Lewis Hamilton believes that Mercedes made significant progress with its long-run performance throughout the first day of in-season testing at the Bahrain… read more »

Marcus Ericsson encouraged by Sauber tyre progress at test read more »

Kevin Magnussen was encouraged by the performance of the VF17 in Australia, despite the American team finishing with a double DNF. read more »

After Honda's struggles in the pre-season, McLaren chief Zak Brown is drawing encouragement from Renault who have some that "impressive gains" can be made during... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull can improve in lots of areas after finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix, though he was "surprised" and encouraged by how close he... read more »

Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the manufacturer was encouraged to display improved reliability during practice for the Australian Grand Prix, following its… read more »

Pirelli head of car racing Mario Isola has been encouraged by the performance of the new cars with their wider tyres fitted for the 2017 season. read more »

Ross Brawn is encouraged by F1's new era even if he admits 'little hiccups' - such as the 'fin' - will need to be addressed in time. read more »

Haas newcomer Kevin Magnussen says that he is encouraged by the "very clear" management structure at the outfit, which he feels makes communication easier than… read more »

Christian Horner is encouraged by Liberty Media's plans to modernise F1 but says the absence of Bernie Ecclestone will still be felt in 2017 read more »

Valtteri Bottas encouraged by Mercedes' race simulation read more »

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 »