Williams Formula 1 team chief technical officer Pat Symonds admits Felipe Massa's speed in 2014 exceeded expectations read more »

Eric Boullier expects McLaren will face a challenge managing the expectations of new signing Fernando Alonso - albeit a positive one read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier reckons his Formula 1 team will face a challenge in managing new signing Fernando Alonso's expectations read more »

Fernando Alonso will return to the team he famously fell out with in 2007, but he is more determined than ever to make things a success this time. The Spaniard will partner... read more »

Felipe Massa has his sights set firmly on challenging for the Drivers' Championship next season after ending the 2014 season on a high. The Williams driver finished just... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is ready to rise to the challenge of being Red Bull's de facto number one, saying he knows he can do it... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits winning three races was beyond his expectations after Red Bull’s pre-season testing woes. read more »

Honda and McLaren is setting its expectations high for 2015 in order to be as competitive as possible next season read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne was the only man to finish the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, and contrary to expectations he lacked the pace to finish in the top 10. Team mate Daniil... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he is not getting carried away with expectations ahead of his final grand prix with Red Bull in Abu Dhabi read more »

Today's result is very disappointing. Our biggest problem was that our expectations in terms of weather were wrong. read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren turned around a dire situation as he exceeded his own expectations to qualify fifth for the Brazilian Grand Prix read more »

Pat Symonds reckons employing Fernando Alonso to drive for Williams would hurt the teams progress which has seen them come from backmarker to frontrunner in a single season. In... read more »

We came into this weekend expecting to have the second fastest car and we have met our expectations... so far read more »

Jenson Button is wary that McLaren might not be able to replicate its Sochi performance at this weekend's United States Grand Prix read more »

After admitting to being shocked at missing out on the opportunity to race for Toro Rosso next season, Carlos Sainz Jr potentially has another shot at the seat but says he... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits he has "enjoyed every bit" of the 2014 season as the campaign has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams... read more »

Fernando Alonso continued to live up to Ferrari's expectations during FP3 at Singapore by topping the final practice session ahead of qualifying. Second fastest man this... read more »

Fernando Alonso insists he could not have done a better job after he qualified in seventh position for Ferrari's home race at Monza. Alonso, who has never finished off of... read more »

Honda can match Mercedes next season according to the company's motorsport chief Yasuhisa Arai who, despite rumours to the contrary, insists they are on target with their... read more »

The Scuderia Ferrari team arrived at Spa-Francorchamps with low expectations, but after their performance on track on Friday, those expectations should be a little higher after... read more »

Understandably perhaps, Andre Lotterer is playing down expectations ahead of his surprise debut for Caterham at this weekend’s Belgian GP. read more »

Formula 1 debutant Andre Lotterer has played down expectations as he prepares for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend with Caterham. Lotterer, who confirmed that he has been in... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo's performance during the first half of the Formula 1 season have exceeded all expectations, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. read more »

As the Formula 1 fraternity enjoys the summer break, GPUpdate.net takes the opportunity to analyse team and driver performances over the first 11 rounds of the 2014 season. In... read more »