heard regarding Red Bull ahead of the new season. read more »

Toto Wolff encouraged by Pascal Wehrlein, Esteban Ocon roles read more »

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey is encouraged about the performance of Renault's 2017 Formula 1 power unit after seeing the predicted numbers read more »

Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene says he has started to see the green shoots of recovery at Maranello now the team is under a new technical structure. Technical director James... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is encouraged by Mercedes' pace as the team finished comfortably fastest during the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand… read more »

Daniil Kvyat is hoping to pick up some points at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, after times in qualifying were very close read more »

Daniel Ricciardo was encouraged by Red Bull's early pace at the United States Grand Prix, but expects Mercedes to improve overnight. Ricciardo split the… read more »

Max Verstappen says he is encouraged by Red Bull's long run pace following "one of the best Friday's" of 2016 at the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen ended... read more »

Sergio Perez was lifted by Force India's practice pace at the Japanese Grand Prix as the team seeks to cement fourth place in the Constructors… read more »

Qualifying third ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was left encouraged after edging past his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo on the grid. read more »

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull stands a chance against Ferrari and Mercedes in terms of long run pace, even if single lap form is lacking. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull's race pace is "very strong" despite a mixed opening day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.4s slower than... read more »

Forming part of the best of the rest, quadruple World Champion Sebastian Vettel trailed behind Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during FP2 but still remained upbeat... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari's final Formula 1 engine upgrade of the season for the Italian Grand Prix has made a positive start after the opening day of Monza practice read more »

We're encouraged by our car performance here and we're optimistic of building on this form in Italy. read more »

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari can be happy with the "big step" it made overnight after locking out the second row of the grid. Ferrari... read more »

Kevin Magnussen has reiterated his desire to stay on at Renault in 2017, saying he has been encouraged by what he has seen in the factory. read more »

Although Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa is encouraged by McLaren-Honda's improvements in 2016, he concedes that inconsistency is still a problem. read more »

Jenson Button impressed onlookers at the German Grand Prix when he managed to place in an impressive eighth at the Hockenheimring. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein played down the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a slot in Q2 as both he and Manor team-mate Rio Haryanto finished ahead of rivals Sauber at the German... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo reckons he will have a "good chance" of battling Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the German Grand Prix after qualifying in third... read more »

McLaren Honda's Eric Boullier was impressed by the pace of the cars in Hungary, but knows that it will be difficult to recreate this weekend. read more »

Honda is working on proving the durability of its next Formula 1 engine upgrade and is encouraged by the numbers on the dynos back at its base in Sakura read more »