Mark Webber has downplayed concerns of Red Bull favouritism towards Max Verstappen, adamant the team will support whichever driver has a better shot at winning the title. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed claimed that Renault will run an all-new car in 2018, saying it will instead be a progression of this year's RS17. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has downplayed Sergio Marchionne's perceived criticism of Ferrari, saying "a little bit too much noise" is made about what he says. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed claims that he has one hand on the championship trophy despite extending his lead to 59 points over Sebastian Vettel with his Japanese GP. read more »

Formula 1 Race Director Charlie Whiting has downplayed suggestions that teams have slipped behind schedule with their 2018 plans, following the decision to… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has downplayed his chances of joining the Ferrari Formula 1 team in 2019, despite a seat potentially opening up if Kimi Raikkonen's contract is not... read more »

Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein have downplayed the absence of a Team Principal at Sauber, with Monisha Kaltenborn still yet to be replaced. Kaltenborn… read more »

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has downplayed the prospects of Robert Kubica returning to the team in a race seat, despite a successful recent test outing at Valencia read more »

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 »