Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his chances of beating Mercedes in qualifying in Monaco, adamant Ferrari's main rivals will be "back to full force" come Saturday. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has downplayed talk of a Red Bull leap in performance at the Spanish Grand Prix, claiming that the team will field essentially "the same… read more »

SOCHI, Russia -- Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have downplayed the prospect of Ferrari team orders dictating the outcome of the Russian Grand Prix after Ferrari's... read more »

After a disappointing qualifying in Melbourne Red Bull's drivers downplayed the impact of the removal of the team's controversial 'trick' suspension, saying... read more »

Sebastian Vettel downplayed Ferrari's underwhelming Friday practice in Australia, saying he is sure the team has plenty of performance to find before qualifying. Ferrari... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has downplayed the importance of his pace-setting lap time from Wednesday's running in Spain, adamant all that matters is where Mercedes are come Melbourne. read more »

BARCELONA, Spain -- Red Bull has downplayed the two issues it suffered either side of lunch on the opening day of winter testing, saying engine supplier Renault was simply... read more »

Paul Hembery has downplayed suggestions that Pirelli's wet weather tyres are not up to scratch, insisting Sebastian Vettel's recent crash was the result of... read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Fernando Alonso is certain McLaren can finish the season with some points after it took "a few risks" on set-up and made Q3 in Abu Dhabi.... read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Sebastian Vettel downplayed the gearbox trouble he encountered at the end of FP2 and hinted that Ferrari can get in the mix with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi.... read more »

YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico Rosberg has downplayed the impact of Mercedes' decision to swap around some of his and Lewis Hamilton's mechanics at the start of the... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez has downplayed the incident which saw him being held back by Haas boss Guenther Steiner after retiring from the Brazilian Grand Prix. Gutierrez still has no... read more »

Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez downplayed an apparently heated moment with team boss Guenther Steiner following his retirement at the Brazilian Grand… read more »

Nico Rosberg downplayed Lewis Hamilton's big pace advantage during Friday practice for the Mexican Grand Prix, saying it came down to Mercedes putting them on different... read more »

Max Verstappen has downplayed talk of Red Bull being the favourites for the victory at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

Nico Rosberg has downplayed Lewis Hamilton's stockpile of engines, saying he doubts it will give the British racer the advantage in their title battle. read more »

After the announcement that the introduction of the Halo cockpit protection device will be postponed until 2018, Bernie Ecclestone expressed his support of the notion and... read more »

Felipe Massa downplayed Williams' deficit to Red Bull and insists he was happy with his recovery to the top 10 during the Spanish Grand Prix. Having closed the gap to Red... read more »

Nico Rosberg admits that misfortune for his primary rivals has made his task at the Russian Grand Prix "a little bit easier" but downplayed his advantage. Rosberg... read more »

Nico Rosberg downplayed his advantage over the chasing pack during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, pointing to mistakes made by Ferrari pair Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is expecting a closer fight with Ferrari this season and has downplayed the significance of not winning the opening race in Australia. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has downplayed talk of him heading to Ferrari in 2017 while Sebastian Vettel says he's not opposed to the idea... read more »

Cyril Abiteboul has downplayed expectations ahead of Renault's first season back as a works team, saying it will take the team three years to reach the podium... read more »

Cyril Abiteboul has downplayed the possibility of Renault making big on-track gains in 2016, but feels they can be competitive within the three-year period set out by Carlos Ghosn read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton has downplayed suggestions that his fractious relationship is causing problems for Mercedes. Hamilton wrapped up his third world title this... read more »