Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone remains hopeful the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March will go ahead despite unrest in the country. read more »

Bahrain Grand Prix officials said on Thursday that they remain focused on delivering a successful Formula 1 season opener next month, despite mounting doubts about the event... read more »

Mark Webber remains confident that Red Bull can be among the F1 frontrunners this season, despite an apparently slow start to testing. read more »

Mercedes Grand Prix team principal Ross Brawn has insisted that he is satisfied with the progress the Brackley-based outfit has made in the first two pre-season tests for F1 2011. read more »

Ross Brawn insists he is comfortable with the way Mercedes GP's preparations for the new season are going - despite questions being raised about the form of the new W02. read more »

Nico Rosberg says he is remaining upbeat about Mercedes GP's potential for the 2011 season - despite the mixed fortunes that the team has endured in early testing read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks overtaking in Formula 1 is going to be just as hard in 2011 as it was in previous seasons - despite the introduction of the moveable rear wing read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks overtaking in Formula 1 is going to be just as hard in 2011 as it was in previous seasons - despite the introduction of the moveable rear wing read more »

Pirelli has reported another satisfactory F1 test, despite frequent stoppages interrupting its data acquisition programme. read more »

It is the irony of all ironies. Despite F1's teams reacting so strongly to the FIA's proposal of a budget cap in 2009 that they threatened a rival series, we find out... read more »

Despite topping the timesheets at Jerez on Friday, Michael Schumacher admits Mercedes GP are "slightly concerned" about their lack of pace... read more »

Michael Schumacher was in action again today for the third day of this week's test in Jerez. The team's programme included systems checks with the adjustable... read more »

As he sampled Force India's new VJM04 - the car he will race in his rookie F1 season in 2011 - for the first time, Paul di Resta revealed he was happy with progress. If... read more »

Williams encountered further issues at Jerez on Saturday, with their morning runs being greatly reduced by a problem with the KERS unit in the FW33. Rubens Barrichello spent... read more »

World champion Sebastian Vettel hopes Robert Kubica will continue to go rallying as a sideline once he is fit enough to return to Formula 1 - despite the Pole suffering severe... read more »

Despite the fact that the second day of testing in Southern Spain came to an end two hours early for the Sauber F1 Team after Sergio Pérez had an accident, it was still a... read more »

Sergio Perez believes he is making good progress in his preparations for his rookie Formula 1 season, despite his crash at Jerez today. read more »

Sergio Perez says he learnt a lot during his second day in the C30, despite crashing heavily into a tyre barrier and destroying the cars read more »

Vitaly Petrov says he has what it takes to lead Lotus Renault despite the team seeking an experienced as his new team-mate... read more »

Adrian Sutil enjoyed a strong opening day at Jerez after getting his first taste of Force India’s new VJM04 on Thursday. The outfit’s 2011 contender features a blade-style... read more »

Renault team boss Eric Boullier will continue to let his drivers pursue potentially dangerous activities outside of racing, despite Robert Kubica injuring himself on a rally read more »

Lotus Renault GP's Vitaly Petrov was back in the R31 as the team got its second winter test underway in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The Russian did some tyre... read more »

Frank Williams and Patrick Head say they both remain fully committed to the future of their Formula 1 team and its businesses, despite it being confirmed on Tuesday that they... read more »

Pastor Maldonado insists he's not under pressure despite Williams ruthlessly sacking his predecessor after he claimed a pole position... read more »

Virgin Racing team principal John Booth insists he never once thought about giving up on the challenge of Formula 1, despite the difficulties his outfit faced at the start of... read more »