Despite the F1 drivers testing Halo throughout the latter part of 2016, F1 deputy race director Laurent Mekies says Red Bull's Aeroscreen idea is "not dead." read more »

New FIA deputy race director for F1 Laurent Mekies has outlined how the organisation is seeking to make its system more efficient read more »

Michael Herbie Blash will step down from his role as F1 s deputy race director after 21 years and will be replaced by Laurent Mekies read more »

Toro Rosso and Jean-Eric Vergne have been handed a double punishment for their unsafe release during the second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Frenchman faces... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 16th: “I feel I got the most out of the car we have at the moment and don’t think I could have gone much quicker. We improved our... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo: “It looks as though the rain is going to continue for much of the weekend, so today’s running was valuable, even if this afternoon, it was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 18th: "The track was quite dirty in the morning session, with some litter on it, blown across by the strong wind, but it cleared up as the afternoon went... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 14th: "This result is not too bad, considering the pace we showed so far this weekend. Fourteenth was probably about the best we could have done as there... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 19th: "The day went smoothly, because even if there were a couple of red flags and a few drops of rain, we managed to get through all our programme,... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 16th: "I enjoy this track a lot so I am disappointed with my qualifying position, because I thought I might have had a chance to do a bit better: top ten... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 16th: “I enjoy this track a lot so I am disappointed with my qualifying position, because I thought I might have had a chance to do a bit better:... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 17th: "This was my first time here in a Formula 1 car and I really enjoyed myself. Because I did not go particularly well round Monaco in the World... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 15th: “I have mixed feelings about this qualifying, because from a personal point of view, I feel I did a better job than I have done in... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 6th: “It feels very good and I am very happy with that result. We had a below average week in China with some updates we brought. We persisted with... read more »

Chief engineer Laurent Mekies predicts a tight fight in the midfield for Toro Rosso during the 2012 F1 season read more »

Toro Rosso's chief engineer Laurent Mekies is expecting the margin between success and failure to be very slim in the midfield this year read more »

Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari both made it through to Q3 today in qualifying in India, proof Toro Rosso is making good progress, according to chief engineer Laurent Mekies. read more »

Chief engineer Laurent Mekies reflects positively on Toro Rosso's start to the 2011 F1 season. read more »

Toro Rosso are happy with their race pace and qualifying performances in the first three flyaway races, according to the chief engineer Laurent Mekies... read more »