Kimi Räikkönen, 2nd: “It’s a great result for the team and we deserve it as everyone has been working very hard. To be honest,... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: “It went a bit better than we feared and we managed to limit the damage. We had arrived here eight points down on the championship leader and we... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 14th: "It's the same pattern as in China, in that I manage to have a good pace in the race, but I'm slow in qualifying. We must find a solution... read more »

Mark Webber has admitted that he had not expected Red Bull to be as quick it was in Bahrain GP qualifying. read more »

The whole team has delivered an impressive performance today, which leaves us in a competitive position heading into the race. read more »

Nico Rosberg, 5th: "In general, I felt very comfortable during qualifying today. However, as we have been focusing on our race pace, there is always a compromise in the... read more »

Paul di Resta, 10th: “I’m very happy with our qualifying performance today. With our reduced programme yesterday it wasn’t easy getting all the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel paid tribute to his Red Bull team for the work it has put in to be more competitive after securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »

Jenson Button admitted he was off the pace during Friday practice in Bahrain, but is hoping he will be more competitive in race trim read more »

Nico Rosberg has finished practice two fastest in Bahrain, continuing on from his success in China where he won his maiden Grand Prix victory. The Red Bulls showed competitive... read more »

With such a tightly-bunched field making for a highly competitive Formula 1 season, Lewis Hamilton has so far demonstrated that consistency is key. Thanks to a trio of third... read more »

Heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, Sauber looked set for another competitive race as Kamui Kobayashi lined up 3rd on the grid, his best qualifying position to date. However,... read more »

That was one of our most competitive races since we joined F1. There were no safety cars and yet we were incredibly close to finishing on the same lap as the leader. read more »

Romain Grosjean said that "a terrible first run in Q2" prevented him from setting a competitive lap time in the final part of qualifying read more »

The Williams F1 cars have qualified in 13th and 14th positions for the Chinese GP. In an extremely competitive session, both drivers first got comfortably through to Q2, where... read more »

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry says the team need to make major changes to the way they operate before they can be competitive. read more »

Apr.13 (GMM) Whilst admitting the RB8 has "very nervous" handling, Sebastian Vettel insists there is nothing fundamentally wrong with the 2012 Red Bull. The German... read more »

Nico Rosberg says it could take several weeks for the Mercedes to be competitive in race conditions. read more »

Just like the other teams, Toro Rosso had to deal with the damp track conditions in the morning. Second practice proved to be more interesting for the team. Based on their... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen expects Caterham to be more competitive during this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Apr.11 (GMM) McLaren is not yet ready to roll out a Mercedes-style 'F-duct' to complement its highly competitive 2012 car. Despite Mercedes struggling with tyres in... read more »

Fernando Alonso does not expect Ferrari to be any more competitive in China than it was in the opening two races of the season read more »

McLaren is not yet ready to roll out a Mercedes-style ‘F-duct’ to complement its highly competitive 2012 car. Despite Mercedes struggling with tyres in the... read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Having secured our first points of the season in Malaysia with what is a much improved and competitive car the read more »