Vijay Mallya is confident that Force India will enjoy one of its best seasons yet following an encouraging pre-season test. The Indian co-owner promises there is more to come... read more »

Lotus Technical Director Nick Chester says he can see no reason why they can't be the leading Renault-powered team at the start of the season, after an encouraging debut... read more »

Jules Bianchi used his spare time in Jerez to keep an eye on the other Ferrari-powered teams and is pleased by what he saw at the first... read more »

Williams has got its confidence back as a Formula 1 team after an encouraging first test with its 2014 car, reckons Felipe Massa. read more »

With only Mercedes completing more laps in Jerez and good correlation between wind tunnel and track, Ferrari has been urged to take advantage of an encouraging first... read more »

Lots of stories emerged from the opening 2014 F1 pre-season test in Jerez. Renault’s woes; the particular woes of Red Bull; the Mercedes-powered teams’... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' first pre-season test has been "fantastic" as the W05 proved to be one of the most reliable cars... read more »

Mercedes enjoyed an encouraging morning before Lewis Hamilton's crash, but Toto Wolff doesn't think the team has stolen an obvious march on its rivals over the... read more »

Ferrari says it has seen encouraging signs of progress from Pirelli during this week's Formula 1 tyre test in Bahrain read more »

McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen says he's encouraged by Lewis Hamilton's debut season with the Woking team, rather than daunted by the prospect of being compared to... read more »

Kevin Magnussen says Lewis Hamilton's success as a rookie at McLaren is "really encouraging" for him ahead of 2014 read more »

McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen says he that Lewis Hamilton’s debut season with the team in 2007 is ‘encouraging’, as he prepares for his Formula 1... read more »

Williams can head into 2014 confident of a return to form after its encouraging end to the current Formula 1 season, reckons Valtteri Bottas read more »

Christian Horner believes Sebastian Vettel's rivals are encouraging fans to boo the four-time champion in an attempt to 'spook' him. The Red Bull boss made the... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is set to stick with the short wheelbase Lotus for the remainder of the 2013 Formula 1 season after some encouraging signs from Abu Dhabi read more »

The new Ferrari windtunnel is already producing encouraging results, engineering director Pat Fry revealed on Wednesday... read more »

Ferrari's upgraded Maranello windtunnel is giving encouraging early results after re-opening last month read more »

After our encouraging performance in India last week, it appears that we've been able to carry that momentum forward. read more »

Paul Di Resta is optimistic Force India can take the fight to Sauber after spotting encouraging signs of progress at the last race in Japan. read more »

On the softer tyre we look competitive and we think we can expect to qualify well. Our long run pace also looks good so it's an encouraging start to the weekend. read more »

Lotus will stick with its long wheelbase car for the remainder of the Korean Grand Prix weekend after an encouraging opening day of practice. read more »

With changes having been agreed for 2014 which will see driver changes allowed part-way through first free practice, several senior figures have admitted they're unlikely... read more »

Lotus might have had an encouraging start to their Italian GP weekend but Romain Grosjean still thinks Red Bull are "uncatchable" at Monza. read more »

Michael Schumacher has added Chile to the countries where he is actively encouraging better road safety.     read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier says the team must use its encouraging German Grand Prix result as a platform to make up further lost ground as the 2013 season progresses. read more »