"All of the drivers who are in form at the moment, or have taken a step forward compared to last year, have been shown the door or are at-threat of being shown the door." read more »

Toto Wolff has been called "highly intelligent" and a "huge motivator" by George Russell as Mercedes prepare to unveil their upgrades. read more »

Additional reporting by Sam Hall read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits that he didn't expect to be on the Bahrain podium as he declares Mercedes 4-5 finish a great motivator for the team. read more »

It can't be easy going around the world with no chance of getting points week after week, so only being competitive will change that. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes needs to accept that Red Bull is currently ahead on pure performance and use it as a "motivator" in the coming Formula 1 rounds. read more »

Alpine technical chief Pat Fry says Daniel Ricciardo's ability to motivate a team often goes unnoticed, calling him "outstanding". read more »

McLaren s Eric Boullier says the team has unwavering faith in Honda turning around its current fortunes which is acting as a motivator read more »

Renault boss Fred Vasseur believes Nico Hulkenberg is the man to take the team forward. read more »

Renault team principal Fred Vasseur has hailed Nico Hulkenberg's leadership and motivational skills as the primary reasons why he was signed by the Formula 1 team read more »

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya is extremely proud of Nico Hulkenberg s Le Mans 24 Hours victory and hopes he can use it as a motivator read more »

Maurizio Arrivabene says he won’t rush renewing Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari contract to keep the Finn motivated and producing performances. read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists that it was the challenge of driving for Mercedes not the money on offer that caused him to leave the Woking family and join the Silver Arrows. read more »