Despite all the talk of BS, its business as usual in Melbourne as Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in second practice. read more »

Alfa Romeo team boss Fred Vasseur thinks Formula 1's top three teams will rapidly pull clear of the midfield again, despite the gap appearing to have closed over the winter read more »

Red Bull's junior driver programme is not in "crisis", says Franz Tost, despite having to call on past drivers for this year's Toro Rosso line up. read more »

Despite the poignancy of the occasion following news of Charlie Whiting's death, there was a magical moment during today's press conference when the assembled drivers... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he and team-mate Charles Leclerc are free to race this season - despite Ferrari saying they could favour the German. read more »

Ralf Schumacher believes that his son, David, and the son of his brother Michael, Mick, need more time to develop as drivers and as people before they are to make an impact... read more »

Despite changes to the official entry list, and a revised livery for Melbourne, Mission Winnow insists that it is still the title sponsor of Ferrari. read more »

Philip Morris has underlined that Mission Winnow will remain Ferrari's active 2019 Formula 1 title sponsor, despite the team name change and logos being removed for the... read more »

Max Verstappen is not ready to declare himself a real challenger for the 2019 title, despite Red Bull's outward confidence about the new partnership with Honda. After... read more »

Formula 1 sporting chief Ross Brawn says the championship is determined to keep the British Grand Prix on the calendar despite there being "no certainty" over its... read more »

Despite a sold pre-season in Barcelona, Kimi Raikkonen still remains unsure where Alfa Romeo stands heading to the opening round in Australia. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is quietly hoping for a race win in 2019, despite leaving Ferrari for Alfa Romeo. The Finn believes Alfa - formerly Sauber - can spring a surprise this year,... read more »

Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has admitted that he believes Mattia Binotto's recent comments which outlined a problem with engine reliability for Ferrari, despite... read more »

Despite featuring near the bottom of the mileage and lap-time charts, Sergio Perez remains positive heading into the new Formula 1 season. read more »

Max Verstappen remains confident despite gearbox gremlins plaguing final day of pre-season testing. read more »

Max Verstappen feels Red Bull is in good shape heading into the 2019 F1 season despite not displaying the speed of rivals Ferrari and Mercedes. read more »

Despite the headline-grabbing 0.003s gap between Ferrari and Mercedes on the final day of testing, a closer look at the data from pre-season still gives the Italian team a... read more »

Despite admitting that Sebastian Vettel will be given priority in the early stages of the season, Ferrari team boss insists Charles Leclerc will be free to fight his teammate. read more »

Despite emerging as a frontrunner ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, the Scuderia Ferrari team are not resting on their laurels. read more »

Formula 1 owners Liberty Media have been keen to stress their commitment towards growing the sport, despite posting alarming losses of $110million for the year 2018, as they... read more »

Williams Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica feels the team "lost another day" of pre-season testing on the final day of running at Barcelona, despite completing 90 laps read more »

Mattia Binotto was not fully satisfied by Ferrari's efforts in pre-season testing, insisting that improvements could have been made, despite Sebastian Vettel setting the... read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says Charles Leclerc will be free to fight Sebastian Vettel in races next year, despite confirming that the German will take precedence in... read more »

Williams Racing driver George Russell says the team still has work to do, despite completing 140 laps - the most of any driver on the third day of the second Barcelona test. read more »

Williams technical boss Paddy Lowe is confident his team will reach its planned mileage after missing the start of F1 pre-season testing read more »