But as the weekend carried on, Mercedes could not recapture that form and it again found itself fighting at the front of the midfield pack rather than with Ferrari and Red... read more »

Alpine "flattered to deceive on pace" at Albert Park, according to Martin Brundle. read more »

Max Verstappen has revealed to suffering uncertainty over his F1 title credentials last season after the opening Bahrain Grand Prix as he felt the track may have flattered Red... read more »

Otmar Szafnauer has failed to categorically rule out a future move to Alpine despite pledging his loyalty to Aston Martin. read more »

Red Bull is chasing its first F1 title since 2013, and the driver's championship is currently led by Max Verstappen, who sits 12 points clear of Mercedes rival Lewis... read more »

The world champion had arrived in Mexico City well aware that Red Bull would likely have the edge, with its car and engine package having proved so good at the high-altitude... read more »

George Russell has ruled a move to Red Bull as "impossible" but has conceded he is flattered by the interest from the championship-leading team. read more »

With Ferrari in particular having leapfrogged from a best-of-the-rest contender to grabbing pole position in Monaco and Baku, Alonso senses that the competitive order has been... read more »

Mattia Binotto is refusing to get carried away with Ferrari's improvement despite Charles Leclerc having taken back-to-back pole positions. read more »

The Enstone-based outfit endured a difficult start to the season, as it struggled to make much of an impact in the midfield battle during the Bahrain and Emilia Romagna... read more »

Russell put in his best qualifying performance of his Williams career thus far in earning 11th on the grid, but in what he called "a race of survival" he slipped back... read more »

AlphaTauri is in the top half of the championship after the opening two rounds, as it chases its highest finish in the team's 36-year history, but it has yet to capitalise... read more »

Criticised by Liberty Media and Red Bull, Formula E chief executive Jamie Reigle says it is "flattering" that F1 should talk about his sport. read more »

Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, feels the team's rise to P4 since returning to Formula 1 left them in a situation that was "a bit flattering". read more »

In today's F1 Gossip, Ferrari responds to Hamilton speculation, Scuderia targets female driver and Russian GP promoters confident 2020 race will go ahead despite ban. read more »

Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri says Lewis Hamilton's meeting with chairman John Elkann has been blown out of proportion, but indicated the Formula 1 champion has some... read more »

Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri is flattered Lewis Hamilton has shown an interest in moving to the famous Italian team, but says it would be "totally premature" to make a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton flattered as Ferrari finally appears to notice him. read more »

Toto Wolff admits that Mercedes' dominant form so far in 2019 owes plenty to luck as well as the Silver Arrows' continued excellence. read more »

Although Karun Chandhok was "flattered" that Ferrari believed his Sky F1 analysis was so on point that it could be used as evidencey, he's also confused. read more »

I would be lying if I didn't admit that the French Grand Prix was one of the dullest races I've seen in a while. read more »

Toto Wolff says four consecutive one-two finishes to start the 2019 season have flattered Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have locked out the top two steps on the... read more »

McLaren has made a positive start to the 2019 Formula 1 season, exceeding its own expectations in the first couple of races. Its results have been flattered by the... read more »

Following Red Bull's refusal to allow Daniel Ricciardo test for his new team in Abu Dhabi, Renault is playing up the positives of the snub, suggesting its former partner... read more »

Rather than hold it against Red Bull, Renault are "flattered" that Daniel Ricciardo was not allowed to test for them in December as that means Red Bull are... read more »