Mercedes has been left "surprised" by the 0.5s deficit to F1 rivals Ferrari during Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, concedes Valtteri Bottas.  read more »

Andy Green concedes that there is something fundamentally wrong with Force India's VJM11, and it is a problem they've yet to make any inroads on. read more »

Despite bagging points in the opening two races of this season, Nico Hulkenberg says Renault head to China with "things to work on." read more »

While Sergey Sirotkin concedes Williams must have "looked like idiots" in Bahrain, he says that is from the outside as there were some positives for Williams. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo concedes he's already bracing for engine grid penalties during the 2018 F1 campaign with the tighter rules read more »

Trailing Red Bull in Australia, Eric Boullier concedes over-ambition and a torrid pre-season meant McLaren are not quite where they want to be. read more »

Toto Wolff plays down speculation about F1 breakaway claims but concedes invested parties are "trying to position themselves" for future deals read more »

Ross Brawn concedes that the Australian Grand Prix fell short in excitement due to a lack of overtaking. read more »

Sebastian Vettel kicked off his 2018 championship campaign in the best way, claiming victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The German, however, concedes Ferrari... read more »

Although Charlie Whiting is adamant Laurent Mekies's move to Ferrari is "less sensitive" than Marcin Budkowski's to Renault, he concedes the FIA need to put... read more »

Pre-season testing may have gone in Mercedes' favour but Toto Wolff concedes racing is very different and his team will have to climb "Mount Everest" to hold off... read more »

Claire Williams concedes a "challenging" pre-season did not show the best that Williams has to offer, nor did it show that they've made a mistake with their line-up. read more »

Paddy Lowe fears the increasing weight of F1 cars threatens to lose the pure spirit element of the sport but concedes a balance between sport and entertainment needs to be found. read more »

Valtteri Bottas concedes Mercedes is unsure of its true one-lap pace after opted against any pure pace runs in testing. read more »

Although Brendon Hartley concedes that this year's midfield battle will be tough, he sees no reason why Toro Rosso can't target points in Melbourne. read more »

Determined to see McLaren return to the front of the grid, Eric Boullier concedes the team has to be ambitious and with that comes risk. read more »

While Carlos Sainz concedes that Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull will be the pace-setter, he says it is up to Renault to close the gap and challenge for fourth. read more »

Although Sebastian Vettel feels Ferrari's SF71H is a "step forward", he concedes he doesn't really know about performance given the weather in Spain. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg concedes he has had to become a "fair loser" having claimed the unenviable record of the most grand prix starts without a podium. read more »

McLaren's Peter Prodromou is eager to build a relationship with Renault to emulate the partnership it enjoyed with Red Bull Racing but concedes he's nervous ahead of... read more »

Although it was the year-old Ferrari engine that caught most of the blame for Sauber's dismal 2017 campaign, Frederic Vasseur concedes their issues were bigger than that. read more »

Although James Key concedes no one knows until the season begins, he feels Toro Rosso could pull off a "surprise" this season with new engine partner Honda. read more »

Renault's academy director Mia Sharizman concedes Red Bull are the ones to look up to when it comes to setting the benchmark for their young driver programme. read more »

Valtteri Bottas concedes he has no idea where Mercedes will be in the pecking order ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »

Toto Wolff concedes that a fierce rivalry is not what a team wants; instead he is happier with the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas who push one another... read more »