Virgin Racing team principal John Booth admits that with the future of the team now secured thanks to Marussia's ramped-up involvement, there can be no excuse for not... read more »

Norbert Haug insists Mercedes won't use the new Pirelli tyres as an excuse if they don¿t to live up to expectations this season...  read more »

The newly-renamed Marussia Virgin Racing's Andy Webb and Graeme Lowdon concede that with the 'newcomer' excuse no longer valid, the momentum needs to start... read more »

Norbert Haug says that Mercedes cannot use the new Pirelli tyres as an excuse if it struggles to perform in 2011. read more »

After two crash-hit, pointless flops in his last two races, Lewis Hamilton has every excuse for taking a softly-softly approach to the Japanese GP... read more »