George Russell says Mercedes' performance in the Sao Paulo sprint race was a "tough pill to swallow" after he finished over 25 seconds behind race winner Max... read more »

Having started eighth Mick Schumacher had an eight-second first pitstop that put him out of contention for points, while his second stop was also slow.After miraculously... read more »

Mick Schumacher has no doubt he will soon end his F1 points duck after being forced to swallow another bitter pill following the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

Pierre Gasly has admitted frustration over the little recognition he feels he gets from Red Bull in Formula 1. Gasly entered the sport via the Red Bull junior programme,... read more »

Esteban Ocon has admitted that losing third place on the run to the finish line in Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is "hard to swallow". read more »

Missing out on a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium finish on the final straight was "hard to swallow" for Esteban Ocon. read more »

Jenson Button has said moving down the grid to drive less competitive machinery at Alfa Romeo will be a "tough pill to swallow" for Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Norris was the quicker of the two McLaren drivers over the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend but started behind Ricciardo after his best qualifying time was deleted for track... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo had to "swallow my pride" to allow Lando Norris past, a move that ultimately played a role in McLaren's first podium of this season. read more »

Romain Grosjean says he is now considering IndyCar as an option for the 2021 season after finding battling at the back in Formula 1 "hard to swallow". Grosjean, a... read more »

Mattia Binotto says the Hungarian GP, a race in which both Ferraris were lapped by Lewis Hamilton, was a "very hard to swallow". read more »

Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen's rivalry started ten years ago, but the Dutchman's promotion to Formula 1 in 2015 was difficult for the Frenchman to accept. read more »

Esteban Ocon beat Max Verstappen to the F3 European title in 2014, so he found it "difficult to swallow" when Verstappen was promoted to F1. read more »

Esteban Ocon admits he found Max Verstappen's promotion to F1 "difficult to swallow" at the time after beating the Dutchman to the previous year's European... read more »

One swallow doesn't make a summer, but for Williams a trouble-free start to 2020 provides the ideal remedy to the pain it suffered 12 months ago. read more »

On a day Max Verstappen eclipsed the official lap record held by Michael Schumacher since his final title-winning season, Ferrari's "suffering" was particularly... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg was on course for a sixth place finish in Bahrain only to be denied by a late technical issue with his Renault R.S.19. read more »

Ferrari CEO admits that last year's 'best year' for Ferrari was hard to swallow after missing out on both titles ahead of the launch of the SF90 read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists he's not done with Ferrari as giving up is not an option, adding that his 2009 title defeat was harder to take than this year's loss. read more »

The German was a first lap casualty in the Spanish Grand Prix after a collision with Romain Grosjean that he was unable to do anything to avoid. read more »

Esteban Ocon admits Sergio Perez's third place in the Azerbaijan GP was a "hard one to swallow" as he wishes he was the one standing on the podium. read more »

Sergio Perez podium 'hard to swallow' - Esteban Ocon read more »

Toto Wolff is still smarting from Sunday's loss in Melbourne, a race in which he believes Lewis Hamilton was on course for a "strong victory." read more »

This was one that got away and it's a bitter pill for us all to swallow. read more »

Carlos Sainz has admitted that Max Verstappen's promotion to Red Bull was hard to swallow. read more »