Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by Ferrari's progress but stressed that he is unsure where the team sits in relation to their rivals. Alonso completed 122 laps on... read more »

Jenson Button says his McLaren team can be very encouraged by its ability to complete a grand prix distance during Bahrain Formula 1 testing read more »

Felipe Massa says he is encouraged by Williams's reliability after the FW36 completed 116 laps on the third day of testing in Bahrain. Massa took over from team-mate... read more »

Putting in more laps on Thursday than Red Bull had covered over the previous five days of testing, Sebastian Vettel says he is encouraged... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Ferrari remain on a voyage of discovery with their 2014 car but is encouraged by the fact there are no "big issues" with the F14 T as the... read more »

Stefano Domenicali has been encouraged by Ferrari's start to 2014 so far but warns the team that the situation can change very quickly before... read more »

Monisha Kaltenborn says Sauber was encouraged by its early performance in Jerez but has a major aerodynamic update to introduce at the next... read more »

While many drivers play down the significance of lap times in testing, Felipe Massa admits it's a boost to be quick and reliable in... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he is encouraged by the reliability McLaren has shown at this week's opening pre-season test at Jerez. read more »

Having not taken to the track at all on the first day, Jenson Button was encouraged by Wednesday's running for McLaren as he set the fastest time at... read more »

Jenson Button says that there was nothing unsettling about the performance of the McLaren MP4-29 on its first day of running at Jerez. Button missed the opening day of testing... read more »

Encouraged by early running for Mercedes despite crashing heavily and says problems are to be expected during pre-season testing     read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is "very encouraged" by the start his Mercedes team has made to the pre-season testing period. read more »

McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen says he's encouraged by Lewis Hamilton's debut season with the Woking team, rather than daunted by the prospect of being compared to... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says Lewis Hamilton's success as a rookie at McLaren is "really encouraging" for him ahead of 2014 read more »

Jenson Button admits that he deserved the three-place penalty that will affect his USGP starting position, but remained confident about his chances on... read more »

Nico Rosberg was encouraged by Mercedes' showing on day one of the USGP, but Lewis Hamilton admitted that he still had a little way to... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christan Horner claims that rival teams encouraged Formula One supporters to boo four-time champion Sebastian Vettel... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says Sebastian Vettel's rivals encouraged the booing of the four-time world champion. read more »

Christian Horner believes Sebastian Vettel's rivals are encouraging fans to boo the four-time champion in an attempt to 'spook' him. The Red Bull boss made the... read more »

Force India boss Vijay Mallya has said his team is taking 'nothing for granted' heading to Texas this weekend, although he has encouraged by the two recent double... read more »

Ferrari's upgraded Maranello windtunnel is giving encouraging early results after re-opening last month read more »

Pastor Maldonado was encouraged by the performance of Williams during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend, even if he did just miss out on... read more »

Pastor Maldondo says he is encouraged by Williams’s performance during the Indian Grand Prix. Maldonado, who has scored just a single point all season, finished the... read more »

Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta expressed their positivity after a productive day of running ahead of the Indian Grand Prix. Sutil was 12th fastest in second... read more »