Those limits were at the heart of the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The race winner downplayed any advantage he may have gained by consistently running wide... read more »

Verstappen ended pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit with the fastest lap time, recording a best effort of 1m28.960s.The lap saw him finish 0.093s clear of... read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed Red Bull's early impressive form after topping the timesheets on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing.  read more »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed the value of his controversial test with the Renault Formula 1 team in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as he prepares for his return in 2021 read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has downplayed his dramatic-looking fire which caused second practice for F1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to be red-flagged. read more »

George Russell has downplayed his sweep of Friday's Formula 1 practice sessions for the Sakhir Grand Prix, saying the lap times are "a little bit deceiving" read more »

Sergio Perez has downplayed his preferences of accepting a Formula 1 reserve drive in 2021 after he leaves Racing Point read more »

Lewis Hamilton has once again downplayed calls for him to receive a knighthood, saying he is not an "unsung hero, I've not saved anybody". read more »

Pierre Gasly has downplayed the value of AlphaTauri's pre-season test at Imola despite equalling his best Formula 1 qualifying performance with fourth place for the Emilia... read more »

Searching for a Formula 1 drive, Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed calls from pundits to put him in the Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed a suggestion that Lewis Hamilton heads to Red Bull, asking why he'd want to do that if the goal is to win titles. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff has downplayed reports that INEOS is to become a full owner of the Brackley outfit read more »

Calling anyone a challenger to Mercedes in the 2020 season is a slight misnomer. Only at Silverstone, where the team tripped itself up over tyres, has it been beaten. Elsewhere... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed suggestions that there is one up side to not having fans at Monza, Ferrari won't get "booed". read more »

Haas Formula 1 boss Guenther Steiner has downplayed the dramatic swing in the team's form over the Spanish GP weekend, saying it should be taken "with a pinch of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed the potential impact on his future plans should Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff leave the team read more »

Sebastian Vettel has described his current deficit to team-mate Charles Leclerc as "awkward" and "confusing", but has downplayed suggestions of Ferrari... read more »

Pirelli boss Mario Isola has downplayed concerns about the move to softer compounds for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone following the failures in last... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed Mercedes' Friday advantage in Hungary, saying he expects the rest of the Formula 1 field to draw "a lot closer" come qualifying read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has downplayed Romain Grosjean's doubts over the future of the American Formula 1 team, remaining confident that it will still be in action in 2021 read more »

Charles Leclerc has downplayed Ferrari's chances of challenging for the Formula One title in 2020, saying he is all but certain its current car is a step down on its... read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed his and Red Bull's recent form at its home circuit, ahead of the opening rounds of the 2020 Formula 1 season. Spielberg, owned by Red Bull, […] read more »

Kevin Magnussen has downplayed concerns the drivers will be rusty when they take to the track in Austria, seven months after the 2019 season concluded. read more »

Former Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali has downplayed talk of team-mate drama at Ferrari, convinced Sebastian Vettel will "behave correctly". read more »

Haas Formula 1 boss Guenther Steiner has downplayed suggestions that not carrying out a pre-Austria test will hurt the team's prospects. Several Formula 1 teams have or... read more »