Roberto Merhi still has Formula 1 ambitions and hopes to be involved in F1 in some capacity despite missing out on the Manor Racing drive for 2016. read more »

Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul admits that qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix will be something of an adventure, despite expressing confidence in his strategists. read more »

Ahead of his maiden Formula One season, Pascal Wehrlein has revealed that despite there being no specific targets for him to meet, there is still pressure on him to perform. read more »

Claire Williams says she is worried about the chasing pack despite her team's strong showing in Formula 1 pre-season testing read more »

Despite a less than promising pre-season programme, Jenson Button is ready to view McLaren's prospects through the prism of an F1 race weekend. read more »

Marucs Ericsson has praised Sauber's patient approach with young drivers ahead of his third season in Formula One. Ericsson endured a tough start to life at Sauber last... read more »

Force India says it is strong enough financially to pay its bills and keep to its 2016 Formula 1 development schedule, despite speculation about its funding read more »

Despite last season, Fernando Alonso says he is ready to re-enter the F1 fray for McLaren and Honda in Melbourne... read more »

Despite a promising pre-season, and switching to Ferrari power, Toro Rosso F1 team boss Franz Tost does not see sister team Red Bull Racing in his sights for 2016. read more »

Alex Zanardi says he is not part of Channel 4's comprehensive presenting line-up for the 2016 F1 season, despite being announced as such. read more »

Kevin Magnussen is ready to lead Renault's return to Formula 1, despite his own year out of the cockpit, managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes read more »

Carlos Sainz still expects to be chasing the Red Bull's come the Australian Grand Prix, despite Christian Horner's assertion they could be ahead read more »

Despite everything, there's still a lot wonderful about F1 read more »

Reining world champion Mercedes only topped once the time sheet over the course of the eight test days despite having dominated the preparation for the new season in terms of... read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the team is "as ready as you can be" for its first F1 race despite completing the fewest amount of laps in winter testing. After a... read more »

Pirelli will not take its new ultra-soft compound to Azerbaijan's inaugural race due to a lack of data. Pirelli has announced it will take the medium, soft and super-soft... read more »

Despite a troubled second pre-season test, Haas F1 principal Gunther Steiner is confident that the team can be in the mix at the Austalian Grand Prix. read more »

Felipe Massa is an odd soul. Despite having fought to the wire for the 2008 drivers' title, Formula One's chief scamp - who is incredibly popular in the paddock... read more »

Formula 1 concluded its pre-season running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but what could we learn from the last batch of group action before the Australian Grand Prix?... read more »

Rio Haryanto says he feels "really well prepared" for his Formula 1 debut with Manor Racing, despite a troubled final day of testing at the Circuit de… read more »

Jolyon Palmer says winter testing has been "a little bit disastrous" for him on a personal level, despite his optimism in Renault's 2016 car. Palmer was in the... read more »

Sergio Perez feels his Force India team are well prepared for the new Formula 1 season despite a technical issue curtailing his day early on the final day of pre-season testing... read more »

Lewis Hamilton joked that he was glad Mercedes detected a problem with its W07 Hybrid as its faultless pre-season programme was interrupted by a transmission failure. Hamilton... read more »

Sebastian Vettel thinks recent uncertainty over qualifying proves Formula One lacks leadership but insists the sport is still "doing fine" despite recent criticisms.... read more »

Felipe Massa thinks Thursday was the best day of Williams' winter testing so far but is still refusing to predict the team's place in the pecking order. Massa... read more »