Oscar Piastri has downplayed claims in the media that his team-mate Lando Norris is the clear favourite at McLaren. read more »

Juan Pablo Montoya has downplayed Max Verstappen's F1 dominance, believing that at least seven other drivers on the grid could become world champions in his Red Bull car.  read more »

Leclerc eventually finished the race in seventh after he was delayed by a jack issue at a pit stop and received a five-second penalty for pitlane speeding, the latter costing... read more »

Toto Wolff has downplayed his public rebuke of Lewis Hamilton over team radio at the Austrian Grand Prix, stating that it was "something that only he would understand". read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has downplayed the significance of adding sidepods to the W14 in the team's recent upgrade package. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison says a new sidepod direction is not the key change on the team's upgraded 2023 F1 car.  read more »

Christian Horner has downplayed widespread assertions that Red Bull’s huge points lead means it has already wrapped up both Formula 1 titles in 2023. After winning both... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has downplayed suggestions his team are back after their most competitive showing of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix.  read more »

Ferrari and Mercedes have downplayed suggestions that rival F1 teams will be able to copy Red Bull's floor design after it was snapped at the Monaco Grand Prix.  read more »

Christian Horner downplayed the suggestion of an unbeaten Formula One season after Max Verstappen claimed the Red Bull's sixth straight win at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has downplayed rumours linking Lewis Hamilton with a sensational switch to Ferrari, declaring "none of this is true".  read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed the significance of Mercedes' substantial F1 upgrade package which is sset to be introduced at the next race at Imola. read more »

George Russell has downplayed Mercedes' planned upgrade for the next F1 race at Imola, insisting it is "not going to transform things".  read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella believes that the team’s planned upgrades for Baku won't offer a drastic change from its lacklustre early season performance. Stella... read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has downplayed expectations surrounding McLaren's planned upgrade package set to debut at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in late April. Having... read more »

Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey has downplayed the team's ominous supremacy in the opening race of the new Formula 1 season and says they are braced for... read more »

Fred Vasseur has downplayed rumours of a crisis unfolding behind the scenes at Ferrari at the start of the 2023 F1 season.   read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed suggestions that his relationship with F1 rival Lewis Hamilton is "difficult", claiming "it is quite straightforward". read more »

Charles Leclerc has downplayed any suggestion that talks have already begun on extending his Formula 1 contract with Ferrari. The Monegasque driver was promoted to the senior... read more »

Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen has downplayed his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton by stating that "it's not something that necessarily fuels me". read more »

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have downplayed Mercedes' prospects for the rest of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend despite setting the pace in Friday practice.  read more »

George Russell has downplayed Mercedes' chances of a second pole position in three races despite showing strong pace in Friday practice for the F1 Dutch Grand Prix. read more »

Horner has made it clear that Red Bull doesn't need Porsche to finance its power unit project, and that if the deal doesn't happen the new engine could simply run... read more »

Aston Martin has downplayed the impact of its new Formula 1 rear wing, stating that it is "nothing special". The Silverstone-based squad unveiled a new rear wing... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed the significance of Aston Martin's controversial rear wing design introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »