Daniel Ricciardo says this year's Toro Rosso has not matched his expectations so far, but he is confident there is more potential to be unlocked in the STR8 read more »

Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan hopes the Malaysian Grand Prix will give some answers as to why their car performed below expectations in Melbourne last weekend. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh fully expects McLaren to bounce back from their poor showing in Australia, but has said the team must be realistic in its expectations. read more »

After 12 days of pre-season testing the true pace of our MR02 was finally revealed in today’s Australian Grand Prix. In the first race of their Formula 1 careers, Jules Bianchi... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says finishing fifth on his debut with Mercedes exceeded expectations. Hamilton converted to a three stop strategy mid-race after conceding that a two stop... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said his fifth-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix exceeded his pre-season expectations despite qualifying in third place read more »

Lewis Hamilton described fifth place in the Australian Grand Prix as way above Mercedes' pre-season expectations, but also admitted he was surprised by the pace of some... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has downplayed expectations after Mercedes' flying conclusion to pre-season caught the eye... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has sought to play down the rising expectation that he could be a World Championship contender during his debut season for Mercedes in 2013. read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has "dampened" expectations ahead of the new season despite Merc's impressive showing in testing... read more »

Lewis Hamilton doesn't believe Mercedes are under pressure to compete for the title this season, considering their form last year, but instead it's on their rivals.... read more »

Fernando Alonso is heading into next weekend’s 2013 season opener with realistic expectations of a podium finish. “I think so,” the 2012 title... read more »

Nico Rosberg has sought to calm rising expectations that Mercedes could be genuine title contenders in 2013. read more »

Having consistently played down his expectations for 2013, Lewis Hamilton is now predicting a win. Until this weekend, most pundits had been forecasting a Red Bull versus Lotus... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes team will be in a position to win this year, despite downplaying rapidly rising expectations after posting the quickest time in testing at... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has played down his chart topping time on Saturday during the penultimate day of testing in Barcelona. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:20.558 to shoot to the top... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has tried to "bring everyone back down to earth" after setting the pace on his final day of pre-season testing read more »

Lewis Hamilton does not expect Mercedes to start the season in front, but admits he is playing down expectations. read more »

Charles Pic might be a new face at Caterham Racing this year, but he's no longer a F1 rookie and has raised his expectations for 2013. read more »

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has played down his team's testing pace over the last two weeks, saying the upgrades brought to next week's test are what really matter read more »

Nico Rosberg thinks Mercedes’ 2013 car is a potential winner. The German won last April’s Chinese grand prix, but thereafter the Brackley based team... read more »

Formula One's audience dropped by some 13 million viewers during the 2012 season, according to the latest figures from the sport's annual broadcast report. China led... read more »

Sergio Perez admitted that the step up to a top team had lived up to his expectations, with the new McLaren-Mercedes MP4-28 impressing him immediately read more »

New Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde is confident his team has made progress during his first two days in the car at Jerez, but he is remaining realistic about the... read more »

Romain Grosjean claims Lotus had a better than expected start to 2013 Formula 1 testing at Jerez on Tuesday, as he ended the day third fastest read more »