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 »

Lewis Hamilton said victory in Canada was important for him personally after the heartbreak of the Monaco Grand Prix but downplayed the importance of returning to winning ways... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has downplayed concerns over his future in Formula 1, re-iterating that it is up to Ferrari to decide whether to retain his services into 2016. Raikkonen... read more »

Nico Rosberg has downplayed the momentum of having won the most recent two Grands Prix and has dismissed suggestions that he struggled mentality after his… read more »

Toto Wolff downplayed the dominant Mercedes one-two in Spain and said the team would be foolish to repeat its error of Malaysia and write off Ferrari. Spain is an... read more »

Sebastian Vettel may be the closest challenger to Mercedes but has downplayed talk of him fighting for this year's Drivers' Championship... read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has dismissed comments from team-mate Nico Rosberg that he compromised the German's hopes in the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton led throughout... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has downplayed the blame-game between Red Bull and Renault, saying it's just both parties venting their frustrations... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says that Ferrari's pre-season pace counts for little, despite rivals continuing to talk up the Italian squad's chances. Both Nico Rosberg and Lewis... read more »

McLaren has downplayed the issues which affected its first public day of running with Honda at the post-race test in Abu Dhabi. Test driver Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to head... read more »