Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were encouraged by their start to the weekend in Australia, despite both men ending the day on the side of the circuit. read more »

Pastor Maldonado had plenty of positive words to say about the upgrade package Williams brought to its FW35 chassis at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday. The Grove-based... read more »

Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan believes that his team should be encouraged by the strong reliability its new FW35 chassis has displayed to date. read more »

Fernando Alonso was encouraged by the progress Ferrari made in terms of understanding Pirelli's 2013 tyre compounds in Barcelona on Thursday, with the Spaniard... read more »

Lewis Hamilton completed 121 laps today for Mercedes AMG, the equivalent of 563 kms, on the second day of the Barcelona test. The car ran reliably throughout the day, allowing... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen believes Lotus has made a significant amount of progress between the first and second pre-season tests, with the former World Champion... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus can continue its strong opening to the 2013 season when Formula 1 travels to Barcelona in little more than one week. read more »

Marussia team principal John Booth has taken confidence from the four days at Jerez, where his rookie squad put nearly 1000km on the new MR02. read more »

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel says he is boosted by the reliability of the Red Bull RB9. Vettel was third fastest on the final day of running in Jerez, with neither... read more »

Marussia team principal John Booth says that he has been encouraged by the squad’s progress during the first test in Jerez. Drivers Max Chilton and Luiz Razia... read more »

Mercedes says there are "encouraging" signs that its 2012 technical changes are going to pay off in the new Formula 1 season. read more »

Max Chilton is encouraged by the performance of his Marussia team's new Formula 1 car, despite limited running in Jerez read more »

Romain Grosjean has been filled with optimism after completing two successful days of pre-season testing for Lotus at the Circuito de Jerez, with the Frenchman handing over to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left encouraged by the pace of the new Mercedes F1 W04 at Jerez on Wednesday, despite being restricted to just 15 laps behind the wheel. The Briton, who... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has been left encouraged by the high-speed handling of Sauber's new C32 chassis, with the German explaining that the performance... read more »

Nico Rosberg has faith that Mercedes has delivered a step forward with its new W04, despite his running being cut short on the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing read more »

McLaren says it has been encouraged by its early impressions of Sergio Perez, after the Mexican got down to work with the team last week. read more »

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 »