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 »

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has encouraged Formula One's rule makers to push ahead with a new set of regulations aimed at making the sport more extreme in 2017. Plans to... read more »

Christian Horner "encouraged" Mercedes to sign Lewis Hamilton in a bid to "weaken" McLaren only for the Brit to win back-to-back titles with Mercedes... read more »

Horner encouraged Mercedes to sign Hamilton to weaken McLaren read more »

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says he has "always encouraged" German manufacturer Volkswagen to enter Formula 1 read more »

Alexander Rossi says he is encouraged by the growth of Formula 1 in his native United States, but is wary that it could be a long process before it is… read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says the team is encouraged by the "significantly different" car it plans to unveil for 2016. Williams finished third in the... read more »

Jenson Button said he was encouraged by a conversation he had with McLaren's Ron Dennis, ahead of what he expects to be a much improved 2016 season. read more »

Sergio Perez was left feeling encouraged by Force India's pace at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after an impressive practice performance. Perez set the third… read more »

Sergio Perez says he is encouraged by Force India's pace despite suffering a brake problem during Friday's second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Perez... read more »

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene was left encouraged by the pace his cars displayed in relation to Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the… read more »

Renault has admitted that its upgraded power unit did not deliver the anticipated step forward in performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Red Bull installed the updated unit... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he was encouraged by the comparatively small deficit he had to Mercedes at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel finished the race in third... read more »

Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai says Fernando Alonso's Suzuka criticism was "encouragement" and not something to "think badly" of... read more »

McLaren encouraged by Button's qualifying result read more »