Carlos Sainz said he was surprised and pleased by how quickly he was able to compete with Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying. read more »

Yuki Tsunoda says he received more acclaim from Europe-based fans compared to those in his native Japan off the back of his Formula 1 debut in Bahrain. Tsunoda lost places on... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda says he was surprised by the scale of the positive reaction he got from F1 fans in Europe after making a strong first impression on his debut. read more »

Helmut Marko has admitted that he was surprised by how far ahead Max Verstappen was of Mercedes in qualifying in Bahrain. read more »

Williams' Nicholas Latifi says that, although his evening was cut short due to boost issues, he was surprised with the driveability of his 2021 machinery during the... read more »

Charles Leclerc said he was "surprised" by how competitive McLaren turned out to be in the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Charles Leclerc surprised even himself by setting the fourth fastest time in Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Carlos Sainz has said that he's surprised by how even the 10 teams looked on short runs in the second session of the season. read more »

Carlos Sainz admits he's "surprised" by how close it is in terms of qualifying performance following Friday practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he did not expect there to be so much attention on his age as he makes a Formula 1 return after two years away. read more »

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has conceded he is "surprised by the amount of bodywork shaming" the team has received over the distinctive airbox on the A521. read more »

Guenther Steiner is "very confident" that he has made the right call putting two rookies in the Haas this season. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has expressed surprise that no other team has yet replicated their unique diffuser design. read more »

As revealed by Autosport last weekend, the Woking-based team emerged in pre-season testing in Bahrain with a unique diffuser solution that tries to claw back some of the losses... read more »

The Alpine Formula 1 team has admitted surprise over Fernando Alonso's rapid recovery from his bike accident last month. Alonso was hit by a car while cycling in... read more »

Fernando Alonso's speed of recovery from a cycling accident that left him with a fractured jaw has surprised all at Alpine, according to new CEO Laurent Rossi. read more »

Romain Grosjean has expressed his surprise at the open and friendly nature of the IndyCar paddock compared to that of Formula 1. read more »

Swapping from MotoGP to F1, Romain Grosjean says he was "quite surprised" to learn of Davide Brivio's decision to join Alpine, the former Renault team. read more »

Romain Grosjean says Alpine's reshuffle of its management is good news for the team, and he says Davide Brivio will do well in his role of Racing Director. read more »

Dutch racer Tom Coronel is not surprised to hear of the team-mate veto clause which Sir Lewis Hamilton is reportedly chasing. read more »

Whilst the team formerly known as Toro Rosso has always been a solid midfield contender, this year was one where they really surprised us a couple of times! read more »

Franz Tost would not be surprised to see Formula 1 rivals show interest in signing Pierre Gasly, but doubts Red Bull would be willing to let him leave AlphaTauri easily read more »

Max Verstappen expressed surprise at the level of Red Bull's performance in Abu Dhabi and underlined the importance of carrying its pace through into early stages of the... read more »

Lando Norris says he was "surprised" to have come so close to a maiden F1 pole position during qualifying for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. read more »

Ferrari sporting director, Laurent Mekies admits "surprise" at the sudden retirement of company CEO, Louis Camilleri. read more »