Force India duo Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta made an encouraging start to the European Grand Prix today, both finishing proceedings at the top end of the times. read more »

Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »

Felipe Massa thinks he has now turned the corner on his season, after another encouraging performance over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend read more »

Heikki Kovalainen, 18th: "I'm pleased with today's performance. My last lap was quite a long way up but I made a small mistake in the final chicane which maybe... read more »

Pastor Maldonado, 13th: "We completed all of the things that we had planned for the session so we have had a productive day and are in a good place heading into the... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen: “It’s good to be back in Monaco even if we missed some running today. The steering wasn’t to my liking so the team changed it for... read more »

We are very happy with this result. After the Mugello test, which was quite encouraging, we hoped we would be able to get both cars into Q3, and it's good to see that this... read more »

Sergio Pérez, 6th: “After the free practice sessions hadn’t been so easy for me, in qualifying the car really felt good. I think the result is... read more »

After Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets for the opening Spanish Grand Prix practice session, Jenson Button and McLaren have moved ahead on Friday afternoon. On a pleasantly... read more »

Fernando Alonso gave the upgraded Ferrari an encouraging grand prix weekend debut as he went fastest in the first Friday practice session at Barcelona. read more »

Caterham team owner and principal Tony Fernandes says he's encouraged by his teams early form in the opening four races of the season. Despite sitting behind Marussia in... read more »

Michael Schumacher has warned against high expectations for his Mercedes team at next week's Spanish Grand Prix, despite some encouraging progress made at the Mugello test... read more »

Although Sebastian Vettel says it was a "useful" few days at Mugello, the Red Bull driver is uncertain whether his team made any gains... read more »

To bring both cars home in their third consecutive race is very encouraging, as is the pace of the cars, which is improving with every race. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg insists Force India is still carrying momentum from the end of last season despite a less encouraging start to 2012 read more »

Although frustrated by a few early-season hiccups, Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus can take plenty of positives out of their start to the 2012 campaign... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has mixed emotions after two races with Lotus, admitting that on one hand the start has been encouraging, but on the other it's read more »

Williams F1 scored its first points of 2012 in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The wet-dry race required the team to think on its feet and react to the track conditions, which it... read more »

Williams F1 scored its first points of 2012 in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The wet-dry race required the team to think on its feet and react to the track conditions, which it... read more »

Williams F1 scored its first points of 2012 in Malaysia. Chief Operations Engineer Mark Gillan reflects on an encouraging race weekend for his team. read more »

It is extremely encouraging that we are seeing progress in every area, the most significant of which is in terms of performance. read more »

Red Bull is down but not out, according to Christian Horner. Second place for Sebastian Vettel encouraging the team after a missed opportunity in qualifying. read more »

"After a very encouraging weekend, today was not a good result for us," admits Ross Brawn. read more »

While still getting better from a minor food poisoning yeserday, Heikki Kovalainen got in the car and worked off the entire scheduled programme for the day. The team is... read more »

Sahara Force India was back in action today for the start of a second week of testing in Barcelona with Paul Di Resta behind the wheel of the VJM05. The team got through the... read more »