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 »

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 »