The first pre-race conference of the 2019 season was centred on the sad loss of FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who passed in the early hours of Thursday morning. Listen in... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes has already made improvements to its 2019 Formula 1 car after declaring Ferrari to be the pre-season favourite during testing read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted 2019 will be his biggest challenge since joining Mercedes -- and it's not just because of the pre-season pace of Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Kimi Raikkonnen says Alfa Romeo's place in the Formula 1 pecking order is a "big mystery" after finding it tricky to explore his new car's potential in... read more »

Dave Robson says the team has working hard to ensure Robert Kubica and George Russell have enough parts to cover the Australian Grand Prix weekend after a distinct lack of... read more »

Max Verstappen is not ready to declare himself a real challenger for the 2019 title, despite Red Bull's outward confidence about the new partnership with Honda. After... read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has ordered extra pit-stop practice during pre-season in a bid to avoid a repeat of the double DNF which marred their Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Despite a sold pre-season in Barcelona, Kimi Raikkonen still remains unsure where Alfa Romeo stands heading to the opening round in Australia. read more »

A low-key pre-season dogged with niggling reliability problems and a lack of mileage would usually risk setting alarm bells ringing inside a team read more »

With just three-thousandths of a second splitting last year's title contenders as pre-season testing wrapped up in Barcelona last week, the scene is set for a titanic... read more »

Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko has warned Pierre Gasly to drive more cautiously after the Frenchman crashed twice during pre-season testing, effectively ruling out... read more »

Pre-season done; Australia is looming. Time to try and look very smart or very stupid with 10 predictions for the 2019 season. read more »

Praise for a new boss who has brought back the feel-good factor has been a fundamental part of the Ferrari Formula 1 team's pre-season read more »

Williams Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe appears to have departed the team following the troubled launch of their 2019 car which ended pre-season testing in Barcelona... read more »

Performance Engineering Director Tom McCullough says Racing Point F1 Team had a successful pre-season testing but that there's still work to be done read more »

Formula 1 rookie Alex Albon says there were no "nasty surprises" from Toro Rosso's 2019 car when he logged proper mileage for the first time in pre-season testing read more »

Ex-Williams Formula 1 driver Sergey Sirotkin says he feels "very sorry" for his former team over the difficulties it has already faced in pre-season testing read more »

Scuderia Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost impressed by Honda engine, drivers and his team in pre-season testing read more »

I've really enjoyed my annual pilgrimage to watch pre-season testing this year.  read more »

Daniil Kvyat admits he was anxious about making a Formula 1 return with Toro Rosso, but after a smooth pre-season the Russian feels ready to put the past behind him and says... read more »

Ferrari heads into the 2019 Formula 1 season brimming with confidence after a winter of change at the top and a strong performance in pre-season testing, and one of the main... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says Renault has been left with "no major concerns" about its 2019 F1 car following pre-season testing.  read more »

Former Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa believes that the quality of pre-season testing in Barcelona over the past few weeks is one of the highest he has seen, and reckons... read more »

Pierre Gasly has warned Red Bull not to get "too excited" following a positive first pre-season test with F1 engine suppliers Honda.  read more »

Charles Leclerc's fast start to life with Ferrari in pre-season testing has come may have turned heads, but it came as no surprise to the team. read more »