Despite making Q3, Sergio Perez was disappointed that his lap attempt was far from perfect and was only good enough for ninth. read more »

Verstappen's hot lap was far than ideal, although he did manage to fight his way to podium last week from a worst position! read more »

Kimi Raikkonen ails to fifth in Bahrain qualifying, finishing behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and almost eight-tenths off the pole time. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen admits Chinese GP result 'far from ideal' read more »

Less than three-tenths of a second separated Valtteri Bottas from pole position, but the Finn was disappointed not to at least be on the front row of the grid. read more »

Another disrupted day befell Stoffel Vandoorne and the McLaren Honda team on Thursday, with only 48 laps completed by the Belgian. read more »

Not an ideal outing, as we would have liked to tick a few more items off the list, but Max got through more than 100 laps today. read more »

Another engine issue cost Stoffel Vandoorne track time on Tuesday, but the Belgian still managed to complete 80 laps, finishing tenth fastest overall. read more »

Kevin Magnussen is the ideal partner for Romain Grosjean in Haas' pursuit to ascend the midfield this season, according to Gene Haas. read more »

Pirelli is planning to introduce revised wet Formula 1 tyre compounds in time for the Chinese Grand Prix after admitting that the ones tested at Barcelona were not ideal read more »

It's obviously not ideal when you encounter the kind of issues we had today and on Monday, but that's the nature of testing. read more »

Fernando Alonso admits frustration of opening day engine issues have left him sad. read more »

Fernando Alonso completed just twenty-nine laps on the opening day of pre-season testing and admitted it was a far from ideal start to 2017. read more »

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Claire Williams says the team has no concerns on Felipe Massa s ability or competitive edge as he prepares to make a retirement turnaround read more »

According to Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne will have the ideal partner next year in Fernando Alonso at McLaren-Honda... read more »

Following Nico Rosberg announcing his retirement just days after winning his first ever World Championship, Paddy Lowe has admitted the timing was not ideal. read more »

Felipe Nasr's manager has admitted that Banco do Brasil's decision to terminate its sponsorship deal with Sauber is a blow, though will not give up on securing… read more »

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes one-two performance at Interlagos was the team s best result, quipping it was also Bernie Ecclestone's ideal finish read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton gets his critical Brazilian Grand Prix weekend off to the ideal start with fastest time in first practice. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was naturally disappointed after seeing a strong performance at the Circuit of the Americas come to nothing after a wheel issue during his final pit stop on Sunday. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was more than a second down on the pole position time during qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, but hopes Ferrari will have a stronger... read more »

Raikkonen disappointed with 'far from ideal' qualifying result read more »

Lewis Hamilton outpaced Nico Rosberg by 0.3s in Practice One in Austin as he made the ideal start to a critical weekend in the title race at the US GP. read more »

Nico Rosberg hooks up the ideal lap to defeat Lewis Hamilton for a potentially pivotal eighth pole position of the season in Suzuka. read more »