Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased with the changes that were made to his Mercedes between first and second practice in Belgium. read more »

Sauber's pairing of Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutierrez say they are encouraged by the team's performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix despite coming agonisingly close... read more »

Despite struggling for single lap pace, Jenson Button says he is encouraged by the McLaren's performance over a longer run. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Williams took a step forward with the upgrades it brought to Hungary but still expects a "really tight" battle with Red Bull and Ferrari on... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Williams has made a step forward with an updated car during practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Adrian Sutil says he has been encouraged by the improvements made by Sauber at last weekend's German Grand Prix. Sutil spun out of the race during the closing laps but he... read more »

Adrian Sutil says he is encouraged by Sauber's position in the pecking order despite enduring a 'difficult day' during practice for his home race in Germany.... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he is encouraged by Force India's 2014 season so far as the championship approaches its midway point in Germany. Hulkenberg has scored points in every... read more »

Lewis Hamilton thinks Mercedes can be encouraged by the results it managed to obtain during the final day of testing at Silverstone despite a day of limited running read more »

Pedro de la Rosa revealed that a water leak with the cooling system ended Ferrari s day prematurely during testing at Silverstone, but was encouraged by the feel of the car read more »

McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne says he is encouraged by the progress made by his team since he last drove the MP4-29 in May. Vandoorne received his second taste of... read more »

Christijan Albers has described his first weekend as CEO of the Caterham F1 Team as 'good', even if he wasn't happy with where they finished in the British Grand... read more »

The home Grand Prix for the McLaren-Mercedes team went better than many were expecting, with Jenson Button coming home fourth and Kevin Magnussen seventh at Silverstone. For... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says he is encouraged by the upgrades that McLaren fitted to the MP4-29 in Austria and believes that the team now has a good baseline for the future. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is encouraged by new Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Marco Mattiacci's approach to turning the Scuderia's ailing fortunes around read more »

Eric Boullier says it has become apparent that works engines are crucial for success in F1 this year and is encouraged by the progress Honda is making for 2015 read more »

McLaren believes its Austrian Grand Prix upgrade package was a step in the right direction, but knows it needs much more to get back to the front in Formula 1. read more »

Pastor Maldonado says he is pleased to see Lotus fighting to turn its season around after a difficult start to 2014 read more »

We don't regard P6, or even P5, as good enough - McLaren exists to win and anything short of that will never truly satisfy us - but we're encouraged by our... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is ‘excited’ and encouraged by the news that Michael Schumacher has woken from a coma over five months after suffering... read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren is finally changing the way it works and is certain it will take the team back to the front of the grid read more »

Fernando Alonso believes that Red Bull's victory at the Canadian Grand Prix shows that Ferrari must not give up on their 2014 season. Alonso finished the race at the... read more »

Sahara Force India enjoyed a very strong race at Canada. While Nico Hulkenberg finished 5th, Sergio Perez' position went away from him in the last lap due to a crash... read more »

After an unexpected fourth place in Canada, Jenson Button hints that McLaren may be moving in the right direction for the rest of the 2014 F1 season. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he is encouraged by Red Bull's pace in Canada despite his early gearbox issues, but thinks a lot of work will still be needed this weekend to put up... read more »