Esteban Gutierrez says he was encouraged by recording the first race finish of his Haas career in China despite the team failing to reach the highs of the… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is happy with being best of the rest in Friday practice considering his Red Bull was "a bit of a handful" on the opening day in China. Ricciardo... read more »

Nico Rosberg was encouraged by Mercedes' start to the Chinese Grand Prix weekend but remains wary of the threat posed by a "very quick" Ferrari team. Rosberg… read more »

Felipe Massa rued a 'difficult day' but was nonetheless encouraged as he sampled Williams' new front wing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Williams flew the part in... read more »

Felipe Massa says Williams needs more time to optimise its new front wing but was encouraged after sampling the upgrade for the first time at the Bahrain Grand… read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is encouraged by the progress he made during practice as he prepares to make his Formula 1 debut in Bahrain this weekend. Vandoorne, the reigning GP2... read more »

Christian Horner is encouraged by the fact Red Bull was matching the pace of Ferrari at one point during the Australian Grand Prix. While Daniil Kvyat's car failed to make... read more »

Toto Wolff says he is pleased that Mercedes and some of its rivals have started to follow in the footsteps of Red Bull by placing an increased focus on the… read more »

As the race weekend in Australia concluded and the preparation for the Bahrain Grand Prix gets underway, Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner was pleased by the performance of... read more »

Pascal Wehrlein says Manor can be encouraged by its potential, despite completing his maiden Formula 1 race as the last of the classified finishers in Australia. Wehrlein... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo expressed his optimism over Red Bull's pace after he classified in fourth position at the Australian Grand Prix, his highest result at his home… read more »

Pascal Wehrlein expressed delight at finishing his maiden Formula 1 race and believes Manor can be encouraged by the pace it displayed during the first stint of… read more »

Ricciardo encouraged by strong pace from Red Bull read more »

Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez say they are encouraged by the potential of the VF-16, and believe its pace is not reflected in the results… read more »

Sebastian Vettel has accepted that Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix was larger than expected, though is encouraged that the... read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren can target a double points finish at the Australian Grand Prix after surprising itself with the level of performance from the MP4-31. McLaren... read more »

Renault driver Kevin Magnussen says the returning manufacturer did not expect to make it through to the second knockout session of qualifying at the Australian… read more »

Manor's Racing Director Dave Ryan says he is encouraged by the progress made by rookie Rio Haryanto across the course of pre-season testing in Spain. Haryanto has stepped... read more »

Pascal Wehrlein says he is encouraged by Manor's deficit to the front runners, and believes that the squad has made substantial progress during pre-season testing.... read more »

Max Verstappen says that the reliability of the STR11 is a boon for the team as he concluded his pre-season testing programme in Spain on Thursday. Verstappen racked up 159... read more »

Despite its late debut, Felipe Nasr completes 103 laps in the new Sauber C35 and labels it a step forward over its predecessor. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is encouraged by Red Bull's RB12 after sampling the car for the first time during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.... read more »

Red Bull's Christian Horner said he was encouraged by some of the recent developments at Renault and has not ruled out the possibility of continuing to work with the... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that proteges Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon securing Formula 1 roles on merit is a boost for the sport. Reigning DTM champion Wehrlein, 21, has... read more »

Romain Grosjean gets a hint of what he can expect in just under two weeks' time after enjoying a stint in Haas' simulator. read more »