Fernando Alonso warns Ferrari need to change the direction of their car design if they are to be competitive in 2012. read more »

Fernando Alonso's first target in the Australian Grand Prix will be to score points despite the less competitive Ferrari F2012 read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased by Mercedes' competitive start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend, but warned against reading too much into the times read more »

"The midfield group is going to be very tightly packed and I hope we can have a dry qualifying session tomorrow to find out just how competitive we can be," says Mike... read more »

Felipe Massa says that he will be focusing on doing the best job possible regardless of how competitive the F2012 is read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes four or five teams could be battling it out at the front of the grid this year read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button say they have no idea if the McLaren will be competitive in Melbourne, but are "excited". read more »

Paul di Resta believes that the midfield teams in Formula 1 are under more pressure this year because the competitive spread of the grid has closed up. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has reopened the debate around budget caps, saying teams need to "learn to be competitive without tonnes of money"... read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is hopeful of a competitive season, and doesn't believe any one team will dominate. After a disappointing pre-season for McLaren last read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits that he is happy with McLaren's pre-season campaign but knows that there are many competitive teams on the grid... read more »

Jenson Button believes Sauber will be "competitive" at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after noting impressive testing pace read more »

Ferrari technical chief Pat Fry has admitted that at present he does not believe the team is competitive enough to finish on the podium in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

For the second day of testing at Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton was back in the car for McLaren, but eventually could not run as much as he wanted. The Briton is however confident... read more »

It is very difficult to sum-up the man and the racing driver that is Mario Gabriele Andretti. For now, then, let's just adhere to the statistics: he is the only driver... read more »

Mark Webber had made it clear that wants to stay competitive at the front of the grid after 2012, saying he is not prepared to drive for a midfield team... read more »

Feb.24 (GMM) The precise pecking-order is clouded, but one thing is clear: 2012 looks set to be a highly competitive season in formula one. "There are a lot of cars out... read more »

Jenson Button's first day in the cockpit of the MP4-27 on Thursday was spent working with different set up's during a series of short runs, followed by a full... read more »

Sebastian Vettel feels McLaren's pace over the long runs were "quite interesting" on day one of the second pre-season test in Barcelona... read more »

Sergio Perez has admitted the Sauber C31 is proving problematic, but is still confident it has the potential to be competitive read more »

Sebastian Vettel says it is way too early to judge how competitive the new Red Bull is after his first day behind the wheel of the car. read more »

Forecasts based on early test results are usually unreliable, but a picture of the 2012 pecking order may already be emerging. On Wednesday at Jerez, Michael Schumacher moved... read more »

Mark Webber is confident that Red Bull will be competitive in 2012 after his second day of running the car at Jerez today. read more »

Technical director James Allison says Lotus need to wait and see how competitive the new E20 will be this season read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus can build a competitive car, given the teams previous history, when the outfit was known as Renault. The Finnish driver read more »