The majority of the grid were full of praise for the new Circuit of the Americas facility following practice on Friday which gave them a chance to familiarise themselves with... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen is sure Lotus will be competitive in the United States Grand Prix once the Austin track's grip level improves. read more »
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It hasn't been the easiest day of practice for us. We struggled in the first session with low grip - just as everyone did - but we didn't find much improvement in the... read more »
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With the low grip levels in the morning session, Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne started the day with getting to know the track. One things improved... read more »
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Track evolution in FP1 was high with the initial grip levels being extremely low. We made a number of set-up changes to both cars to account for the track conditions. read more »
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It's normal for a new track to have low grip, but this was beyond what we had expected, however by the end of the day, the situation had improved and we were able to carry... read more »
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Aside from the lack of grip the drivers experienced on Friday, Mark Webber reckons the new CoTA track is both "demanding" and "fun".... read more »
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McLaren says its drivers have been surprised by the 'shocking' lack of grip during early running at the new Austin Formula 1 track. read more »
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Caterham F1 saw its cars finish in 13th and 16th positions at Abu Dhabi. Heikki Kovalainen was happy with his pace and drove a solid race to one of the team's best... read more »
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It was another frustrating race for Jenson Button at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he could only manage a P4... read more »
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Ferrari's president Luca di Montezemolo has called on the Italian team to give it's all in the final three races of the season as Fernando Alonso loses his grip on... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen expressed his disappointment at qualifying seventh in India. The Finn narrowly made it through to Q3 but didn’t fulfil the maximum in the shootout.... read more »
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A distinct absence of adhesion was the downfall for Kimi Räikkönen and Lotus as the Finn struggled his way to seventh on the grid in India. As the Enstone... read more »
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Jenson Button admits he is concerned by a lack of grip which is hurting McLaren's overall pace ahead of the Indian Grand Prix read more »
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Jean Todt has dismissed suggestions he is willing to loosen the FIA's grip on formula one in return for more money. Ahead of a crucial meeting between the FIA president,... read more »
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Jean Todt has dismissed suggestions he is willing to loosen the FIA’s grip on Formula One in return for more money. Ahead of a crucial meeting between the FIA... read more »
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Michael Schumacher has been handed a ten-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix in a fortnight's time after he caused a collision during the Singapore GP. The... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel couldn't explain the reason behind his drop in pace during the final top-ten shoot-out for pole position on Saturday. The Red Bull driver looked in prime... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen has said that he was hoping for more from qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. The Finnish driver struggled for grip and was eliminated in the second session... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was left ruing a lack of grip in the final segment of qualifying as he set the third fastest time. The German driver was fastest in every practice session but... read more »
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Felipe Massa said a lack of rear grip was the reason for his poor qualifying performance as he failed to make Q3 in Singapore read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen fears the lack of grip and pace shown in Singapore on Friday could hurt his title challenge if Lotus can't find a solution... read more »
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Michael Schumacher, 6th: It was a fun race today - although I must admit that, following our performance on Friday, I had secretly hoped we would be able to move up the field.... read more »
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From out of nowhere, Captain No Grip, a.k.a. Jenson Button, produces a string of amazing laps to take pole position at Spa, his first pole for McLaren, ahead of Kamui Kobayashi... read more »
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Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery: "The Spa circuit is a personal favourite of mine. I recently visited the 24-hour race there: the... read more »