George Russell is counting on Williams maintaining the "breakthroughs" they have made of late to force their way up the order in the season's remaining races. read more »

Liberty Media has been encouraged by the number of manufacturers who have expressed an interest in participating in the championship when it introduces a new powertrain in... read more »

McLaren have revealed they are encouraged by the early stages of their working relationship with Mercedes regarding next year's new engine. read more »

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says his final effort during Formula 1 qualifying at Imola was "pretty poor" and was encouraged to be so close to team-mate Valtteri... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari's Head of Race Strategy Inaki Rueda confirmed that the team was encouraged by the results of its latest upgrades, but the team needs to prove that the... read more »

Esteban Ocon says he has been encouraged by his recent performance after accepting that it has been a "long process" to get back into the rhythm of racing in Formula... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto left the Portimao circuit encouraged after the team delivered its arguably best performance at today's Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

Fourth fastest and on the medium tyres at Portimao, Charles Leclerc says he's hoping for a good qualifying but cannot say how the race will go. read more »

Haas are encouraged by their prospects for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after how they coped with a reduced running programme at the Nurburgring. read more »

Mattia Binotto believes Ferrari is finally heading in the right direction with its SF1000, saying the latest update was a "positive" one. read more »

Williams drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi say they have been encouraged that no sudden decisions have been taken since the Formula 1 team changed ownership earlier... read more »

Ferrari says its latest updates have been “a step in the right direction” and that it is encouraged with the development path it now has for 2021 and beyond. The Italian marque... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left encouraged for his Formula 1 return after stepping up his preparations for 2021 by completing a filming day with Renault at Barcelona. read more »

Ex-Renault boss, Bob Bell, is encouraged by Formula 1's direction and thinks it is heading towards "being the best it has ever been". read more »

Renault drivers Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo have been encouraged by a recent upturn in results that has seen the team close to just seven points off third in the... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen's recent points finish and qualifying performance is a welcome boost ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he's encouraged by the progress Renault is making on high downforce tracks after a strong showing at Mugello. read more »

Max Verstappen was pleased with the progress Red Bull has made since last weekend's Italian Grand Prix as it enjoyed its strongest Formula 1 qualifying performance of the... read more »

Max Verstappen expressed encouragement at Red Bull’s pace, off the back of a troubled weekend at Monza, as he finished close to Mercedes during second practice for Formula 1’s... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is anticipating his impending switch from Renault to McLaren for F1 2021 as the British team continues its impressive upswing in form  read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has conceded to being impressed by McLaren's biggest result for almost seven years that has whetted his appetite ahead of joining his future employers. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says McLaren’s Italian Grand Prix performance is “encouraging” ahead of his switch to the British squad for the 2021 season. McLaren weren’t just ‘best of the... read more »

Haas are encouraged by the challenge racing at Spa will present them with this weekend. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has been encouraged by the strong early results of 2020 but admits the team has a long way to go to return to where it wants to be at the... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says information gleaned from the tyres of Valtteri Bottas encouraged it to let Lewis Hamilton run a longer middle stint in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix read more »