Mick Schumacher said he hoped to have been closer to the pack in Styrian Grand Prix qualifying, but a small error on his final lap cost him a chance of Q2. read more »

Alpine's race pace was not as strong as they had hoped, according to Marcin Budkowski, despite Fernando Alonso's sixth place in Azerbaijan. read more »

Pierre Gasly says he 'couldn't have hoped for better' after equalling his career-best Formula 1 qualifying result of fourth in Azerbaijan. read more »

Neither George Russell nor Nicholas Latifi were in with a chance to score points in Monaco, a track that did not suit their FW43B Williams car. read more »

Bottas had hoped to take the fight to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Monaco after seeing pole-sitter Charles Leclerc fail to start, promoting the Mercedes driver to second... read more »

Lewis Hamilton had hoped set-up changes would boost his qualifying chances in Monaco, but that plan certainly did not work out. read more »

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel has failed to score any points in his first three races with Aston Martin, having struggled with the car's rear-end instability... read more »

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined Aston Martin for this season following his exit from Ferrari at the end of last year, linking up with Lance Stroll.Vettel had hoped to... read more »

Charles Leclerc felt he could have done a "much better job" over the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite finishing sixth - two places higher than he started. read more »

Fernando Alonso hoped Alpine's sudden improvement would generate a solid qualifying showing at Portimao, but for him those plans went downhill fast. read more »

Coming off the back of a promising debut in Bahrain, the Japanese rookie had hoped to impress more at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a fortnight ago.However, a crash in Q1 that... read more »

Some tracks among the list of 10, like Sebring, Watkins Glen and Long Beach, were rather successful in their era - but fell away from use as the sport expanded and moved... read more »

The Spaniard was eager not to take risks immediately after the start, as he didn't want his Ferrari debut in the Bahrain Grand Prix to finish with an early crash.However,... read more »

Lando Norris joked that he hoped Valtteri Bottas' slow pit stop in the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix resulted in the Finn's retirement from the race. read more »

At the end of an uninspiring test for Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel admits to being "100 laps short" of where he had hoped to be over the three days. read more »

Following the cancellation of last year's event at the Baku City Circuit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the street race hoped to welcome fans back in 2021... read more »

Ferrari will place the bulk of its development focus on its hoped-for 2022 Formula 1 revival after boss Mattia Binotto said it needs to be "realistic" over its winter... read more »

It is hoped that the rescheduling of the Australian Grand Prix will allow organisers the opportunity to bring forward planned track tweaks in time for this year's race. read more »

It is hoped that the widening of the Albert Park pitlane will see teams opt for different strategies as Melbourne track is also due to be resurfaced before the Grand Prix in... read more »

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has said he hoped the 2022 regulations will allow drivers to make the difference and reduce the gaps between teams. read more »

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has confirmed it is "working closely" with Formula 1 on the hoped-for staging of this year's event. read more »

Max Verstappen expressed surprise at the level of Red Bull's performance in Abu Dhabi and underlined the importance of carrying its pace through into early stages of the... read more »

Alexander Albon finished the Sakhir Grand Prix in sixth, but Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen crashed out on the opening lap. read more »

Formula 1 drivers and team figures have played down the prospect of the Sakhir Grand Prix delivering the chaotic overtaking-fest that some have hoped for read more »

After Ferrari, in 2020 one of the teams that has certainly underwhelmed in terms of performance is Red Bull which, with the RB16, hoped to compete at least on par with the... read more »