Construction work on the upcoming Russian Grand Prix circuit is 'according to schedule' at present, with circuit designer Hermann Tilke encouraged by the... read more »

Charles Pic was left encouraged after making his first visit to Caterham's Leafield factory, explaining that the team has 'big potential' for the... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has been left encouraged by his progress throughout the 2012 campaign, explaining that he ‘learned a lot’ in his new Toro Rosso... read more »

Regular podiums and finishing higher than eighth in the constructors' championship is what Pastor Maldonado is targeting next season. Following confirmation that the... read more »

John Booth says Marussia can be encouraged by its 2012 F1 season despite missing out on tenth spot in Sao Paulo read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was reasonably encouraged following practice on Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix read more »

Force India driver Paul di Resta was left in a positive mood following practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix. di Resta finished in the top ten in both sessions. “I... read more »

Nico Rosberg is optimistic that Mercedes can end its 2012 Formula 1 campaign on a relative high in Brazil this weekend after being encouraged by his pace in Friday practice. read more »

Jenson Button was left encouraged by a range of 'good battles' during the United States Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver fighting back through the field... read more »

This afternoon’s US Grand Prix promises to be a thriller. There has already been the fair share of pre-race excitement, with Fernando Alonso moving up to seventh on... read more »

Nico Rosberg was encouraged by the pace of his Mercedes during practice on Friday for the 2012 F1 Indian Grand Prix. read more »

At a meeting in Paris on Monday, all parties involved in the Concorde Agreement negotiations met to clarify outstanding matters in which the FIA described as a "fruitful... read more »

Ferrari is confident about its race pace for the Korean Grand Prix after a positive opening day of practice at Yeongam read more »

Romain Grosjean is confident he can have a good race in the Japanese Grand Prix after exceeding expectations in qualifying read more »

Nico Rosberg has revealed he encouraged Lewis Hamilton to join Mercedes. The German revealed that, when at recent grands prix it was only rumoured that McLaren’s... read more »

New Toro Rosso technical director James Key is encouraged by he sees at Faenza, despite this year's results having fallen short of expectation. read more »

Fernando Alonso was encouraged by Ferrari's progress on a high downforce track following practice for the Singapore Grand Prix read more »

Venezuela's Rodolfo Gonzalez added to his growing Formula 1 mileage total in France this week, racking up 79 laps of the Magny Cours circuit for Force India. The... read more »

Mercedes has reason to be encouraged by the progress that it has made with its revamped car at this week's Magny-Cours test, reckons Sam Bird. read more »

Mercedes ran a raft of upgrades as the F1 Young Driver test got underway at Magny-Cours on Tuesday. After Sam Bird completed 95 laps of the French circuit, the Brackley-based... read more »

Jenson Button said he was encouraged by McLaren's consistency in recent races despite having to retire from the Italian Grand Prix read more »

We're encouraged that things have gone better for us so far and that our usual trend of faring better in the race comes to fruition again tomorrow. read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Pat FRY (Ferrari), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber) Franz, a new technical... read more »

Mercedes pair Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were both encouraged following practice today for the 2012 F1 Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Kamui Kobayashi became just the second Japanese driver to qualify on the front row when he set the second fastest time during yesterday's session. read more »