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 »

Fernando Alonso has downplayed his ninth position from FP2 in Abu Dhabi and thinks McLaren's qualifying prospects look "a little bit worse than that". Alonso... read more »

Lewis Hamilton downplayed Nico Rosberg's fifth consecutive pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix by saying he has already won the championship and secured the FIA Pole... read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton has downplayed suggestions that he and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg should sit down and discuss their on-track clash during last weekend's... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says it is unlikely that Ferrari will be able to replicate its pace from last month's Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1 returns to action in Russia.... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has downplayed the criticism aimed at him by Jenson Button following their clash during the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. View the original post at... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has downplayed the recent speculation linking him to a seat at Ferrari in 2016, saying he sees it as "a bit of a laugh". The uncertainty over Kimi... read more »

Christian Horner says F1 "is at a critical stage" ahead of Wednesday's meeting of the Strategy Group at Biggin Hill. FIA president Jean Todt recently downplayed... read more »