Whilst things haven't been going badly for McLaren, Jenson Button says they're behind where they expected to be at this point during pre-season testing. The Briton... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by Ferrari's progress but stressed that he is unsure where the team sits in relation to their rivals. Alonso completed 122 laps on... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has played down Mercedes's 2014 Formula 1 'favourite' status, saying he is still wary of traditional rivals Ferrari and Red Bull read more »

Force India were the unexpected pacesetters on the opening day of the second Bahrain test as the force stayed with the Mercedes runners over their struggling Renault and... read more »

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has admitted the team know very little about their 2014 car, the STR9, because of the limited running it has completed. The Italian outfit,... read more »

Lotus could replace Red Bull as the leading Renault powered outfit according to the team's technical director Nick Chester. The outfit, despite missing the first test in... read more »

Jenson Button may have a "good feeling about the first race" but he expects Mercedes could yet have the advantage over McLaren... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that Mercedes are currently the favourites to win in Australia or to possibly take the title. The Briton's outfit is... read more »

Sergio Perez believes it is only a matter of time before Mercedes' engine rivals close the gap - and that they should do so before Australia... read more »

Sergio Perez believes that Mercedes' rival engine manufacturers will catch up with the teams running the German units before the start of the 2014 Formula 1 season. read more »

Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi has conceded that Renault has a long way to go if it is to compete with engine rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, as the French manufacturer's... read more »

Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi has conceded that Renault powered teams are currently unable to compete with rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. Renault has endured a troubled start... read more »

Renault is not currently in a position to compete with rival engine manufacturers Mercedes and Ferrari, according to Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says it is still too early to think his Red Bull team is catching up with its Formula 1 rivals despite his best day of testing of 2014 read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes' problems on day two of Bahrain Formula 1 test are a consequence of its high mileage meaning it can push reliability limits harder than rivals. read more »

Mercedes have yet to dial their new power unit up to maximum revs according to Lewis Hamilton, who admitted the team had some performance in hand. The Briton went third... read more »

Romain Grosjean has admitted that Lotus's late start to pre-season testing leaves them struggling in the wake of rivals ahead of the first race in Melbourne next month. read more »

After four years of title-winning dominance, Red Bull's rivals hope to be "back in the game" as the new F1 era kicks off in 2014. Even before Sebastian... read more »

Engine supplier Renault is confident that the problems its supplied teams suffered during the first pre-season test at Jerez have been solved, but admits it remains behind... read more »

Renault are now confident that the problems which plagued their new power unit during the opening test in Jerez are now behind them. The French supplier endured a nightmare... read more »

Renault have insisted that they are not 'months' behind schedule but admit that they are behind rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. Renault endured a troubled start to... read more »

Renault admits it is still behind its rivals in terms of the development of its power unit but Remi Taffin says "it is not a question of... read more »

Under-pressure Renault have insisted they are not "months" behind their rivals with their new power unit and our confident their post-Jerez "recovery plan"... read more »

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez believes his team might be better prepared for the 2014 season than some of their rivals... read more »

Renault has invited all its customer teams to Jerez on Friday to 'spectate' whilst the Lotus E22 completes a shakedown, or what's officially known as a filming... read more »