Fernando Alonso reckons McLaren can make it through to Q3 at the Russian Grand Prix after an encouraging pair of Friday practice sessions for the team in Russia. Alonso... read more »

It's encouraging that we managed to get both cars into the top 10 this afternoon. read more »

Daniil Kvyat is sure that Red Bull can fight among the leading pack throughout the course of 2016 after an encouraging start to the current campaign. Red Bull secured four... read more »

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is hopeful that the outfit can continue to make progress after acknowledging that competition in the midfield is "very tough." McLaren... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen accepts that Ferrari needs to work on its reliability after a mixed start to the 2016 season. Ferrari has again emerged as Mercedes' nearest challenger,... read more »

Honda will focus on improving the top-end performance of its Formula 1 engine as McLaren looks to build on encouraging start to the 2016 season read more »

Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 during the final practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. On Super Soft tyres, Vettel clocked a time of 1:31.683 to finish 0.040s clear... read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction following Friday practice for the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. Mercedes Nico Rosberg: "I couldn't wait to get back in the car after a... read more »

As Friday's practice sessions came to a close, Australian Grand Prix champion Nico Rosberg has said that the two sessions he took part in were encouraging. read more »

The encouraging leap made from testing to Melbourne has shown what's possible. read more »

Renault's Racing Director, Fred Vasseur said his team will be looking to continue the momentum at the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, as he considered the team's debut... read more »

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul, Fred Vasseur and Bob Bell look ahead to Bahrain and reflect on Melbourne. read more »

Christian Horner says Red Bull is pleased with the progress made on its power unit over the winter and sees it as encouraging for 2016 read more »

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton says Formula One needs to focus on encouraging wheel-to-wheel racing above all else if it is to improve the sport next year. Hamilton... read more »

Manor Racing Director Dave Ryan says the outfit's performance in Australia was encouraging, but is wary that progress needs to be made to compete in the… read more »

Sauber anticipates season opener following "encouraging debut" at Barcelona read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the team is "as ready as you can be" for its first F1 race despite completing the fewest amount of laps in winter testing. After a... read more »

Coming off a disappointing 2015 Formula One season due to poor reliability, Renault F1 engine technical director Remi Taffin has said that their results from pre-season testing... read more »

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier believes that the outfit can still make progress, as it did not run its full 2016 specification during pre-season testing at the Circuit... read more »

A 'very excited' Carlos Sainz targets Q3 and points at the Australian Grand Prix following an encouraging pre-season test for Toro Rosso. 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 »

The first day of the second pre-season test at Barcelona has brought some encouraging results to several teams, even though Mercedes has proved by using Pirelli's soft... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg was happy with his first experience of the Sahara Force India VJM09 after setting the pace on day three of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull is already in a stronger position than it was this time last winter after an encouraging opening day with the RB12 in Barcelona. Ricciardo... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described Mercedes start in pre-season testing as "very encouraging" after instantly feeling familiar with his new car. read more »