Renault's head of track operations Remi Taffin says that the French engine supplier still has progress to make but is encouraged by their performance at the Chinese Grand... read more »

Renault say they are encouraged by their progress after three of their cars finished in the top 10 at the Chinese Grand Prix. Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari's short term aim coming into this race was to be the best of the pack of teams chasing Mercedes and today that was the case, with Fernando Alonso taking a... read more »

Fernando Alonso says that he is encouraged by the upgrades which Ferrari has applied to the F14 T ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by the progress Ferrari has made during practice for the Chinese Grand Prix after finishing first and second in FP1 and FP2 respectively read more »

Jules Bianchi says he has been encouraged by Marussia's improvements despite his difficult start to the 2014 season. Bianchi was unclassified in Australia while in... read more »

Lotus technical director Nick Chester insists that the E22 has 'tremendous potential' and was encouraged by the team's pace during last weekend's Bahrain... read more »

Jenson Button says he is encouraged by McLaren's pace, despite having to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Button was running in the top five following the safety car... read more »

Jenson Button was left feeling encouraged by McLaren's pace compared to its rivals, despite retiring from the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is encouraged by the step forward Red Bull took in the evening practice session but admits there is still plenty of work to do to ensure the team stays in its... read more »

Force India are encouraged by their start to the 2014 season which co-owner Vijay Mallya says is their best since the days when the team was owned by Eddie Jordan. Nico... read more »

Romain Grosjean says he is encouraged by Lotus's progress during the Malaysian Grand Prix and reckons they can build on it at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.... read more »

Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas were keen to take the positives from Malaysia after finishing seventh and eighth respectively read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was encouraged by what he described as definitely a positive day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix     read more »

Despite still having a "lot of problems" that need solving, Sebastian Vettel was encouraged by Red Bull's improved pace in Malaysia... read more »

Encouraged by Marussia F1's Melbourne showing, Jules Bianchi is hoping for better fortune in Malaysia this weekend.     read more »

Sebastian Vettel was encouraged by the pace of the Red Bull RB10 in Australia but after retiring early on will have only one goal in Malaysia, namely to open his points account... read more »

Although Red Bull left Australia without a single World Championship point, Sebastian Vettel was buoyed by the RB10's much-improved pace... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Williams may have the second best car in the current F1 climate, but admits that there is much more to come from it after the Australian Grand... read more »

Lotus was encouraged by the amount of running it managed to achieve in the Australian Grand Prix despite neither driver finishing the race     read more »

Renault's Head of Track Operations Rémi Taffin says he is encouraged by the progress made by the four teams supplied by their power units, but concedes that... read more »

We've been encouraged by the performance of the car in both short and long runs, so it was a constructive day. read more »

Williams Team Principal Sir Frank Williams says he has been encouraged by the progress the FW36 has made throughout testing but is unwilling to make predictions about the... read more »

Felipe Massa has been encouraged by the performance Williams is able to show after setting the fastest time of the two Bahrain tests so far on the penultimate... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is encouraged by Ferrari's progress but stressed that he is unsure where the team sits in relation to their rivals. Alonso completed 122 laps on... read more »