We're very happy with today's performance and both drivers have done an excellent job. Fourth and fifth positions on the grid are excellent places to start. read more »
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Paul di Resta believes that he missed an opportunity for a strong qualifying performance at Valencia despite making it into the top 10. read more »
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Jenson Button reckons he has very little chance of making progress up the order from ninth on the European Grand Prix grid after his McLaren lost performance at the end of... read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen single-handedly made this qualifying a great performance for Caterham F1 as he was able to qualify ahead of both Toro Rosso cars, a first for the team. Vitaly... read more »
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With Valtteri Bottas taking over for Bruno Senna during FP1, it was up to the young Finn and Pastor Maldonado to gather data and analyze the updates and tyre compounds present... read more »
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Despite running near the top throughout both sessions, the Red Bull drivers are not entirely happy with their performance just yet. Their balance was off on the soft compounds... read more »
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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Riad ASMAT (Caterham), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Luis PEREZ SALA (HRT), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus). Q. Franz, as it's your first... read more »
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Paul Hembery: “From what we can see initially, the time difference between the two tyre compounds is in the region of 0.3-0.5s, and this only emphasises how close the... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa, 24th: "In the first session our weakest point was braking, as we were blocking the front and rear tyres. We improved notably in the afternoon after... read more »
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Paul Di Resta, 6th: "When I got in the car this morning the baseline set-up was a good starting point and I didn't really change that much for the rest of the day.... read more »
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Fernando Alonso, 7th: "Overall, it's been a positive day, during which we tried various updates on the car: some worked well, others need some modifying and then they... read more »
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Michael and Nico are reasonably happy with the car's performance so far, so we will keep working hard and see what the weekend brings. read more »
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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 »
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Kamui Kobayashi, 3rd: "For me it was quite okay today, except for an hydraulic problem which prevented me from doing long runs in the afternoon. In the morning we had a... read more »
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Michael Schumacher, 4th: "Our work today was reasonably good, with obviously a lot of data to be confirmed now in our technical briefings before qualifying. The second... read more »
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Jenson Button is hoping to put an end to his run of disastrous results and reignite his title challenge with a strong performance in Valencia... read more »
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Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis believes that the Scuderia's recent gains in performance can make it a genuine title contender. read more »
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Mark Webber has revealed that whether or not he remains with Red Bull will be determined by the results he achieves this season... read more »
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Ferrari plan to introduce significant developments at every single race this season until the very last round in Brazil, something they believe will be important to sustaining... read more »
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Lotus boss Eric Boullier insists his team has no concerns about the performances of Kimi Raikkonen this season - even though the Finn has endured his fair share of frustrations... read more »
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Paul Hembery: "Valencia could not present a bigger contrast to the street circuits that have come before it: the track is faster and the temperatures higher, with plenty... read more »
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Michael Schumacher should be considered as a serious candidate to become Formula 1's eighth winner in Valencia this weekend - judging by his performance on the streets of... read more »
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Michael Schumacher: "Our entire focus is now on the race in Valencia, and I am sure that everybody's motivation is even stronger because the weekend in Canada... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa: "Just like in Barcelona, I'm really looking forward to racing in front of our home fans in Valencia. At the Valencia Street Circuit we will... read more »
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Lotus eager to improve qualifying performance after a fourth podium in Canada read more »