Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes are "a little bit behind" Ferrari but was still encouraged by his practice pace at the Canadian GP. read more »

We were encouraged by Lance's performance in Monaco so he can build confidence from that and have a good race here. read more »

This weekend is a significant one for McLaren, with Jenson Button and Stoffel Vandoorne racing in Monaco and Fernando Alonso in the Indianapolis 500. read more »

Less than three-tenths of a second separated Carlos Sainz Jr from Daniel Ricciardo in Q1 in Spain, which for Technical Director James Key was encouraging for Toro Rosso. read more »

The McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team plans to introduce the second part of its major update at the Monaco Grand Prix, after being hugely encouraged by the first step inn Spain read more »

We are reasonably encouraged by the performance of the car in Bahrain, so we are optimistic for a strong race. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has praised the progress made by youngsters Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon in Formula 1 this season, believing both are on the right… read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes that Mercedes made significant progress with its long-run performance throughout the first day of in-season testing at the Bahrain… read more »

Marcus Ericsson encouraged by Sauber tyre progress at test read more »

Kevin Magnussen was encouraged by the performance of the VF17 in Australia, despite the American team finishing with a double DNF. read more »

After Honda's struggles in the pre-season, McLaren chief Zak Brown is drawing encouragement from Renault who have some that "impressive gains" can be made during... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull can improve in lots of areas after finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix, though he was "surprised" and encouraged by how close he... read more »

Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the manufacturer was encouraged to display improved reliability during practice for the Australian Grand Prix, following its… read more »

Pirelli head of car racing Mario Isola has been encouraged by the performance of the new cars with their wider tyres fitted for the 2017 season. read more »

Ross Brawn is encouraged by F1's new era even if he admits 'little hiccups' - such as the 'fin' - will need to be addressed in time. read more »

Haas newcomer Kevin Magnussen says that he is encouraged by the "very clear" management structure at the outfit, which he feels makes communication easier than… read more »

Christian Horner is encouraged by Liberty Media's plans to modernise F1 but says the absence of Bernie Ecclestone will still be felt in 2017 read more »

Valtteri Bottas encouraged by Mercedes' race simulation read more »

Carlos Sainz is surprised to see he will be driving a Toro Rosso STR12 that shares a number of traits with the Mercedes W08. read more »

Marcus Ericsson says he was encouraged by his first impression of the Sauber C36-Ferrari after carrying out a filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya… read more »

Max Verstappen's father, Jos, has said he has been encouraged by the information he has heard regarding Red Bull ahead of the new season. read more »

Toto Wolff encouraged by Pascal Wehrlein, Esteban Ocon roles read more »

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey is encouraged about the performance of Renault's 2017 Formula 1 power unit after seeing the predicted numbers read more »

Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene says he has started to see the green shoots of recovery at Maranello now the team is under a new technical structure. Technical director James... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is encouraged by Mercedes' pace as the team finished comfortably fastest during the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand… read more »