The rookie suffered a clash with the barriers in the morning, before recovering to set the ninth fastest time on Friday. read more »

Although Fred Vasseur is "fully convinced" Charles Leclerc is up for the F1 challenge, he says the rookie must be given time to adjust. read more »

Sergey Sirotkin says it would be naive to target “something extraordinary” in his rookie F1 campaign at Williams in 2018. read more »

Robert Kubica has warned against making comparisons between his and Williams rookie Sergey Siriotkin's times over winter testing. read more »

Sauber hope a new car, a promising new driver and closer links with engine partner Ferrari can propel them forwards this year. read more »

Following the comments by Guenther Steiner and the subsequent criticism, Haas owner Gene Haas feels the team are too young to bring in any kind of rookie driver, which the... read more »

Sergey Sirotkin eager to get rookie F1 season underway read more »

Sergey Sirotkin, only the third ever Russian to compete in Formula 1, is looking forward to his rookie season in 2018. read more »

Former Williams teammates Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll appear to be at odds over the amount of help the Brazilian veteran offered the Canadian rookie last year. read more »

Felipe Massa says its "better not to comment" in reaction to Lance Stroll's claim that the Brazilian didn't assist him in his rookie season. read more »

A defiant Lance Stroll has denied that veteran driver and Williams team-mate Felipe Massa mentored him throughout his rookie season in Formula 1. read more »

The FIA's definitive 2018 Formula 1 entry list has formally confirmed the race numbers of this year's rookie drivers and new official names for four teams read more »

Sauber rookie Charles Leclerc is expecting his new team to be in a much more competitive position this year now that it has access to an up-to-date supply of Ferrari engines. read more »

F1 rookie Charles Leclerc says Alfa Romeo Sauber will be able to attack the 2018 season thanks to its return to up-to-date Ferrari engines. read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi and Paul di Resta are among 20 drivers named on the entry list for Formula E's rookie test in Marrakesh on January 14. read more »

Paul di Resta is to take part in the forthcoming Formula E rookie test in Marrakesh. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne insists there were "plenty of positives" to take from his rookie Formula 1 campaign, despite McLaren-Honda's setbacks in 2017. Vandoorne… read more »

Lance Stroll feels his performances during 2017 have gone a long way to prove his critics wrong that he does belong in Formula 1. read more »

Lance Stroll believes he has answered his critics by finishing his Formula 1 rookie season with a podium and 40 world championship points read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne says the start of his rookie campaign in Formula 1 was not up to the standard he knows he can reach. read more »

After a difficult opening to the season, Stoffel Vandoorne ended the 2017 season close to the pace of team-mate Fernando Alonso, which pleased McLaren Executive Director Zak Brown. read more »

Charles Leclerc has expressed caution over his expectations for his rookie campaign in Formula 1, but believes Sauber's reversion to current-year power units… read more »

Lance Stroll wants improvements on Saturday to help him score more points on Sunday after he admitted Qualifying was amongst his weak points of his rookie season. read more »

Charles Leclerc expects a big step to come from Sauber in 2018 but is waiting until he gets on track during pre-season testing to offer any predictions for his rookie season. read more »

Force India protege Jehan Daruvala will stay at Carlin for the 2018 European Formula 3 championship after impressing during his rookie campaign read more »