Team Lotus were left 'lost for words' after they managed to fairly beat two established cars during Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. Heikki Kovalainen finished 16th,... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen hailed his Lotus team's performance as its best ever after beating some established teams on pure pace. read more »

Jenson Button said he simply did not have the pace to match his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton's charge to victory in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Felipe Massa says Ferrari will not be satisfied with efforts to improve its car until it is right at the front of the grid - even if its race pace allows it to fight for podium... read more »

McLaren believes it needs to work much harder to improve all areas of its car design if it is going to get it into a position to start overhauling Formula 1 pace-setters Red... read more »

Ferrari have blamed their wind tunnel for the F150º's poor pace, suggesting it may not be giving accurate results. Technical director Aldo Costa revealed to... read more »

Sam Michael, Technical Director: Although not reflected in our result this afternoon, the qualifying pace of the FW33 has improved. After testing the new read more »

Lewis Hamilton chose to sacrifice some qualifying pace in a bid to improve his race pace after a mistake in qualifying for the Malaysian GP read more »

Fernando Alonso is adamant Ferrari will fare better in Sunday's grand prix than during qualifying in China... read more »

Jenson Button has admitted Sebastian Vettel's pole position lap time at the Chinese Grand Prix was simply out of reach for McLaren read more »

Although he stopped short of saying Sebastian Vettel is unbeatable, Jenson Button reckons his only chance of winning in China is if he beats the Red Bull off the line... read more »

Nico Rosberg says it only took 'simple changes' to unlock the potential of the Mercedes W02 after taking a breakthrough fourth on the grid in China read more »

Jenson Button admitted that Sebastian Vettel's blistering pace in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix dashed any hopes the McLaren driver might have had of challenging... read more »

Sebastian Vettel continues to set the pace in Shanghai as practice ends ahead of qualifyng for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel lays down his marker for a third pole of 2011 by setting the pace ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in final practice in... read more »

Like team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button was unable to describe McLaren as being in a promising position after Friday free practice in China. In third place, the 2009 World... read more »

Felipe Massa concedes it's no good have solid race-pace if Ferrari cannot get near the front of the grid in qualifying... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is quickest in second session in Shanghai, ahead of Hamilton, Button, Rosberg, Schumacher, Massa, Sutil, Heidfeld, Petrov and Webber. read more »

Felipe Massa says Ferrari can take little heart from its strong form in the races - because it is paying too much of a penalty as a result of its lack of pace in qualifying. read more »

Sebastian Vettel picks up where he left off in Malaysia to set pace in opening practice for Chinese GP. read more »

Red Bull hold sway in Shanghai as Sebastian Vettel sets the pace, half a second clear of team-mate Mark Webber. read more »

Nico Rosberg says he is under no illusions about the pace of his Mercedes team, the German conceding it will be very hard for his squad to more up the field. read more »

Tonio Liuzzi says he is confident Hispania will be closer to the pace in China, even if one eye is already on 2012 read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is eager to make it third-time-lucky with his first podium of F1 2011 in the Chinese GP in Shanghai - even if he concedes he can't take the... read more »

Jenson Button believes McLaren will be even closer to pace-setters Red Bull Racing in China this weekend - and thinks it could be on course for a 'fun' race if it can... read more »