Pastor Maldonado says he is encouraged by the potential of Lotus' E23 Hybrid after putting the first miles on the car during pre-season testing at the Circuito de Jerez. read more »

An encouraged Lewis Hamilton has compared Mercedes' new W06 Hybrid to its title-winning predecessor, the W05 Hybrid. World Champion Hamilton enjoyed his first day of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is encouraged by his first taste of Mercedes' 2015 car and is undaunted by his first day of testing ending prematurely in Jerez read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is encouraged by the first run of Red Bull's RB10 despite it encountering teething problems and says he is unfazed by Mercedes' impressive start to... read more »

Nico Rosberg was left in a buoyant mood following a reliable showing from Mercedes on the opening day of pre-season testing at Jerez. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes his new Red Bull Racing RB11 is a 'step forward' despite completing only a relatively limited 36 laps. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is encouraged by Red Bull's start to pre-season testing after putting the interim-liveried RB11 through its paces at Jerez. Red Bull endured a... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is encouraged by the looks of the new Ferrari and is confident the team has learned its lessons from last year read more »

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier says that the signing of Fernando Alonso has to be considered as a major coup for the team as it enters a new era with Honda. read more »

Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul is encouraged 2015 will be a much stronger year due to the overall improvements made with the power unit this season read more »

McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen was encouraged by the upgrades he tested during Friday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice sessions. read more »

European Formula 3 champion Esteban Ocon says he is pleased with the pace he showed on his Formula 1 free practice debut for Lotus at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier encouraged by the team s definite progress during the 2014 F1 season read more »

The Caterham F1 Team might be enjoying good news at the moment following an announcement that they will be back on the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next weekend, but for... read more »

Mark Webber has encouraged Jenson Button to follow in his footsteps and join the World Endurance Championship (WEC) next season. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is encouraged by his Friday practice pace in Brazil and thinks his qualifying simulation could have been even better without traffic read more »

Caterham has launched an ambitious crowdfunding project in an attempt to make it to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in two weeks' time. The outfit entered administration in... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne says he is encouraged by reports suggesting Toro Rosso will retain his services for 2015 and thinks the last few races have given him the chance to showcase... read more »

Fernando Alonso said Ferrari managed to enjoy a productive Friday of practice ahead of the United States Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was encouraged by the progress he made between the first and second practice sessions at the Circuit of The Americas on Friday. read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks Ferrari is on the right track to be prepared fully for qualifying after an eye-opening first day of practice at the Sochi Audodrom read more »

Jenson Button says he is encouraged by McLaren's pace after he ended Friday's second practice session for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in fourth... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is encouraged by Mercedes's pace advantage following Friday's practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Hamilton topped the... read more »

Caterham Team Principal Manfredi Ravetto says he is encouraged by the outfit's performance in the Singapore Grand Prix, even though Kamui Kobayashi was unable to start the... read more »

Felipe Massa says he is encouraged by the progress which Williams has made since Friday's practice sessions after qualifying in sixth position for the Singapore Grand Prix. read more »