Lotus pair Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean say they are encouraged by the squad's pace in Canada and reckon they should be able to challenge Williams this weekend.... read more »

Sergio Perez says that Force India will make progress across the remainder of the weekend in Monaco and was encouraged by the confidence he had with the VJM08. Perez was 11th... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased with his initial car balance after leading the first two practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver… read more »

Just missing out on the podium at Barcelona, Valtteri Bottas says he's encouraged by the "clear step forward" that Williams took... read more »

Raffaele Marciello says he is encouraged by the progress which Ferrari has made since he last sampled its Formula 1 machinery. Marciello, part of the Ferrari Driver Academy,... read more »

Oliver Turvey is encouraged by the potential of the McLaren-Honda MP4-30 after getting his first run in the car during in-season F1 testing read more »

Renault director of operations Remi Taffin says the power unit supplier was pleased to have all four of its cars reach the chequered flag for only the second time in 2015 at... read more »

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he was satisfied to achieve his pre-race objective by finishing the Bahrain Grand Prix, albeit again outside of the… read more »

Fernando Alonso says he was encouraged to finish just outside of the points as he equalled McLaren's best result of the season in Bahrain. Alonso finished the race in 11th... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason why Ferrari can't catch up to and maybe even surpass Mercedes this season following a strong showing of late. Whilst the Italian outfit won... read more »

Sergio Perez says he was encouraged by Force India's progress despite leaving China empty-handed after he finished the race in 11th position. Perez spent much of the race... read more »

Manor Marussia team principal John Booth says that the squad continues to make good progress after both Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi qualified for the Chinese Grand Prix.... read more »

McLaren pair Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso say they are encouraged by the step up in performance made by the squad at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix… read more »

Lotus has drawn encouragement from Ferrari's surprise victory at last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, which halted Mercedes' lengthy winning streak. Mercedes… read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren should be encouraged by its race pace compared to the midfield despite a double DNF in Malaysia read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Renault has solved many of the driveability issues which hampered Red Bull so drastically in Melbourne read more »

Red Bull duo Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo believe that the RB11 has been improved since the last race in Australia, after they registered top 10 times during practice for... read more »

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says he is sure that he won't be bothered by the back pain which forced him out of the Australian Grand Prix, after the Finn… read more »

McLaren are encouraged by Fernando Alonso's session in the simulator as part of a plan for his return to the track. read more »

Jenson Button says he was encouraged to reach the finish of the Australian Grand Prix, despite coming home two laps down in 11th position. Button spent much of the race at the... read more »

Fernando Alonso has begun training again in preparation for his return to the cockpit of his McLaren-Honda MP4-30 for the Malaysian Grand Prix in a fortnight. The Spaniard has... read more »

Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost says he is encouraged by the progress the squad has made across its pre-season testing programme. read more »

Jenson Button says he is encouraged by his first impression of the 2015 Force India but says it is way too early to gauge the car's performance read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he is encouraged by Force India's new VJM08 after he was able to rack up the miles as he gave the car its public debut during pre-season testing at... read more »

Daniil Kvyat says he is encouraged by the direction Red Bull is taking with its RB11 as he ended his pre-season programme at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday. Kvyat... read more »