Max Verstappen says Red Bull's race pace is "very strong" despite a mixed opening day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.4s slower than... read more »

Forming part of the best of the rest, quadruple World Champion Sebastian Vettel trailed behind Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during FP2 but still remained upbeat... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari's final Formula 1 engine upgrade of the season for the Italian Grand Prix has made a positive start after the opening day of Monza practice read more »

We're encouraged by our car performance here and we're optimistic of building on this form in Italy. read more »

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari can be happy with the "big step" it made overnight after locking out the second row of the grid. Ferrari... read more »

Kevin Magnussen has reiterated his desire to stay on at Renault in 2017, saying he has been encouraged by what he has seen in the factory. read more »

Although Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa is encouraged by McLaren-Honda's improvements in 2016, he concedes that inconsistency is still a problem. read more »

Jenson Button impressed onlookers at the German Grand Prix when he managed to place in an impressive eighth at the Hockenheimring. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein played down the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a slot in Q2 as both he and Manor team-mate Rio Haryanto finished ahead of rivals Sauber at the German... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo reckons he will have a "good chance" of battling Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at the German Grand Prix after qualifying in third... read more »

McLaren Honda's Eric Boullier was impressed by the pace of the cars in Hungary, but knows that it will be difficult to recreate this weekend. read more »

Honda is working on proving the durability of its next Formula 1 engine upgrade and is encouraged by the numbers on the dynos back at its base in Sakura read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is confident about his chances of victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix despite missing out on pole position to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton... read more »

Red Bull young driver Sergio Sette Camara labelled himself "happy" as he made his Formula 1 test debut with Toro Rosso at Silverstone on Wednesday. Sette… read more »

Nikita Mazepin concedes he still has a lot to learn after making his Formula 1 debut at the Silverstone circuit on Tuesday... read more »

An eventful afternoon with Fernando Alonso ends with him leaving Silverstone empty-handed, but he is encouraged by McLaren's improving pace. read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren cannot be "proud" with its result at the British Grand Prix but nonetheless noted the improvements made by the squad. Alonso was... read more »

SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Honda says the results from the first day of running its engine upgrade were "surprisingly encouraging" as both McLaren's finished... read more »

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton expressed optimism after he led the way during both Friday practice sessions at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton edged out Mercedes... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons Mercedes needs to find additional one-lap pace but is encouraged by its long-run form, after he topped both Friday practice sessions for… read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says the squad's showing at its home Grand Prix in Austria was "really encouraging", as Max Verstappen finished on the… read more »

Romain Grosjean says his Austrian Grand Prix was "stressful" at points but was pleased to return Haas to the top 10 positions. Grosjean began 2016 with three points... read more »

Williams duo Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were encouraged by the mileage they were able to rack up during wet/dry conditions at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday. Williams... read more »

Sebastian Vettel praised the recovery carried out by his Ferrari team as he finished on the podium at the European Grand Prix after initial struggles during practice. Vettel... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. believes Toro Rosso can achieve another points finish after an encouraging day of practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. Sainz Jr. has scored points in four of... read more »